The iSAFT Quad SpaceFibre Interface Card is an advanced PCIe interface, supporting SpaceFibre simulation. It is suitable for multiple applications in the space sector, including Data Front-Ends, EGSE/SCOEs. The card is based on an industry proven SpaceFibre codec, and it has been already validated in ESA representative SpaceFibre test benches. The board is delivered with a practical SDK, and can be complemented with additional software modules allowing to save development / integration time.

Main features & competitive advantages:

• Full height / Half length PCIe form factor board with multi-Gbps overall throughput
• Four single lane data ports (Type C connectors) supporting up to 16VCs total and link rates of 1, 1.25, 2, 2.5, 3.125 Gbps, according to ECSS-E-ST-50-11C DIR1
• SpFi Simulation / Emulation capabilities with built-in packet recording functions
• IRIG-B002/006 generator / receiver TTL/RS-422 electrical levels, with down to 8 nano-seconds accuracy / resolution, with IRIG signal regeneration capability in order to cascade multiple boards/systems
• Asynchronous transmission & Traffic generation support
• Per port / packet triggered transmission conditions
• Data reception and packet truncation support, Broadcast message transmission / reception, Data / BC reception timestamping, Statistics support for Tx/Rx packets and BCs
• Multiple loopback configurations (Physical Layer and parallel SerDes Near-End / Far-End loopback, Lane / Network layer loopback)
• Flight equipment protection according to the SpaceFibre standard
• 8 nano-seconds timestamping resolution
• 4 ports supporting rates up to 3.125 Gbps
• Multi-board management, concurrent access
• Seamless integration with EGSE software