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Abstract

The original version of the CANSAT kit required many soldering operation. It's intimidating for newcomers with little experience with a soldering iron.

With the CANSAT V2 kit, things have been made easier than ever, no solder required!

Assembling the Cansat

Let's prepare the main CANSAT board.

Take the base board and orient the board to see the USB label on the left and the "Pico/MCU facing this side" in front of you.

Grab the CPU board with the microcontroler facing front.

Now, insert the MCU board onto the 2x20 pin connector.

Even when not required yet, user can pick the Lipo battery then plug it into the 2 poles JST connector (facing the microcontroler).

Antenna must be connected before any communication attempt!

To do so, connect the µFl coaxial wire on the board then connect the demo antenna to the other side.

Long range communication will requires dedicated antenna tuned for their final usage. HAM Club is the right place to get started.

Assembling the base station

The base station also gets improvements. No more soldering this side too.

Within the CANSAT-KIT the Rapsberry-Pico is ready to use and can be plugged onto an PICO Radio board.

Connects the demonstration 433 MHz Antenna and you are ready to test.

Grab the RFM69-Boot expansion for Pico.

When included within the CANSAT-KIT:

the expansion board have the femalle header pre-soldered.
an extra antenna conector is also included and pre-soldered.

Grab the Pico microcontroler.

When included within the CANSAT-KIT, the header is pre-soldered on it.

Plug them together.

Notice that USB connector goes over the opening of the Pico-RFM69-BOOT.

It is now time to connect the 433 Mhz test antenna included in the Kit.

Long range communication will requires dedicated antenna tuned for their final usage.
HAM Club is the right place to get started.

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 The {{pl|2271|original version of the CANSAT kit}} required many soldering operation. It's intimidating for newcomers with little experience with a soldering iron.
-With the {{pl||CANSAT V2 kit}}, things have been made quite more easy to use. Assembling the Cansat Kit V2 is the most simple ever, no solder required!
+With the {{pl||CANSAT V2 kit}}, things have been made easier than ever, no solder required!
 == Assembling the Cansat ==
-The Pico is the MicroControler propeling the board.
+Let's prepare the main CANSAT board.
-It is soldered on the top of the Cansat Base Board, this can be done with Pin Header or directly flat on the board.
+[[fichier:ENG-CANSAT-V2-CONTENT-10.jpg|640px]]
-[[fichier:ENG-CANSAT-PICO-01.jpg|360px]]
-Lets starts to assemble it!
 {{asm-begin}}
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-10.jpg}}
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-10.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Pick up the base board and place it with the top part up. You should see the message "Raspberry Pico (This side)" on the board.
+{{asm-text}}Take the base board and orient the board to see the '''USB''' label on the left and the "Pico/MCU facing this side" in front of you.
-If you are more confortable with leveled board to work on then place the piece of cardboard under the board to help you when soldering.
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-11.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Cut two sections of pins, we will is them to align the Pico to solder it.
-{{underline|Tip:}} Make a section of 8 pins, it can be reused to solder the powerboost.
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-11.jpg}}
+{{asm-text}} Grab the CPU board with the microcontroler facing front.
-Place the long part of the PinHeader in the Pico holes (from under board) as shown on the picture.
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-12.jpg}}
+{{asm-text}} Now, insert the MCU board onto the 2x20 pin connector.
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-12.jpg}}
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-CONTENT-10.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Place the Pico on the top of the board. It should be perfectly aligned thanks to the pin header.
+{{asm-text}} Even when not required yet, user can pick the Lipo battery then plug it into the 2 poles JST connector (facing the microcontroler).
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-13.jpg}}
+{{ambox | text = As soon as the battery is connected it will start to discharge in the board. The discharge can be compensated:
-{{asm-text}} Solder two opposite pads on the board to make the Pico staying on the right place.
+* either by plug in power on the USB connector.
+* either by shorting the pads of "PWR Enable" connector (MCU sill also shutdown).}}
-Place the bit of iron just at the separation between the two boards.
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-14.jpg}}
+{{asm-text}} '''Antenna must be connected before any communication attempt!'''
-Melt solder... it will start to melt on the base board then also wet the Pico pad.
+To do so, connect the µFl coaxial wire on the board then connect the demo antenna to the other side.
-Voilà! you just learn to solder a castelate pad. Repeat the same operation on the opposite side to secure the Pico on the base.
+{{tmbox | type = speedy | text = Long range communication will requires dedicated antenna tuned for their final usage. HAM Club  is the right place to get started.}}
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-14.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Remove the pin headers then solder the remaining pads.
 {{asm-end}}
-== Lipo Booster soldering ==
+== Assembling the base station ==
-The kit can be used either with a PowerBoost 500 Charger, either a PowerBoost 1000 Charger.
-The soldering operation depends on the selected PowerBoost model.
-[[fichier:ENG-CANSAT-PICO-05b.jpg|640px]]
-=== PowerBoost 500 Charger Soldering ===
-The PowerBoost 500 is the default powering system of this kit.
+The base station also gets improvements. No more soldering this side too.
-{{ambox-stop|text=The instructions doesn't applies to the PowerBoost 1000 charger.}}
+Within the CANSAT-KIT the Rapsberry-Pico is ready to use and can be plugged onto an PICO Radio board.
-[[fichier:ENG-CANSAT-PICO-02.jpg|360px]]
+[[Fichier:ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-20.jpg|360px]]
-Let's solder it
+Connects the demonstration 433 MHz Antenna and you are ready to test.
 {{asm-begin}}
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-20.jpg}}
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-21.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Pico up the base board with the back of the board on the desk.
+{{asm-text}} Grab the RFM69-Boot expansion for Pico.
-You should see Qwiic connector and the text "PowerBoost 500 Charger" written.
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-21.jpg}}
+When included within the CANSAT-KIT:
-{{asm-text}} Place a section of 8 pins into the connector (the short part into the connector).
+* the expansion board have the femalle header pre-soldered.
+* an extra antenna conector is also included and pre-soldered.
-{{underline|Tip:}} use a small piece a paper tape to maintain the connector right in place.
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-22.jpg}}
+{{asm-text}} Grab the Pico microcontroler.
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-22.jpg}}
+When included within the CANSAT-KIT, the header is pre-soldered on it.
-{{asm-text}} Flip over the board and solder the connector in place.
-{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-PICO-23.jpg}}
+{{asm-row|img=ENG-CANSAT-V2-ASSEMBLY-23.jpg}}
-{{asm-text}} Flip the board again (to see the "PowerBoost" text).
+{{asm-text}} Plug them together.
-Slides the PowerBoost 500 on the connector, Solder it and cut-out the pin near of the board (with a diagonal cutter).
+Notice that USB connector goes over the opening of the Pico-RFM69-BOOT.
-'''WARNING: Electronic components must be visible on the breakout!'''
+It is now time to connect the 433 Mhz test antenna included in the Kit.
-{{underline|Tip:}}
+{{tmbox | type = speedy | text = Long range communication will requires dedicated antenna tuned for their final usage.<br />HAM Club  is the right place to get started.}}
-* Push on the PowerBoost breakout with the nail against the connector.<br />This will flatten the breakout on the connector (and make it paralleled to the base board).
-* Charge the tip of the iron with some solder.
-* Tack a drop of solder on one pin to make the breakout staying right in place (no need to be perfect right now)
-* Solder the other pins of the breakout
-* Now solder the initial tacked pin (to have a nice & great solder join on that pin too)
 {{asm-end}}
 {{ENG-CANSAT-PICO-TRAILER}}

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