Piccolo's Ground Station is based upon the same hardware that makes up the airborne component of the system. The ground station is responsible for managing the wireless link to one or more Piccolo avionics, sampling the manual pilot console, supplying differential GPS corrections to the avionics, and serving as a bridge to the operator interface. For a detailed description of the ground stations communications functions see Communications for the Piccolo Avionics. 
We offers two types of ground stations, the Desktop Ground Station and the Portable Ground Station.
The Desktop Ground Station is optimized for use in an indoor, lab type environment. The Portable Ground Station is transportable, and well suited for typical flight operation field environments. Both Piccolo Ground Station Kits include a ground station unit and all of the cables and antennas needed to support both laboratory and flight operations of the Piccolo system. The customer is responsible for providing the user interface computer.
The Portable Ground Station Kit provides a Piccolo Ground Station incorporated into an 18 x 14 x 7 inch case that is portable and more suitable for field operations than the desk top unit. All interface connections and control switches are provided on the outside of the case and associated cables and antennas fit within the case. Provisions are included for mounting an alternate link radio and Iridium satellite communications modem. The Portable Ground Station kit includes the following items:
- Portable Ground Station
- AC Power Cord
- Piccolo GPS Antenna 114 inches long
- PGS-External Pilot Console Harness
- Sermos to Alligator Clip Cable
- Portable GS Accessories Bag
- 9-pin Serial Cable
- 900 MHz Ground Station Antenna
- Piccolo Interface Power Adapter Cable
- PGS Aux DC Cable
- Sermos to Cigarette Lighter Cable The Desktop Ground Station Kit is optimized for use in an indoor, lab type environment. The Desktop Ground Station Kit includes the following items:
- Desktop Ground Station
- Desktop Power Supply
- AC Power Cord
- Ground Station GPS Antenna
- Pilot Console Cable
- 900 MHz Ground Station Antenna
- 9 Pin Serial Cable | 
