Quad SpaceFibre PCIe Interface Board

“Microelectronics and software solutions for space, defence and aeronautics systems„

“Specialists in aerospace on-board data networks„

“25 years of experience in highly specialized, mission-critical industrial projects„

Quad SpaceFibre PCIe Interface Card

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.

Datasheet

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

Key Benefits:

Unique PCIe card with 4 SpFi ports
Powerful driver APIs supporting rich functionalities
Future-proof design based on state-of-the-art FPGA / DDR memory technologies
Dual use – switch of operation from simulation to recording with a simple reconfiguration
100% internal design, can be customised to customer needs
First class support at both SW & HW level

Application Areas:

SpFi Data Front Ends with online data recording
Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) / Test Benches
Hardware In the Loop Simulation
New prototyping / experimentation

It includes:

Windows / Linux driver APIs (C# / C++ driver)
iSAFT Self-test utility

Optional:

Ordering Information:

iSAFT-NIC601: Quad SpaceFibre PCIe Interface Card