Ground Station Design

2024-2025 Ground Station rework

• Requirements - Ground Station 2

• Infodump - Ground Station 2

• BOM - Ground Station 2

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Subsystems

• Display - Ground Station 2

• Power - Ground Station 2

• Radio - Ground Station 2

• Network - Ground Station 2

PDR Notes

• Check USB Hub, look into higher quality with attributes like Thunderbolt Hub

• Check all USB hub power supplies to make sure they can supply necessary power

• Consider system to either auto shutoff when box is closed or to notify user to turn off the system

• Look into other SDR’s like HackRF

• Consider how computer is turned on

  • SW1 switch installed on board if case switch is not utilized

  • There is also a case switch on the board

To do list

• Size of box by start of second semester

• Find ideal usb hubs

  • Must supply 65+ watts

  • Need 1 HDMI

  • Must be usb-c

• Design acrylic inserts

• Consider power button implementation

  • Safety on/off feature

• Radio mod antenna

  • 900mhz