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Step-by-step guide

Being updated, September 2026

The Cube configuration, the example scripts and this guidance are being revised for 2026-27. A more robust version is coming shortly, including a ready-to-load parameter file so you can set the Cube up in one step.

Everything here works, and is what we used last year. If something looks wrong or contradicts what you're told in a workshop, ask — and check back here before you build anything on top of the scripts.

This guide will take you through to a 'minimum working example' (MWE) that meets the relevant criteria in the requirements specification. You should use this for learning and familiarisation, and build upon this to implement your own solution.

There are many routes to meeting the requirements, those presented here are those that the Flight Lab and AVDASI2 teaching team have determined best for learning, but feel free to experiment with any alternatives that you find.

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Some of the steps require you to follow instructions on external sites, but there are also links included for wider reference. These are labelled with icons:

  • Follow this link as part of the current step, then come back to this page to continue.
  • This link is for reference, you don't need to follow it right now.
  • (no icon): assume it's just for reference unless it's obviously essential, then let us know so we can fix the docs.

Use the forward and back links below to step through the guide, or jump around using the site menu. Onwards!