Preliminary

On-Board Payload Data

Processor(OPDP)
Modern satellite instruments have a growing demand for higher band
width, higher sensor resolu on, higher sensi vity, accuracy and much
more. This places an increasing demand on the OnBoard system to
performdata(pre)processingandgoeshandinhandwithanincreaseof
intelligenceattheInstrument/Subsystemlevel.

The SSBV Onboard Payload Data Processor (OPDP) fulfills

tomorrowssatelliteandinstrumentsneedsforreliableandintelligenton
boardinstrumentdataprocessingcombininghighperformancewithlow
powerandasmallfootprint.

TheOPDPismeanttobetheheartoffuture,intelligentinstrumentsand
subsystemswithaspecificfocusonapplica onsrequiringFFTalikeopera
onsatveryhighspeeds.

TheOPDPisbasedonusingthelatesttechnologythatisbecomingavaila
ble to implement spacebased data processing using highly integrated,
lowpowerandradia onhardenedcomponents.

Themodulardesign,u lizingadualcoreLEON3processor(GR712)anda
programmable FFT ASIC (FFTC) combined with an open
so ware environment allow the OPDP to be used in a variety of
applica ons.

The OPDP benefits from the latest developments on electronic integra

on and miniaturiza on to reduce mass, power and costs of the
instrumentelectronics

TheGR712dualcoreLEON3FTSPARCV8processorisdedicatedfor
high reliability radhard space applica ons allows for flexible
instrumentcontrolandgeneralpurposedataprocessing;
The FFTC radhard Fast Fourier Transform Coprocessor allows for
an unprecedented processing performance on large (mul
dimensional) spectral data sets and images with floa ngpoint
accuracy;
Stateoftheart FPGA technology with highI/O count and internal
switchedfabricformsthenonblockingbridgebetweenGR712,FFTC,
onboardmemoriesandhighspeedexternalinterfaces;
More than 20 Gbits of EDAC protected onboard working
memorybasedonradhardSDRAMtechnology;

The combined GR712 and FFTC data processing performance is rated at

5GFLOPSwhenclockedat100MHz.

The OPDP standard external interfaces for data transfers are

SpaceWire (200 Mbps fullduplex) for mediumspeed datatransfers and
2x input and 2x output WizardLink (2 Gbps), for highspeed data
transfers.

TheOPDPhasanaddi onalSpaceWire/MILBuslinkthatcanbeusedfor
controlandmonitoringoftheinstrument(TM/TC),aswellasavarietyof
serialinterfaces(I2P,SPI,CAN,etc.)anddevelopment&testinterfaces.

Typical OPDP applica ons involve instruments that generate large

(spectral) sensor data sets and employ Fourier Transform related data
processingtechniques.

Features

OPDPapplica ons/instruments:

FourierTransformSpectroscopy
SARDataProcessing/Interferometry
SARRawCompression
InfraredAtmosphericSoundingInterferometer
DelayDoppler/SARAl metry
Kine cInductanceDetec on
Spectrometers
RFSpectrumMonitoring
SDR

Externalinterfaces:

TM/TC
Serial
Debug
Payload
HSSL

SpaceWire(fullduplex)
RS422/485/LVDS,I2CSPI,CAN
UART,Ethernet,JTAG
SpaceWire(200Mbpsfullduplex)
2xWizardLinkinput(2Gbps)
2xWizardLinkoutput(2Gbps)

FFTCperformancefigures:

1024pointscomplexFFTin10sec
Floa ngpointcomputa onalprecision
Equivalent5.7GFLOPSofpeakperformance
100MSPSsustainedthroughput
6Gbpsmaximuminput/outputbandwidth
LongFFTwithupto1Msampleslength
2DFFTupto1024x1024samples

OPDPbudgets/environmental:(preliminary)

Processingperformance:
MaxSDRAMmemory:
Onboarddataclock:
Mass:

Dimension:

Supplyvoltage:

Powerconsump on:
Temperature:

Radia onTID:

~5GFLOPS
20Gbits(EDACprotected)
100MHz/128MHz
<1500gram
233.4x220mm
(ext.doubleEurocard)
1.8V/3.3V
TBD
55C...+100C
TBD

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OPDParchitecture

FFTC

Thegeneralpurposeprocessingandinstrumentcontrolisdoneon
theGR712,withperipheralmemory(EEPROM,SRAM,andSDRAM).
TheGR712hasseveralexternalinterfacesforserialprotocols(such
as I2C, CAN), debug (UART, Ethernet), and SpaceWire for TM/TC
handling.

The Fast Fourier Transform

Coprocesser (FFTC) is op mized to
perform 1D or 2D FFT based
processingfunc onsinfloa ngpoint
precision.

Examples of such func ons are: FIR

filtering, convolu on, correla on
and interpola on of data. The FFTC
supports a variety of input and
output data formats. The FFTC is
implemented in Atmel ATC18RHA 0.18, CCGA package, and has
1.8V / 3.3V core/IO voltage, and a maximum power
consump onof2W.

TheGR712memorybusissharedwithanFPGAfordatatransferto
andfromFFTCand/orHSSLinterfaces.
TheFPGAcontainsaflexible,so warecontrolled,switchfabricdata
router,whichinterconnectstheGR712,FFTC,HSSL,andSDRAMand
transfers data using highspeed DMA protocols. A separate FPGA
containstheFFTCcontrollerandtheFFTCSDRAMmemorycontrol
lers.
TheFFTCconnectswiththeswitchfabricthroughitsprimaryinput
andoutputports.FourindependentSDRAMmemorybanks(4Gbit
perbank)areconnecteddirectlywiththeFFTCmemorydataports
forinstrumentdataprocessing.

The FFTC is based on the PowerFFT ASIC that was originally

developed and patented by SSBV for groundbased use. The flight
ASICwillbeotheshelfavailablebyAtmelasof2012.

GR712
GR712isadualcoreLEON3FTSPARCV8processor,withadvanced
interfaces and core func ons, developed by Aeroflex Gaisler.

The GR712 is fabricated at Tower

SemiconductorsLtd.,usingstandard0.18
CMOStechnology.
It
employs
radia onhardbydesign
methods from Aeroflex Gaisler and the
RadSafeTM technology from Ramon Chips
Ltd., enabling superior radia on hardness
together with excellent lowpower
performance.

BoardSupportPack(BSP)
TheOPDPBSPprovidesallservicesrequiredbytheapplica onso
ware,aswellasservicesforopera onandcontrolofOPDPmodule:

Healthmonitoring
Monitoringprogram
Patchanddumpu lity

The LEON3FT processors provide hardware support for cache

coherency, processor enumera on and interrupt steering. Each
processor core includes a SPARC Reference Memory Management
Unit(SRMMU)andanIEEE754compliantdoubleprecisionFPUfor
floa ngpoint opera ons. It can be u lized in symmetric or
asymmetricmul processingmode.
TheGR712has300DMIPSand250MFLOPSpeakperformance(at
themax.125MHzclockfrequency).

TC/TMhandlingandprocessing
RTopera ngsystem(RTEMS)

So wareDevelopmentEnvironment(SDE)
The OPDPSDE allows users to develop, debug, compile,
and simulate their own onboard instrument data processing and
handlingapplica on.

Contact information

Forfurtherinforma on,pleaseconsultourwebsite
orcontactusat:

SSBVSpace&GroundSystemsNL
Huygensstraat44
2201DK,NoordwijkZH
TheNetherlands

T:+31717515100
F:+31717515199

marke ng@ssbv.com
www.ssbv.com(corporatewebsite)

2012 SSBV - Specifications are subject to change without notice This datasheet serves for information only Version: 1c