First PCB manufactured

By on January 5, 2015 in Progress update, Project
Schematic of the PCB layout used for manufacture

Schematic of the PCB layout used for manufacture

The ECS GDP finished fabricating their first PCB today.  The PCB combines the payload package, computer and data-handling unit on to a single board to save valuable space inside the 1U CubeSat.

Rigorous testing will follow to ensure the board, computer and sensors perform as expected.

Update

12 Jan 15

Initial testing of the gyroscopes can be seen in the graph below.  The module has been left in a steady state to show the noise produced and the need for post processing the data with a Kalman filter. This shows communication with the gyroscope has been achieved and that the gyroscope is functioning as expected.

Initial testing of the gyroscopes on the payload package at the end of the ECS GDP

Initial testing of the gyroscopes on the payload package at the end of the ECS GDP

About Mark Coulter

Mark is a fourth year Aeronautics and Astronautics undergraduate at the University of Southampton specialising in Spacecraft Engineering. He is involved in the FEE (Engineering) GDP and heads up the publicity side of the UoS3 project.
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