CURE Ground Station

CU Rocketry Ground Station Software - A command-line interface for communicating with MARTHA-1.3 flight computer.

Features

• Ping test for basic connectivity
• Version information retrieval
• Flash memory dump with CSV export and data visualization
• Rich command-line interface with progress tracking

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/CURocketEngineering/Ground-Station.git
cd Ground-Station

2. Install the package:

pip install -e .

Usage

The ground station provides three main commands:

Ping Test

Test basic connectivity with the MARTHA device:

cure-ground ping /dev/ttyACM0

Version Information

Get version information from all system components:

cure-ground versions /dev/ttyACM0

Flash Memory Dump

Download and save flash memory contents with optional graph generation:

cure-ground flash-dump /dev/ttyACM0 --output flight_data.csv

Common options for all commands:

• --baudrate: Set serial communication speed (default: 115200)
• --timeout: Set operation timeout in seconds

Development

The project follows a modular architecture with clear separation of concerns:

• core/protocols/: Communication protocol specifications
• core/functions/: Main functionality implementations
• cli/: Command-line interface

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

Authors

Clemson University Rocket Engineering