ICE Cube — On-Board Computer Unit (OBCU)
N7 Space
Radiation-tolerant on-board computer unit for CubeSats — LEON3 SPARC V8 processor, RTEMS RTOS, SpaceWire and CAN interfaces, developed for ESA/CERN ICE Cube experiment.
Technical specifications
- Processor
- LEON3 SPARC V8
- OS
- RTEMS
- Interfaces
- SpaceWire, CAN
- Radiation tolerance
- Radiation-tolerant memory and logic
- Program
- ESA/CERN ICE Cube (ISS experiment)
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven on ISS)
About
The ICE Cube On-Board Computer Unit (OBCU) is a radiation-tolerant flight computer developed by N7 Space for the ESA/CERN ICE Cube experiment — a high-energy particle physics detector deployed on the International Space Station. The OBCU is built around a LEON3 SPARC V8 processor (the standard ESA space processor) running RTEMS, with SpaceWire and CAN interfaces for integration with ISS infrastructure and experiment payloads. The design features radiation-tolerant memory management and watchdog recovery for reliable long-duration operation in the ISS radiation environment. N7 Space delivered both hardware and the complete software stack.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
