Microchip Technology Inc. via its Microsemi subsidiary, joined forces with STAR-Dundee on developing an evaluation platform that employs SpaceFibre technology.

The STAR-Dundee 3U SpaceVPX demonstration board accelerates the growth of flexible, high-speed SpaceVPX (VITA-78)-compliant data-networking systems for space applications. The development board’s design uses Microchip’s RTG4 devices to improve functionality while providing systems with an essential level of failure protection in space.

The SpaceVPX-compliant platform features:

• Better performance than the previous SpaceWire data transmission standard
• Supports high need for data to be transmitted between boards and systems onboard modern spacecraft
• Diminishes mass, minimizing cost by operating over electrical or fiberoptic cables
• Allows virtual planes to carry data, control and management information
• Prevents configuration disruptions in severe radiation environments through built-in radiation mitigation techniques   

Learn more at www.microchip.com.