The drinks can is launched into the sky, either by drone, rocket or weather balloon, and it performs experiments on descent. The CanSat competition is one where teams of students aim to build a functioning satellite that fits in the size of a drinks can. JLCPCB is one of the most popular leading PCB manufacturers in the world, and they are passionate about inspiring and encouraging young engineers and students, to help turn their ideas and creativity into reality.
This article is sponsored by JLCPCB, who have kindly offered to speedily manufacture our PCBs for free. For us, we need to stuff all our electronics into the size of a drinks can, hence we do not have the liberty to connect all our sensors and mechanisms onto a single, flat, wide surface.
Stacked PCBs are where multiple PCBs are vertically connected to each other, allowing you to make more efficient use of the limited space you may be provided by a project, by expanding your electrical connections into the third dimension. We wanted to share with you our process for designing a set of stacked PCBs in Fritzing software. Hey there! We are Team Nebula, competing in the UK's CanSat competition for 2022.
