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CricketSat

Assembly

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Top side of printed circuit board (PCB)

Schematic

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9/12/2012Version10.0

Sch Part Category Desig Part Description Part Type/ Value QTYCapacitor C1,C2,C5 Capacitor CAP,CERM,DISC,.1uF,25V,20% 3

C3 Capacitor Film Capacitors 0.033uF Polypropylene 3% 1

C4 Capacitor CAP,MONO,1uF,50V,20% 1

Switch SW1 SPST Slide SW SWITCH,SLIDE,MIN,SINGLE POLE DOUBLE THROW (SPDT),ON-ON,PCB MTG,50VDC@.5A,LEAD 3mm SPC1LED D1 LED , RED LED,RED,660NM,T-1 3/4 1Thermistor Ra(R2) Thermistor 10k THERMISTOR,NTC,K(+/-10%) 1

Resistor Rb(R1) Resistor, Carbon 2.7k RESISTOR,CARBON FILM,2.7K OHM,1/4 WATT,5% 1Resistor R3, R4 Resistor, Carbon,330 ohmsRESISTOR,CARBON FILM,330 OHM,1/4 WATT,5% 2

IC 555 U1 LM555CN timer IC LM555, IC Timer 1IC Socket J1 Socket SOCKET,IC,08PIN,DUAL WIPE,SOLDERTAIL,LOW PROFILE(10)0.30 INCH WIDTH1Socket J2 Single In-Line Female Socket4 Pin .100" Machined Socket 1

Connector BC1 Male 9v battery connector 1Connector BC2 Female 9v battery connector 1Thermistor Ext. Thermistor Extension WIRE,AWG 24/2,TWISTD,RED/WHT 1Transmitter U1 TX433 433 MHz Transmitter Module 1

PCB PCB Printed Circuit Board CricketSat PCB 1Antennas Antennas 18 AWG wire -6.8" long 2Battery B1 9v Battery 1

Cover Therm Cover 1" HEAT SHRINK,FIT-221B-1/8-Yellow 2Cover Therm Cover 1" HEAT SHRINK,FIT-221B-3/16-Yellow 1

Rubber bands - used to hold battery onRoll masking tape - used between battery and PCB to keep battery from shorting out PCB

CricketSat Part List

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Solder all components for the top side of printed circuit board (PCB)

D1-LED – note, short lead in square hole

C5C4

C3

C1C2J1 – notch in this direction

J2

R3R4

SW1

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Making the thermistor lead. Use twisted red/white wire.

Thermistor (R2) connected here.

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Put clips BC1 and BC2 on the battery. Attached to back of board with rubber band.Note the + (plus) terminal toward switch. Solder on front of PCB.

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Check all solder joints to make sure that all have complete coverage of the via.

Make sure there are no bridges (overlapping) solder between connections.

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Solder on the two antenna wires as shown. Color does not matter. Check length of wire and cut to ~ 7”.

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Insert the U1 - LM555 into the socket

Attach the battery as shown. Be sure to put insulating tape on the face down on the battery. The prevents the case of the battery from shorting out the bottom side of the PDB.

Note, the dot on the LM555 should be aligned with the notch on the socket.

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1. Tum the switch on in this position. 2. If the LED lights up, go

to the next page.

.3 If the LED does not lights up, you got big troubles, but we will tell you how to fix it. See page 13 for trouble shooting your CricketSat.

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1. Turn multimeter to Hz%.

2. Connect black lead to pin 1 of J2, Connect red lead to pin 2 of Je.3. You should read between 1,1000 and 1500 HZ. If you do, you are now ready to calibrate your CricketSat – another document.

4. IF you read zero Hz, then go to page 13 to trouble shoot your CricketSat.

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1. Turn off the switch. Remove he LM555 from the socket.

3. You must to re-inspect the bottom of you PCB to make sure you have good solder joints on everything and not bridges. If you find problems and fix them go back to page 10. 4. You will now

use your multimeter to check to make sure the circuit has the proper continuity. See page 14.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

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2. REMOVE the battery.

5. In all your trouble shooting, keep notes on all of the measurements you make.

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1. Be sure your CricketSat is turned off. Remove the LM555 from the socket.

3. Turn the meter switch to the diode/buzzer position. Short the read an black leads together and press the diode/busser button until you hear the buzzer.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

Checking continuity

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2. REMOVE the battery.

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1. Put the multimeter lead in the socket pins 4 and 8. See pin labeling below, right. Buzzer should sound.

3. If you do not get continuity, then check the PCB to determine what is wrong.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

Checking continuity

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2. These pins are connected together on the PCB (see schematic circled) and thus shorted or have continuity between them.

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4. Continue checking other pins:

2-6Ground on PCB to other pins:

To J2 pin 1To J1 pin 1

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1. Be sure your CricketSat is turned off. Remove the LM555 from the socket.

3. Turn the meter switch to the resistance - ohms position. Short the read an black leads together and press the range button until you read zero.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

Checking Resistance

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2. Make sure the battery is removed.

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1. Put the multimeter lead in the socket pins 7 and 8. You should get what? Look at the schematic – 2.7k ohms.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

Checking Resistance and Capacitance

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2. Next check between 7 and 6. You will be reading the thermistor ~ 10k ohms at room temperature.

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3. Continue checking other pins:

3 to pin J2 pin 2 – 330 ohms

You can not check resistance across a capacitor or a diode with the resistance setting on the multimeter. Use the capacitance setting on the meter to check capacitance.

4. If you find errors, maybe a bad component or wrong component.

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1. Put the battery back in and turn the switch on.

Trouble Shooting your CricketSat

Checking Voltages

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2. Turn the meter to Vdc and check between pins 1 and 8 on the LM555 socket. You should get approx. minus 9v. Minus because the red lead is on the ground connection. If voltage is below 9v, change batteries.

3. Look at the schematic and determine other places where you should also get 9v. If no voltage, trouble shoot. What is cause?

4. If you find errors, maybe a bad components. wrong components or bad connections.

If you find problems and can correct them, go to page 11 and repeat check to see if you can get your CricketSat to oscillate.