Offering high processing power and flexibility with low SWaP, Xiphos’ On-Board Computer (OBC) is designed to meet the needs of your most demanding SmallSat missions, giving you full control over all spacecraft subsystems. Based on the Xiphos Q8 processor board, it’s backed by 120+ years of flight heritage.
The Q8 OBC card offers the following key features:
The OBC offers a large selection of interfaces for all spacecraft subsystems.
Serial: RS-422/485/232, CAN, and LVDS-based protocols
Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0
SATELLITE MONITORING
To monitor subsystems, the Q8 OBC provides:
-5V to +5V analog inputs
0V to 5V analog inputs
PT2000 thermistor inputs for thermal monitoring
FORM FACTOR
167.3 mm x 182.6 mm x 91 mm
957 g
OPERATION
Operating Temp. -40 to +60C
Power 7.5W nominal, 14W peak
Xiphos Radiation Robustness Suite
FULLY FLEXIBLE
Your OBC should enable your spacecraft platform design, not limit it. The Xiphos toolchain gives you full control over the FPGA fabric and Linux Operating System environment.
Its reconfigurable 3v3 GPIO and LVDS pins allow for custom interfaces, while flexible RS-422/485/232 serial settings make it easy to adapt to your hardware suite.
Did you know
In addition to our standard daughterboards, we offer application-specific development integrating our powerful Q-Card processors with the interfacing options and application-specific electronics you require. Contact our team to learn more about customization.
We’re taking high-performance up a notch with the Q8, the latest addition to our spaceflight-ready miniature processing boards. Building upon the solid reputation of the Xiphos line, the Q8 maintains the same efficient design while setting new records in performance. It's like taking the known limits of processor power and giving them a caffeine boost.
This processor features the Xilinx Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC and is the result of our relentless quest for evolution. It's at the forefront of our next-generation Q-Card Processors, bringing full SDR capabilities to the next level.
Memory: 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM (with ECC), 4 GB DDR4 on PL, 2 x 25 MB QSPI Flash (NOR), 2x 32 GB NAND Flash
Xilinx ZU28DR RFSoC, which includes a dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 Application Processing Unit and a dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 Real-Time Processing Unit
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