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Ground Station 2023

Project-SkyFall·CanSat-2023·GroundStation/PCB/Ground Station 2023/Ground Station 2023.kicad_pcb

Ground Station 2023 PCB layout, top view — open source Raspberry Pi board by Project-SkyFall

About the Ground Station 2023 PCB

Ground Station 2023 is an open source Raspberry Pi PCB design by Project-SkyFall, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 145 × 120 mm, with 10 components from 9 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the Raspberry PI 4B, from the Raspberry Pi family. By type, the board carries 2 battery holders and 1 switch.

From the project

This is repository for Czech CanSat team Project SkyFall

Ground Station 2023 bill of materials (BOM)

10 components, 9 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
AD
ADC1
1
BME280
BME1
2
Battery_Cell
BT1, BT2
1
GY-NEO6MV2
GPS1
1
LORA
LORA1
1
Raspberry PI 4B
RASPI1
1
StepDown
STEPDOWN1
1
Přepínač
SW1
1
USB-C
USB-C1

Ground Station 2023 design files

The KiCad project lives in the Project-SkyFall/CanSat-2023 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Ground Station 2023: common questions

What microcontroller does the Ground Station 2023 use?

The Ground Station 2023 is built around the Raspberry PI 4B, from the Raspberry Pi family.

How big is the Ground Station 2023 PCB?

The Ground Station 2023 measures 145 × 120 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Ground Station 2023?

10 components, from 9 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Ground Station 2023 design files?

From the Project-SkyFall/CanSat-2023 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Ground Station 2023 design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with Project-SkyFall. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

Can I test firmware for the Ground Station 2023 without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug Raspberry Pi firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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