Simple Sat Hardware
September 11, 2023 ยท View on GitHub
Ground Station Portion of CPX Simple Sat
Requirements to build and assembly a ground station portion of the SimpleSat kit are as follows:
- Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
- Raspberry Pi
- Jumper Cables or Alligator clips
- (Optional - current GS frame is built for this case) Aluminum Pi 4 case
Satellite Portion of CPX Simple Sat
Requirements to build and assemble a Satellite portion of the SimpleSat kit are as follows:
- Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
- Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express
- Power Supply for CRICKIT
- STL files 3D printed to the quantity specified below.
- Nuts and bolts outlined below.
Simple Sat Enclosure
STL Files
Print the .stl files in the following quantity:
- sat_upper_half - 1
- sat_lower_half - 1
- sat_solar_panel_arm - 2
- sat_solar_panel - 2
- sat_solar_panel_gear_18 - 2
- sat_radar_dish_arm - 2
- sat_radar_dish - 2
Hardware Requirements
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| M2.5x10 Bolt | 8 |
| M2.5 Nut | 8 |
| M2.5x20 Bolt | 4 |
Alternatively, it may be cheaper and easier to simply purchase an assortment of M2.5 nuts and bolts.
In addition, the screws that came with the Micro Servos are also used to affix gears to them and to secure the motors in place.
Assembly Instructions
Servo Orientation
The following diagram depicts the intended servo orientation when fully assembled.
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| Servo #4 |
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|---------------------\ | PWR | /---------------------|
| \--| |--/ |
| Servo #1 | | Servo #2 |
| /--| |--\ |
|---------------------/ | | \---------------------|
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| Servo #3 |
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