Scalable Sensor Data Processor: Development and Validation
Abstract
Future science and robotic exploration missions are envisaged to be demanding w.r.t. on-board data processing capabilities, due to the scarcity of downlink bandwidth together with the massive amount of data which can be generated by next- generation instruments, both in terms of data rate and volume. Therefore, new architectures for on- board data processing are in need.The Scalable Sensor Data Processor (SSDP) is a next-generation heterogeneous multicore mixed- signal ASIC for on-board data processing, aiming at providing in a single chip the resources needed to perform data acquisition, control and high- performance processing.This paper presents the project background and design of the SSDP ASIC. The architecture of the control and processing subsystems are presented and detailed. The current status and future development activitiess are also presented, both with prototyping and envisaged testing and validation procedures.
- Publication:
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DASIA 2016 - Data Systems In Aerospace
- Pub Date:
- August 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016ESASP.736E..36P