High-performance data processing unit for CubeSats featuring Xiphos Q8J/Zynq UltraScale+ with plug-and-play Simera xScape imager compatibility.
SKAIDOCK
High-performance data processing unit for CubeSats featuring Xiphos Q8J/Zynq UltraScale+ with plug-and-play Simera xScape imager compatibility.
Description
SKAIDOCK delivers high-performance data processing and handling for small satellite missions. Designed for CubeSats, it offers seamless integration and plug-and-play compatibility with Simera Sense xScape imagers, making it the ideal choice for modern Earth Observation missions. At its core, SKAIDOCK features the Xiphos Q8J module powered by a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. With flight heritage from hundreds of missions, the Q8 ensures trusted reliability in space environments. SKAIDOCK includes redundant system and data storage for increased mission resilience. Its versatile interface suite — from RS422 to Ethernet and beyond — makes it adaptable to a wide range of platforms and payloads. The board has been qualified for operation in a space environment, including thermal-vacuum testing from -40 °C to +60 °C, sine and random vibration, shock, and radiated emissions measurements.
Specifications
| Processor | AMD UltraScale+ XCZU7EG with ProASIC3 supervisor (Xiphos Q8J) |
|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4 ECC |
| Flash (QSPI) | 2 × 256 MB QSPI |
| Storage (eMMC) | 2 × 128 GB eMMC |
| Operating temperature | -40 °C to +60 °C |
| Dimensions | 90.17 × 94 × 29.11 mm |
| Mass | 319 g |
| Structure material | 6082 Al alloy, SurTec650 surface treatment |
| Interfaces | RS422, RS485, RS232, CAN ×2, Ethernet ×2 (1 Gbps), SPI, USB 2.0, SpaceWire, CameraLink |
| Camera connector | Compatible with Simera Sense xScape (I2C, SPI, PPS, LVDS, SpaceWire, 5 V power) |
