STRS Compliant FPGA Waveform Development - Softcover

Nappier, Jennifer; Downey, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 128904547X ISBN 13: 9781289045470

Publisher: Bibliogov, 2013

Synopsis

The Space Telecommunications Radio System (STRS) Architecture Standard describes a standard for NASA space software defined radios (SDRs). It provides a common framework that can be used to develop and operate a space SDR in a reconfigurable and reprogrammable manner. One goal of the STRS Architecture is to promote waveform reuse among multiple software defined radios. Many space domain waveforms are designed to run in the special signal processing (SSP) hardware. However, the STRS Architecture is currently incomplete in defining a standard for designing waveforms in the SSP hardware. Therefore, the STRS Architecture needs to be extended to encompass waveform development in the SSP hardware. A transmit waveform for space applications was developed to determine ways to extend the STRS Architecture to a field programmable gate array (FPGA). These extensions include a standard hardware abstraction layer for FPGAs and a standard interface between waveform functions running inside a FPGA. Current standards were researched and new standard interfaces were proposed. The implementation of the proposed standard interfaces on a laboratory breadboard SDR will be presented.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 128904547X
• ISBN 13: 9781289045470
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 22