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July 9, 2010 — Additional CAD Models Online

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Additional requested 3D CAD models are now online, including:

  • Motherboard (MB)
  • PPM A1/A2/A3
  • PPM B1
  • PPM D1/D2
  • Stacking Bus Connector

 

June 18, 2010 — First MISC 2 /PIC24 Delivered to Customer

PUMPKIN MISC 2 3U CubeSat-class Nanosatellite

Virginia Tech is Pumpkin's first MISC 2 customer to use PPM D1 (utilizing a 32MHz Microchip® PIC24FJ256GA110 MCU). The NRO requested PPM B1 (with a 100MHz Silicon Labs C8051F120 MCU) for the first twelve MISC 2s for its Colony I program in 2008-2009.

MISC 2 is now available with 8051-, PIC24- or dsPIC33-based Flight MCUs / DSCs, with deliveries typically under 10 weeks. The ability to use a variety of processors via PPMs further underscores MISC 2's versatility as a nanosatellite-class payload carrier.

 

June 3, 2010 — CSK Windows 7 USB Drivers Released

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CubeSat Kit USB drivers for Windows 7 (x32 and x64) are now available online, along with a version of HyperTerminal that is compatible with Windows 7.

 

April 24, 2010 — All CSK EFFS-THIN Software Updated

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CubeSat Kit sample application SD\SD1 revealed a bug in the effs-thin code associated with file operations and the "a"/"a+" (append) option. The bug has been fixed, and all CubeSat Kit EFFS-THIN distributions have been updated with newly-generated libraries. All users are advised to update their software.

 

April 18, 2010 — Initial Release of CSK EFFS-THIN /dsPIC33 Software

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CubeSat Kit /dsPIC33 users now have full FAT16 read and write access to SD Cards of up to 2GB on CubeSat Kit hardware.

 

April 17, 2010 — Initial Release of CSK EFFS-THIN /PIC24 Software

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CubeSat Kit /PIC24 users now have full FAT16 read and write access to SD Cards of up to 2GB on CubeSat Kit hardware.

 

March 20, 2010 — Initial Release of PSPM D Datasheet

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The PSPM D datasheet has been released. PSPM D is a version of PPM D designed for use on the Development Board. It has a 100pin clamshell ZIF socket and a user-selectable jumper, as well as an RJ11-6x6, and 1x6 and 2x7 0.100" pitch headers to connect a range of Microchip® In-Circuit Debuggers and JTAG adapters.

 

March 2, 2010 — Initial Release of PSPM B Datasheet

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The PSPM B datasheet has been released. PSPM B is a version of PPM B designed for use on the Development Board. It has a 100pin clamshell ZIF socket and some user-selectable jumpers, as well as conventional 0.100" pitch headers to connect a Silicon Labs USB Debug Adapter.

 

February 20, 2010 — Initial Release of CubeSat Kit /dsPIC33 Software

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CubeSat Kit software for CubeSat Kits equipped with the dsPIC33FJ256GP710 processor (PPM D2) has been released. This brings the CubeSat Kit /dsPIC33 software inline with the CubeSatKit /MSP430 and CubeSat Kit /PIC24 software.

 

February 12, 2010 — Initial Release of CubeSat Kit /PIC24 Software

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CubeSat Kit software for CubeSat Kits equipped with the PIC24FJ256GA110 processor (PPM D1) has been released. This brings the CubeSat Kit /PIC24 software inline with the CubeSatKit /MSP430 software.

 

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