Processor system for control of modular autonomous system
AssigneeSpire Global, Inc.
InventorsJeroen Cappaert, Jesse Trutna, Nicholas Shrake
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Abstract
A cubesat communications system includes an on-board computer implemented on a hardware platform. The on-board computer may include a system on module having a processor and a memory storing “boot” information. The on-board computer may also include a plurality of hardware interfaces implemented on the hardware platform to facilitate communication between the processor and a plurality of peripherals external to the on-board computer. The on-board computer may have a backplane having a plurality of connectors connecting the processor to the peripherals.
Claims17
An on-board computer implemented in a small form factor satellite, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory storing system initiation information;
- a backplane having a plurality of connectors that physically connect the processor to a plurality of peripherals external to the on-board computer but within the small form factor satellite;
- and
- a plurality of hardware interfaces that facilitate communication between the processor and a plurality of peripherals, the hardware interfaces including:
- a multimedia card (MMC) interface;
- a general-purpose input output (GYPI);
- an Ethernet interface;
- a controller area network (CAN) interface;
- an inter-integrated circuit (I2C);
- a serial peripheral interface (SPI).
- a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART);
- and
- a video interface.
A cubesat communications system comprising:
- an on-board computer implemented on a hardware platform, including:
- a processor;
- a memory storing selected boot information;
- a hardware interface implemented on the hardware platform to facilitate communication between the processor and one or more peripherals external to the on-board computer;
- and
- a backplane having a connector connecting the processor to the peripheral.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.