ARCHITECTURE FOR A NEXT GENERATION TELEMETRY AND DATA ACQUISITION BUS

Abstract

During the requirements definition process for a new telemetry and data acquisition product, Veda Systems engineers had the opportunity to examine the requirements for the ideal bus architecture to support future needs. Design goals and requirements were solicited from major users in flight test, space ground station data monitoring and command applications, and C41, as well as Veda’s own engineers. The process resulted in a bus architecture design which could potentially set the standard for the next generation of telemetry and data acquisition systems. This paper outlines the design goals selected and the thought process that yielded the goals in an attempt to promote advancement of current bus design approaches and increased availability of standard architectures and operating environments.