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	SPARC 7 processor module

Space qualified single board computers featuring the following microprocessors and digital signal processors are available from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI):

• SPARC V7 (TSC695F)

• 21020 DSP

• RTX-2010

• PowerPC 603e

• SPARC V8 (TSC697)

SwRI single board computers have flown on or are in development for the following missions:

• MSTI-I, MSTI-II, and MSTI-III

• Deep Space 1

• Coriolis

• Swift

• Deep Impact

• Orbital Express

• GLAST

• Kepler

• WISE

• JUNO

Capabilities Provided by SwRI Single Board Computers

• Up to 512 KB EDAC protected EEPROM

• Up to 2 MB EDAC protected SRAM

• VME A32:D32 master, cPCI target, cPCI master

• Mission elapsed timer

• System watchdog timer

• MIL-STD-1553B BC/RT

• Discrete I/O

  • Up to 56 high-level (+28 V) pulse outputs

  • Up to 32 low-level (+5 V) pulse/level outputs

  • Up to 48 bi-level inputs

• Analog telemetry collection

  • Up to 20 single ended and 16 differential analog Inputs

  • 12 bit A/D-UART interfaces (up to 115 Kbps)

• Bus interfaces available:  VME slave, VME master, or custom

• Form factor:  6 U, extended 6 U, and custom

For more information about space qualified single board computer capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Buddy Walls at bwalls@swri.org or (210) 522-3823.

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March 27, 2009