Job Structure 2010

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Preliminary job structure for communications between Gumstix and MSP430 for serial interconnection.

Name Bytes Description
Execution Time 4 Next time the job will be run
Job Interval 4 Time between each execution
Job Type 1 Type of job, e.g. Data read, gum power, etc. This affects which fields need to be populated and code executed on job.
Power up time 4 Time for sensor or gum to power up.
Power Rail Mask 1 (or 2, dep MSP) pins on relevant port to power up
Data Channels 1 (or 2, dep MSP) For sensor read jobs, ADC pins to read


Total Job Size: 15 bytes


Potential Job Types

  • Gum Power / GPS Power
  • Sensor Power & Read

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