NASA Office of Logic Design

NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.

"Engineering Aspects of the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Digital Unit Design"

Richard Katz, Igor Kleyner, and Rod Barto
NASA Office of Logic Design

October 17, 2007, 10 am to 12 noon
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 11, Directorate Conference Room

All attendees should complete the registration form below and observe the following dates.  On-site NASA personnel should also register to aid in event planning and notification of any logistical changes.

Recording of this meeting will not be permitted.  Meeting notes will be distributed via http://klabs.org.

Presentation: lola_presentation_design_oct_2007.ppt

Abstract:

In this seminar particular engineering aspects of the the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Digital Unit design will be presented. Design techniques, approaches, and features will be discussed which are of general interest to the digital logic design of flight digital electronics.

The LOLA Digital Unit design is constructed in a simple but flexible and powerful architecture.  The technologies used as the foundation of the electronics include 3 modern FPGAs, a custom-designed embedded microprocessor, a stand-alone MIL-STD-1553B communications chip (e.g., no processor or external memories needed), and a variety of logic blocks and communications interfaces.  The discussion will include design for testability and fault-tolerance and redundancy techniques, for instrument electronics that are "on a budget."

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