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The VERTECS CCB, is an open-source payload interface board leveraging Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components with a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 at its core. Originally developed for the VERTECS 6U Astronomical Nanosatellite, the board has been opened-sourced and made available for use in future nanosatellite projects.

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VERTECS Camera Control Board

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VERTECS Mission Patch VERTECS Logo

Welcome to the VERTECS Camara Control Board (CCB) project! This is an open-source hardware project designed to provide a flexible and robust payload interface for 6U nanosatellites.

Introduction

The VERTECS CCB, is an open-source payload interface board leveraging Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components with a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 at its core. Originally developed for the VERTECS 6U Astronomical Nanosatellite, the board has been opened-sourced and made available for use in future nanosatellite projects.

CCB Front CCB Back

More information can be found in the conference paper for the VERTECS CCB.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • KiCAD 7 installed to access PCB design files.

Setup

  1. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/ezrafielding/vertecs-ccb.git
  2. Open the KiCAD project file in the VERTECS_CCB directory.

Citation

Ezra Fielding, Victor H. Schulz, Keenan A. A. Chatar, Kei Sano, Akitoshi Hanazawa, "VERTECS: A COTS-based payload interface board to enable next generation astronomical imaging payloads," Proc. SPIE 13101, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII, 131010J (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019471

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The VERTECS CCB, is an open-source payload interface board leveraging Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components with a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 at its core. Originally developed for the VERTECS 6U Astronomical Nanosatellite, the board has been opened-sourced and made available for use in future nanosatellite projects.

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