Development Board 2 (DB2)

The Development Board 2 (DB2) is development hardware (not for space use) intended for use as a tool for developers of CubeSat modules that conform to the 104-pin CubeSat bus standard. It can be used with appropriate lab equipment (not included) to establish the power requirements of a CubeSat Kit-compatible module installed on the DB2. Similarly, it can be used as a ‘host’ while testing CubeSat Kit-compatible modules under power as part of radiation or EMI testing.

Two interconnected 104-pin CubeSat bus connectors are provided along with appropriate M3 standoffs, allowing two stacks of compatible modules to be installed on the DB2. A 10-pin header is intended for use with Total Phase(R) I2C host adapters and protocol analyzers (not included); the standard I2C bus signals, the first SPI bus signals and signal ground are provided on the header. Four pairs of red/black banana jacks provide connections to the power buses on the 104-pin connectors, with a fifth pair reserved for users of Pumpkin’s EPSM 1 (not included). A mounting hole pattern is provided for mounting the Pumpkin USB Debug Adapter (not included) in a corner of the DB2. A large exposed ground plane is provided beneath one of the two module slots.

Includes the Development Board 2 only. The Development Board 2 is compatible with all CubeSat Kit-compatible modules that follow the CubeSat Kit 104-pin connector pinout; users should review the Development Board 2 schematic to confirm compatibility with the modules they plan to plug into it.