Hardware Components

The buoy consists of:

• CubeSat Kit Development Board/Flight Module
  The "brain" of the buoy. Includes a very low power Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller
• NRG Systems Anemometer
  Measures wind speed
• NRG Systems Wind Vane
  Measures relative wind direction
• NRG Systems Temperature Sensor
  Measures temperature
• Honeywell Magnetometer
  Measures magnetic orientation of buoy
• NAL Research Iridium Satellite Modem and GPS
  Measures physical location as well as transmits data