Design, Automation, and Test in Europe · 2007 · 18 citations · 1 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ArchitectureEmbedded SystemsSystem-on-chip DesignEmbedded Processor IntegrationEmbedded Reconfigurable SystemsField-programmable Gate Array ArchitectureFpga ArchitectureImage ProcessingReconfigurable System ArchitectureData ProcessingEmbedded Processing UnitsField-programmable Gate Array-based Embedded SystemsOperational Control ApproachReconfigurable ArchitecturesReconfigurable System-on-chip ArchitecturesSystem-on-chip ArchitectureSystem-on-chip Reconfiguration
Individual Data Processing Units (DPUs) are commonly used for operational control and specific data processing of scientific space instruments. To overcome the limitations of traditional rad-hard or fully commercial design approaches, a System-on-Chip (SoC) solution based on state-of-the-art FPGA is introduced. This design has been successfully demonstrated in space on Venus Express. From this, a reconfigurable DPU design for future advanced imaging sensors is derived using embedded processing cores. In addition, a SoC design variant is presented based on recently available FPGA technology with integrated hardwired processor, which is capable to support also high end payload applications.
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Venus Monitoring Camera for Venus Express
W. J. Markiewicz, D. V. Titov, N. Ignatiev et al. · Planetary and Space Science · 2007 · 110 citations