diff --git a/BIRDS-X-PCB/BIRDS-X-PCB.pdf b/BIRDS-X-PCB/BIRDS-X-PCB.pdf index 331e008..bda7a6d 100644 Binary files a/BIRDS-X-PCB/BIRDS-X-PCB.pdf and b/BIRDS-X-PCB/BIRDS-X-PCB.pdf differ diff --git a/BIRDS-X-PCB/PowerSheet.kicad_sch b/BIRDS-X-PCB/PowerSheet.kicad_sch index 918be45..f759e2c 100644 --- a/BIRDS-X-PCB/PowerSheet.kicad_sch +++ b/BIRDS-X-PCB/PowerSheet.kicad_sch @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27)) (justify left bottom)) (uuid 41672813-fa4d-46ad-89f1-13c4f3087151) ) - (text "0.1S7B_0512S3UP (5V -> 12V) [max 8.5 mA]" (at 179.07 55.88 0) + (text "0.1S7B_0512S3UP (5V -> 12V) [max 84 mA]" (at 179.07 55.88 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27)) (justify left bottom)) (uuid a1d4c049-e673-4aab-8ad6-3c01c0356f19) ) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b4330e2..35f2ab3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,12 @@ # BIRDS-X_PCB Repository for the PCB design for the BIRDS-X project. + +## Features +1. Capable of APRS (Automated Packet Reporting System) digipeat and store-and-forward modes, for use by Amateur Radio enthusiasts. +2. Employs a RADFET-based radiation experiment, which compares the radiation shielding properties of shielding options. +3. Employs power safety systems to interface with the BIRDS-X satellite parent system. + +## Release Notes + +### Rev1.0 +* Rev1.0 is a pre-release board that neared completion, but was never finished nor ordered. It includes several design flaws (inappropriate RF transceiver, lacked PIN Diode system, lacked concurrent reading circuitry for radfets), and was iterated on before a PCB was ordered.