SpaceWire Analyzers
This section details the 4Links range of high-performance test equipment that is used to analyze SpaceWire networks. These devices are attached to your SpaceWire systems and then can be accessed via Gigabit Ethernet, using the standard TCP/IP protocols, so that they can be controlled remotely (for instance, by partners collaborating on a mission).
Test and simulation equipment must protect flight equipment from possible damage caused by the test environment. Our RG408 platform protects flight equipment with five layers of current and voltage protection.
Our SpaceWire Analyzer product line-up includes:
| Multi-link SpaceWire Analyzer (MSA) | The 4Links Multi-link SpaceWire Analyzer (MSA) monitors up to four SpaceWire links, reporting statistics of all the low-level SpaceWire characters (both data and control) transmitted in each direction on each link. It constantly monitors for errors and the software provided displays waveforms of the wire signals before and after an error. |
| Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder (MSR) | The 4Links Multi-link SpaceWire Recorder (MSR) monitors SpaceWire packets in both directions on up to four links per MSR unit, adding time tags for the start and end of each packet. It then sends this information via Ethernet to a computer, for recording and analysis. |
