Evaluation Kit

Throughout this section the different components included in the Skynode Evaluation kit are presented along with the initial steps needed to successfully connect and operate them with Skynode.

Kit overview

Be aware, that Skynode is not included in the Evaluation Kit itself and it has to be bought separately.

Evaluation Kit components

List of components

This list entails the components currently present inside the standard Skynode Evaluation Kit.

The contents of our evaluation kits can slightly change as we adapt to availability on the market and our customer's needs and requests.

The actual list of parts in your kit can be seen in the quote you received.

Image	Part Number	Description
​​​	810-00006	​POWER MODULE VDC IN: 9V-30V​
​ ​​​	830-00029	PIXHAWK ADAPTER BOARD ​ Used to break out the Skynode flight control interfaces on J3 and J4 into Pixhawk-standard compatible connectors/pinouts. ​
​​​	830-00030	PAYLOAD ADAPTER BOARD Adapter board for the Pixhawk Payload Bus
​​​	127-00005	WIFI Antenna 2.4/5GHz Antenna Wifi/Bluetooth. This antenna is white
	115-00043	SKND USB ADAPTER JST GH 4-pin to USB-A female cable
​​​	115-00041	PWR SKND 5V Molex Micro-Lock Plus 6-pin (Skynode/power module cable) Note: Only use the cable included in the kit. Similar cables available e.g. on Digikey are not compatible with Skynode.
​​​	115-00037	PRIMARY/SECONDARY Molex Pico-Clasp 40-pin (Skynode to Pixhawk adapter board cable)
​​​	115-00053	PAYLOAD BUS FFC 30-pin (PPB adapter board cable)
​	115-00045	PIXHAWK 4-PIN JST GH 4-pin to JST GH 4-pin (cable)
	115-00046	PIXHAWK 6-PIN JST GH 6-pin to JST GH 6-pin (cable)
​	115-00047	RC RECEIVER JST GH 3-pin to pigtail/open lead (SBUS cable)
​	115-00048	PIXHAWK 11-PIN JST GH 11-pin to JST GH 11-pin (SPI cable)
​	115-00044	USB-Cable USB-C to USB-A (Skynode to ground station cable for developers)
	115-00009	WIFI ANTENNA EXTENSION Cable to connect the Wi-Fi antenna to Skynode
​	127-00007	LTE Antenna LTE
​​​	115-00050	PWR ADAPTER XT60 Cable barrel connector to XT60 (adapter for power supply cable to power module input)
​​​	170-00002	POWER SUPPLY AC/DC power supply (24V 36W)
​​​	125-00006	PLUG NA Socket adapter for North America
	125-00001	PLUG EU Socket adapter for Europe

Sensors

Additionally to the Skynode Evaluation Kit, it is possible to get the following Sensors.

Image	Part Number	Description
	870-00006	PX4 F9P GPS RTK-enabled F9P GNSS receiver
	161-00003	CAMERA 1080p USB UVC Camera
	870-00001	DISTANCE SENSOR Lightware LW20/C
	870-00003	AIRSPEED SENSOR Drotek SDP33

In case you bought a previous or different kit version and you are looking for the components' documentation check out the Peripherals, Payloads or Connectivity chapters for more information.