Pico v0.2 Board
These are the instructions for building the STEM Payload board.
You will need these tools:
- Safety glasses (to protect eyes while soldering or trimming leads)
- Soldering iron with fine tip and very thin solder (I use lead-free solder, but leaded solder is easier to work with)
- Flux pen
- Tweezers
- Needle nose pliers (to bend leads and hold parts)
- Side cutters (to trim leads)
Other tools that are helpful:
- Blue mounting putty (to hold components in place while soldering)
The BOM has a sheet "By Steps" which lists the parts needed for each step in order. http://cubesatsim.org/bom If you have a Google account, you can make a copy of this spreadsheet ("File" then "Make a Copy") and check off each part as you install it.
For example, here is the checklist for this step:
Here is a video of the assembly part of this step:
Here is the Pico v0.2 PCB:
First solder the surface mount parts which includes the SAW Filter and the SR_FRS board.
