4–6 Apr 2017
ESA/ESTEC
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

Transmission lines and SpaceWire

5 Apr 2017, 11:00
30m
Erasmus Auditorium (ESA/ESTEC)

Erasmus Auditorium

ESA/ESTEC

Keplerlaan 1 2201AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands

Speaker

Mr Paul Walker (4Links Limited)

Description

A SpaceWire link is made from several transmission lines, comprising the Data and Strobe signals in each direction. Faithful transmission can be achieved when either the source impedance of the Driver, or the termination impedance of the Receiver, closely match the impedance of the PCB-traces and/or cable. If there is a mismatch, problems can occur. This presentation will explore the effects of some possibly unexpected mismatches.

Presentation materials