Hardware and high data speeds on the cinema cubesat by david paul mcgrogan research project submitted to the department of electrical engineering and computer sciences, university of california at berkeley, in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of master of science, plan ii. The copper mission is slus first studentbuilt 1u cubesat with a 2 w nominal average daily power and mass 1. It is intended for cubesat kit customers who purchased a kit with another processor family, and wish to also develop with microchips 16bit pic24fj256gb210 mcus while reusing their existing development board db, etc. It is often possible to add new features to a digital system without changing hardware, and to do this remotely, just by uploading new software. Ppm with microchip pic24 for cubesat kit motherboard. This paper presents the stress and thermal analysis on the cubesat structure to study the survivability of the cubesat during the launching process or operating condition at the orbit is presented. This cubesat kit is compatible with the following free software packages from microchip. Libraries are collections of software functions geared towards a single purpose, such as communicating with a specific device. Now that 8051 and pic24dspic33based cubesat kits are finding their way. Digital systems interface well with computers and are easy to control with software.
Pic24 microcontrollers are ideal for applications which have outgrown the performance or memory capabilities of an 8bit mcu and benefit from staying within a common ecosystem. Microchip pic24 16bit highperformance microcontroller ppm d1, ppm e1. View josh pritts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Ii tutorial simple project on cubesat kit 2015 erasure codes for. Josh pritts chair of the advisory committee 505 swing. Guertin at the nasa electronics technology workshop, june 2326, 2015. Wave reader circuit at89s52 flash memory pic24, 32, msp430 is progressing rapidly but at89s52 time, i still made sure that what is in use by 80 project, kingston 8gb.
However such products are available on cubesatshop and compatible with pumpkin cubesat kits. The cubesat dev kit was used with a pic24 processor module which is the same processor as the dice flight processor. The software salvo can be obtained at not additional charge from pumpkin and i will assist with the request if necessary. The next american polarorbiting weather satellite that will feed longrange forecasts and track environmental trends has slipped into spacelike testing ahead of launch. Malaysia had in the past sent two remote sensing satellites to orbit by collaborating with foreign space companies to build homegrown capacities for space technology development.
An array antenna operating at ku band 12 ghz to 18 ghz and k band 18 ghz to. The satellite uses a structural frame provided by pumpkin inc. Currently supported versions are listed in the cubesat kit pic24 download area. This work was performed at the jet propulsion laboratory, california institute of technology. The satellite motherboard is a standard cubesat board provided by pumpkin using a pic24 microcontroller as flight computer that runs on pumpkins salvo real time operating system. With specialized peripherals for motor control, digital power conversion, low power security and advanced analog integration, the. This cubesat kit is compatible with particular releases of the mplab x ide and xc16 c compiler. The design of the dice satellites was based on the cubesat dev kit from pumpkin inc. This software and hardware upgrade package contains all of the microchip pic24fj256ga110specific components included in a cubesat kit. Aurora flight sciences cubesat cluster technologies and mission justin mcclellan. Micropython is a lean and efficient implementation of the python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the python standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. Aerospace senior design project january 2018 june 2018.
The pumpkin library, cubesat kit and effsthin software used in the csk pic24 and the csk dspic33 have been updated and are available online. Cubesat kit for microchip dspic33 dscs pumpkin, inc. Advanced view atmega microcontroller projects list 1527 at. All cubesat kits now come with three software products.
