UNISEC Europe Bus Starter Kit
S4 - Smart Small Satellite Systems GmbH
Development kit for the standardized UNISEC Europe CubeSat bus, providing a satellite development board, subsystem prototype, and software starter kit for rapid CubeSat prototyping.
Technical specifications
- Satellite bus connector
- Compact/robust backplane, redundant power + high/low-speed digital buses, dedicated reset/time-sync/deployment logic signals
- External debug interface
- UART via USB bridge; JTAG, SBW, SWD programming/debugging; USB power supply (5V, 3.3V, unregulated bus)
- Power control circuit
- OBC-controlled via redundant I2C, power switch, voltage/current monitoring, over/under-voltage and overcurrent/latchup protection
- Interface control circuit
- Selective bus isolation, prevents current leakage during partial power down, OBC-controlled bus routing/redundancy selection
About
The Satellite Development Board is a prototyping platform implementing the standardized UNISEC Europe Satellite Bus, supporting all development phases via a FlatSat test environment of increasing complexity. A generic backplane with standardized connectors enables reconfiguration from single-subsystem prototyping to a flight-like full-satellite configuration, with dedicated connectors and switches for hardware-in-the-loop testing and access to power, control and digital communication signals. The CSID standard defines electrical and mechanical subsystem interfaces via a single-connector backplane, supporting redundant, regulated, and unregulated power buses along with I2C, USART, JTAG, SWD and other debug/test lines, overcoming limitations of legacy approaches around synchronization, redundancy, scalability and robustness. The Starter Kit ships complete with board, subsystem prototype, cables, and manual for immediate development, and doubles as electrical ground support equipment post-launch.
Documentation
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