Integrated Test Rack (ITR) / Ground Support Equipment
Tiger Innovations, Inc.
Turn-key, modular EGSE rack for spacecraft command, control, and integration and test, running Tiger Innovations' StreamLINK software.
Technical specifications
- Rack Format
- 19" shock-mounted rack, up to 32U
- Typical Components
- Frame Sync Box, SC Control Box, Solar Array Simulator, GPS time sync, power supplies, UPS
- Frame Sync Time-Tagging Accuracy
- 1 microsecond
- Frame Sync Data Rate
- DC through 4 Mbit/second
- Backend Processing Delay
- 5 - 15 ms
- Telemetry Throughput
- ~2000 packets/second (1000-byte frames)
- Computers
- 2 rack-mounted Linux PCs (frontend + backend); optional RAID-5 NAS
- Network Interface
- Gigabit Ethernet switch, firewall-isolated external DHCP connection
- Control Software
- StreamLINK (Tcl scripting, database-driven command/telemetry)
- SC Control Box (CB-4UN)
- 16 power switches, 16 break-wire switches, 10 simulated loads, SGLS simulator
- Frame Sync Box (FS-201U)
- 1U, 19" rack mount; single or dual independent frame syncs; COMSEC (KI-17) compatible
- GPS Time Sync
- 1 Hz tick, accurate to 1 microsecond
About
The Integrated Test Rack (ITR) is a complete EGSE test suite for command and control of spacecraft and other complex systems. It is a turn-key integration and test solution with capabilities proven through spacecraft I&T campaigns on the HENEX program, the STPSat-1 mission, and the STP-SIV mission. The ITR is a modular system configurable to meet a wide range of program needs, typically combining Tiger Innovations’ Frame Sync Box, SC Control Box, and Solar Array Simulator (SAS) with COTS components for GPS time synchronization, power supplies, and UPS backup. Control and configuration of the ITR is accomplished via front-panel menu-driven control or through the StreamLINK software package, which provides the command and telemetry interface for both the ITR and the spacecraft it is controlling. The ITR is delivered in a single 19-inch shock-mounted rack (height up to 32U depending on selected components).
Documentation
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