Choose your documentation
Use the hardware and flight-system guides for the Nano itself. Use the AstroNav MC manual for the Windows application that discovers the controller, manages settings, and reviews logs.
AstroNav Nano
Flight control, telemetry and mission data in one compact system.
Mission systems / AstroNav Nano
Section titled “Mission systems / AstroNav Nano”AstroNav Nano is a compact flight controller and flight-data logger for model rockets and similar vehicles.
It measures motion and environment, detects the flight phases, logs the mission, and can trigger apogee deployment when enabled and properly configured.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”If you are new to the system, use this order:
- Read Safety
- Update the firmware in Firmware Update
- Continue with Getting Started
- Configure the board in Configuration
- Perform the Pre-flight checks
- Review Flight States and Flight Operation
Firmware Update
Install the development tools and update or flash AstroNav Nano with the correct firmware before any bench or flight work.
Getting Started
Follow the complete path from an unboxed AstroNav Nano to a documented, flight-ready rocket. The physical integration steps are clearly marked for your vehicle-specific additions.
Flight Operations
Review your configuration and complete the vehicle’s pre-flight checks.
Mission Data
Retrieve your CSV flight log and inspect the recorded mission data.
Reference
Explore advanced diagnostics or investigate setup and flight-controller problems.
What AstroNav Nano does
Section titled “What AstroNav Nano does”During startup and flight, AstroNav Nano:
- Initializes the processor, status LED, storage, IMU, barometer, and voltage sensing.
- Keeps pyro and servo outputs low during startup.
- Runs health checks and measures the input voltage.
- Detects whether it is connected through USB or a supported battery source.
- Measures:
- Acceleration
- Rotation
- Temperature
- Pressure
- Altitude
- Vertical velocity
- Detects:
- Launch
- Boost
- Coast
- Apogee
- Landing
- Can trigger the pyro output at apogee when enabled and permitted by the safety logic.
- Stores a CSV flight log after landing.
Configuration
Section titled “Configuration”The board can be configured in two ways:
- Editing
Settings.inidirectly through the USB drive. - Using the AstroNav MC companion application.
For first-time setup, start with the USB configuration workflow.
For the complete desktop application workflow, see the AstroNav MC software manual. This manual is separate from the hardware and flight-system guides so software tasks are easier to find.
Documentation
Section titled “Documentation”Hardware and flight system
Section titled “Hardware and flight system”Start here:
- Safety
- Getting Started
- Configuration
- Flight States
- Pre-flight
- Flight Operation
- Flight Logs
- Advanced Features
- Troubleshooting
- Checklist
AstroNav MC software
Section titled “AstroNav MC software”Source of truth
Section titled “Source of truth”This documentation describes the intended user workflow.
For exact firmware behavior, refer to:
src/- The generated
Howto.txt - The project
README.md
The documentation should be updated whenever user-visible settings, states, output behavior, or file names change.