This talk describes one application of CNES methodology for allowing using commercial (COTS) digital electronic components in large spacecrafts. The required steps the components have to successfully pass before to be authorized to fly are presented. Then, the limitation concerning COTS usable performance is outlined. Even if these specificities reduce the attractiveness of commercial...
Commercial electronics compared to their space qualified counterparts are increasingly proving to be fit for use in space. High performance and reliability together with reduction of qualification costs and less testing time play an important role in the development of the space market. Space- COTS are commercial components qualified for small satellite missions, which support the NewSpace...
ABSTRACT - SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in Aerospace Applications are increasingly attractive for their high integration and reprogrammability but their configuration memory still suffers of and high radiation sensitivity and still requires long time to be reconfigured in-flight. Thus, dependability and performability of such systems are major concerns in safety-critical...
Single Event Effects (SEE) are the main type of electronics failures when a device operates under extreme harsh conditions, i. e. particle accelerators or space environment. SmartFusion2 FPGA is produced as a radiation-tolerant device with some operability under such conditions. In this work, a test device for checking the reliability and aging of the FPGA is presented. The tester is based on...
