CubeSatSim Kit Information

This page has information about the CubeSatSim Kits.

Kit contents

• A: JST wires to be soldered onto the solar panels (10x)
• B: Solar panels (10x)
• C: Double stick tape for attaching solar panels to the frame
• D: MPU6050 IMU/gyro blue sensor and 1x6 male pin header (the right angle pin header is not used)
• E: BME280 Pressure, temperature, altitude, and humidity purple sensor and 1x4 male pin header
• F: Frame, 4 parts: top/bottom (2x), side, and side with camera
• G: Digikey parts containing standoffs, nylon screws and nuts, SMA coax and antennas, etc (see below for list)
• H: Pi Camera and ribbon cable
• I: Rechargeable batteries (3x NiMH AA cells)
• J: USB-C cable and power plug
• K: zip ties to hold batteries in place (2x)
• L: Raspberry Pi Zero WH with programmed micro SD card plugged in
• M: Fully assembled Battery board
• N: Fully assembled STEM Payload board with fully programmed Raspberry Pi Pico plugged in
• O: Fully assembled Solar board
• P: AMSAT Remove Before Flight tag for RBF switch

Here are the Digikey parts (G):

Kit Instructions

You will need to solder the pin headers on the MPU6050 (D) and BME280 (E) sensors.

Plug them into the sockets on the STEM Payload Board.

Plug the AA batteries (I) into the Battery board (M) paying attention to the polarity. Secure with the zip ties (K) if you want.

Then do Step 7 using parts A, B, C, F, H, and L (Note that you don't need to 3D print the frame as you have all four parts):

https://github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/wiki/v1.3.2-7.-Solar-Panels-and-Frame

Then do Step 8 using the parts from the previous step plus parts G, L, M, N, O, and P (Note that you don't need to solder the SMA connector for the SMA antenna, just connect the SMA coax cables to the STEM Payload board and to the frame and SMA antenna)

https://github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/wiki/v1.3.2-8.-Board-Stack