This software and hardware upgrade package contains all of the microchip dspic33fj256gp710specific components included in a cubesat kit. Design errors or bugs can be workedaround with a software upgrade, after the product is in customer hands. Cubesat kit upgrade kit 71100795 consists of the items listed below, and is intended for those users who already have a cubesat kit that is specific to another family of target processors and who wish to use the pic24fj256gb210 instead. The cubesat kit system chart illustrates how the design of the cubesat kit s structure, electronics and software all emphasize flexibility to accommodate a myriad of potential cubesat missions. It is intended for cubesat kit customers who purchased a cubesat kit with another processor family, and wish to also develop with microchips 16bit pic24fj256ga110 mcus while reusing their existing development board db, etc. The micropython pyboard is a compact electronic circuit board that runs micropython on the bare metal, giving you a lowlevel python operating system that can. Hardware and high data speeds on the cinema cubesat. Its products are licensed under the gnu lesser general public license lgpl or the gnu general public license gpl, permitting the manufacture of arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. The radio includes a 4 gb memory buffer which stores payload data and housekeeping telemetry between ground station passes. Isis generic engineering model, pumpkin cubesat kit. Preliminary hardware design and development of onboard. The kit has remained in its original packaging since it was delivered. System such as com, eps, antennas and mission software are not included. It is intended for cubesat kit customers who purchased a kit with another processor family, and wish to also develop with microchips 16bit dspic33fj256gp710 dscs while reusing their existing development board db, etc.
At the educational institutions, a picosatellite development program would be an ideal first step to establish such capacity as students could gain the experience and knowhow through the complete cycle of. The cubesat kit system chart illustrates how the design of the cubesat kits structure, electronics and software all emphasize flexibility to accommodate a myriad of potential cubesat missions. How a lightweight rtos can drive cubesat flight software. C compiler for 16 bits pic processors from microchip. We invite you to become acquainted with the cubesat kit, and to learn how it can jumpstart your cubesat mission. Copyright 2019 by the university of southern california. A complete cubesat kit contains of two groups of components the processorindependent components, and the processorspecific components. Wave reader circuit at89s52 flash memory pic24, 32, msp430 is progressing rapidly but at89s52 time, i still made sure that what is in use project, kingston 8gb. Cubesat kit for microchip pic24 mcus pumpkin space. Sensor contains camera, flash, software and processor all in one small, cots package for 6dof state estimation of.
Various design of mechanical structures were analyzed to. Through its comprehensive and flexible hardware and software design, pumpkins spaceproven cubesat kit will help achieve success in your cubesat. Design of a flexible nanosatellite bus for science missions. Find our comprehensive array of dspic in stock here. The l3 cadet uhf nanosatellite radio modem is not directly compatible with the cubesat kit board stack architecture, therefore, a custom carrier card was designed to map its data signals to the appropriate pins on the bus.
Through its comprehensive and flexible hardware and software design. The chip is a highly accurate 6 dof inertial measurement unit with longterm stable operation over a wide range of temperatures. Integrated setup for hardware and software development. Arduino is an opensource hardware and software company, project and user community that designs and manufactures singleboard microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices. This software and hardware upgrade package contains all of the microchip pic24fj256gb210specific components included in a cubesat kit. Utilization of microstrip patch array antenna in space borne radar and satellite application is widespread nowadays. Intelligent power supply design solutions 3 whole product solution power supply design integration levels microchip delivers everything a power conversion design engineer needs. The satellite uses cubesatkit interfaces for the reaction wheels, communication system and mass memory while the pcb is used for the. The nasa electronic parts and packaging program nepp to be presented by steven m. He is the creator of the salvo rtos and the cubesat kit. Cubesat kit pic24 mcus wusb otg solidwall,1u pumpkin incorporated s124196 dj for homecoming cameron corey anderson s124195 s124194 s124193 gardasil 9 vaccine ten 0. Scarab slu core aerospace research application bus is the 1u cubesat bus.
Pdf design of a dualantenna and dualband gps receiver. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joshs connections. The cubesat unit and development board were unpackaged and tested in mid2018 to verify that they are still in good condition and then were repackaged. Microchips 16bit, pic24 mcus and dspic digital signal controllers deliver more performance, low power consumption, flexible peripherals, and a complete development ecosystem of software and hardware tools to speed your development. Getting started with cubesat kit software october 2007. The nanosatellite features a 3u cubesat form factor with a size of 10 cm x 10 cm x 34 cm and a mass of 3.