FoX Payload Processor
Beyond Gravity (ex-RUAG Space)
High-performance processing unit for payloads, instruments and robotics, with scalable software and gateware processing.
Typed specifications87 values
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- Processor
- Quad Core ARM processor with FPGA (FoX Single-Board Computer module) datasheet p.3
- Mass
- 3 600 g 4-slot · datasheet p.2 3 600 g 4-slot configuration | 7 600 g 9-slot | 7 600 g 9-slot configuration
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 148x128x217 mm3 product page 148 x 128 x 217 mm 4-slot configuration | 275 x 128 x 217 mm 9-slot configuration
- RAM
- 4 194 304 MB datasheet p.3 4 096 MB DDR4 processing memory with ECC | 8 192 MB DDR4 processing memory with ECC, 4/8 GiB option
- Mass storage
- 20 GB datasheet p.3 1 024 GB FoX Mass Memory module, EOL | 20 GB non-volatile storage with ECC (SBC)
- Operating system
- Linux available 2027 · datasheet p.3 RTEMS available Q3 2026 | VxWorks VxWorks 7, Board Support Package
- Data interface
- MIL-STD-1553 1x MIL-STD-1553B (Nom + Red) on SBC Interface Extension Versi… · datasheet p.4 Ethernet 2 Ethernet (1000BASE-T, 10/100BASE-TX) external; 4x Ethernet … | SpaceWire 2 SpaceWire (LVDS) external; 2x SpaceWire backplane | UART 2 UART (RS422/485) | CAN 2x CAN backplane +36
- Operating temperature
- -20–60 °C datasheet p.2
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 36 krad min · component Total Ionising Dose (TID) > 36 kRad · datasheet p.2 36 krad max
- Design lifetime
- 10 years datasheet p.2 10 years min · designed for 10+ years in LEO, MEO and GEO; TID allows >10 ye…
- Processor architecture
- other Quad Core ARM, family not stated · datasheet p.3
- Board format
- 3U VPX datasheet p.2 SpaceVPX 3U SpaceVPX modular platform | SpaceVPX
- Flight software support
- Boot software; Board Support Package for VxWorks 7 / RTEMS / Linux; Driver SW (DSW) API for all hardware functions; Software Execution Platform (SEP); software development environment datasheet p.3
- Radiation and fault mitigation
- EDAC / ECC on RAM all memories with ECC · datasheet p.2 rad-hard components Latch-up free (53 MeV.cm 2/mg) | other latch-up free (53 MeV.cm2/mg) | TMR in FPGA triple modular redundancy in FPGAs | EDAC / ECC on RAM +2
- Random vibration
- 15 g RMS random vibration · datasheet p.2
- Satellite class
- GEO for LEO, MEO and GEO through the FoX platform · datasheet p.1
- Quasi-static load
- 15 g Random Vibration · datasheet p.2
- Shock qualification
- 2 000 g 2000Hz · datasheet p.2
- Cores
- 4 Single-Board Computer module · datasheet p.3
- FPGA
- powerful FPGA datasheet p.3
- GPIO lines
- 8 Version A: External Interfaces · datasheet p.4
- Performance
- 30 000 DMIPS min · greater than 30000 DMIPS, >45000 CoreMarks, 58 GFlops · datasheet p.3
- RAM type
- DDR4 SBC processing memory · datasheet p.3
- SEL threshold LET
- 53 MeV·cm²/mg latch-up free (53 MeV.cm2/mg) · datasheet p.2
- Redundancy
- single string 4-slot: compact non-redundant unit · datasheet p.2 other 9-slot: dual-redundant unit
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- Function
- Control and data processing for payloads, instruments and robotics
- Processing
- Software and gateware processing, scalable to processing and storage needs
- Platform
- Part of the FoX Electronics Platform (3U SpaceVPX)
- Mass
- 3.6 kg
- Dimensions
- 148x128x217 mm3
- Lifetime
- 10+ years
- Random Vibration
- 15 g RMS
- Shock
- 2000 g @ 2000 Hz
- Interface
- 2 Ethernet (1000BASE-T, 10/100BASE-TX), 2 SpaceWire (LVDS), 2 UART (RS422/485), Processor Debug (UART + JTAG), FPGA Debu
- Memory
- 4 GiB DDR processing memory with ECC
- Non-volatile storage
- 20 GiB with ECC
- Processing performance
- > 30.000 DMIPS, >45000 CoreMarks, 58 GFlops
About
The FoX Payload Processor is a high-performance unit to control and process data for payloads, instruments and robotics. Drawing on Beyond Gravity’s experience from decades of successful digital electronics construction, it provides outstanding performance at a competitive cost. The FoX Payload Processor provides a solution with both software and gateware processing which is scalable depending on processing and storage needs.
The FoX Payload Processor is part of the FoX Electronics Platform, a 3U SpaceVPX modular avionics system for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar applications, which offers a multitude of configuration possibilities.
Documentation
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