Instrument Control Units: Leveraging full potential

Analogue and digital unit control

Reliable control system

Flexible and customizable interfacing

Space efficient design

ICU Features

DSI ICUs are designed to provide highly reliable control of complex systems in a dedicated unit for instruments and payloads. Many types of interfaces and control and monitoring signals can be provided to meet any customer need.

Features:

Processor-based Design
Control of Multiple Instruments and Payloads
Monitoring Instrument Sensors and Telemetry
Control of Digital and Analogue Instrument Systems
Commanding of Instrument Operation
Single Point Failure Free Design

Specifications

DSI ICUs are extremely flexible, and can be built to accommodate nearly any interface and control function needed by a complex instrument.

Features:

Mechanism Control (e.g. stepper or brushless motors)
Power Provisioning for instruments
Configurable Interfaces (SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553B, RS422, Analogue monitoring, and more)
Volume: Customizable
Power Consumption: Customizable
High Reliability: > 0.99

Box level ICU

Option 1 / 2

Available as a fully independent unit in an enclosure, ready to be integrated in your spacecraft

Relevant heritage:
EnMAP (TRL 9)
CHIME (TRL 5)

Box level ICU

Option 2 / 2

Available as a fully independent unit in an enclosure, ready to be integrated in your spacecraft

Our Speciality

Radiation Testing

DSI’s radiation up-screening capabilities: Ensuring component reliability. Specialized in memory devices and FPGAs for classic and new space – for a better space.

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