Air Force Geophysics Laboratory portable PCM ground station
Abstract
The present paper is concerned with the development of a portable Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM) telemetry station for the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL). A system description is provided, taking into account the system equipment, the interface, the decommutator (DECOM) section of the interface, the direct memory access (DMA) section, and system specifications and capabilities. In the context of selecting between two conflicting philosophies regarding software, it was decided to favor a small scale specialized approach. Attention is given to the operating system, aspects of setting up the software, the application software, and questions of portability.
- Publication:
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ITC/USA/'85; Proceedings of the International Telemetering Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985isa..conf..345S
- Keywords:
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- Armed Forces (United States);
- Geophysics;
- Ground Stations;
- Pcm Telemetry;
- Portable Equipment;
- Research And Development;
- Calibrating;
- Computer Programs;
- Decommutators;
- Ground Support Systems;
- Memory (Computers);
- Real Time Operation;
- User Requirements;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking