Solar Power Board

This section covers the parts, hardware, and testing needed to add the Solar Power Board to the CubeSat Simulator board stack.

If you haven't built and tested a CubeSat Simulator board stack, then you should do that first.

Solar Power Board

This board adds solar power and telemetry to the CubeSat Simulator.

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Schematic:

Building Information:

KiCad files https://github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/tree/master/kicad

Here is the PCB Design, Beta vB2

Assembly of PCB Instructions:

Materials:

• 1x AMSAT CubeSat Simulator Solar Power Board PCB vB2
• 1x 40 pin extra long (19mm) male breakaway headers, straight
• 2x 40 pin regular length female headers
• 1x 40 pin right angle male breakaway headers
• 1x Boost module
• 5x diodes, 1N5817
• 2x resistors 4.7k Ohm, 1/4 watt
• 6x INA219 Sensor board
• 10x JST cable pairs, 22AWG wire