HARDWARE / PRODUCTAdded 10 Jul 2026

Pluggable Processor Module B1 (PPM B1)

Pumpkin, Inc.
Pluggable Processor Module B1 (PPM B1)

Flight-qualified, space-proven pluggable command-and-data-handling processor module built around Silicon Labs' C8051F120 8-bit MCU, for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM).

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Processor
Silicon Labs® C8051F120 8-bit microcontroller
datasheet p.1
Mass
16 g
datasheet p.4 16 g typ
CPU clock
100 MHz
datasheet p.1 100 MHz max · Up to 100MIPS @ 100MHz
Envelope (L×W×H)
89.5 x 54.6 x 6 mm
datasheet p.4 54.6 x 89.5 x 1.6 mm (medium-size PPM PCB) PCB width x length x thickness
RAM
0.125 MB
external static RAM · datasheet p.1 0.125 MB high-speed XRAM  |  0.125 MB on-board external fast static RAM for XRAM (1Mbit external st…  |  0.008 MB on-chip RAM  |  0.125 MB program memory  +1
Mass storage
128 GB
product page
Operating system
Salvo™ RTOS
datasheet p.1 Salvo compatible with Pumpkin's Salvo RTOS
Supply voltage
5 V
nom. · datasheet p.5 3.3 V Operating Voltage  |  3.3 V SD Card Voltage  |  3.3 V nom. · VCC operating voltage, typ
Power consumption
TBD mA
Typical operation · datasheet p.5 TBD µA All control outputs inactive, PPM asleep
Data interface
UART
datasheet p.1 I2C 1 I2C  |  SPI 1 SPI  |  UART 2 UARTs  |  JTAG WDT, JTAG, BOD  +4
Operating temperature
-40–85 °C
absolute maximum ratings, TA · datasheet p.3 -55–125 °C C8051F120 alone, TA_MCU, absolute maximum ratings
Processor architecture
other
Silicon Labs C8051F120, 8-bit 8051 microcontroller · datasheet p.1
Board format
CubeSat Kit bus
pluggable module for the CubeSat Kit; connects to the CubeSat… · datasheet p.1
Flight software support
Pumpkin's Salvo™ RTOS and HCC-Embedded's EFFS-THIN SD Card FAT file system
datasheet p.1
Radiation and fault mitigation
other
independent external reset supervisor (POR/BOR) · datasheet p.1 latch-up protection (current limiting) independent latchup (device overcurrent) protection; overcurr…  |  hardware watchdog WDT (integrated peripheral)  |  other reset supervisor (POR/BOR)
Connector
100-pin, hermaphroditic
datasheet p.11 8-pin FPC connector J1  |  6-pin FPC connector J2
Satellite class
CubeSat
CubeSat nanosatellite control, C&DH, TT&C · datasheet p.1
GPIO lines
45
connections to 45 of 48 I/O pins of the PPM connector · datasheet p.6
Performance
100 DMIPS
max · Up to 100MIPS @ 100MHz · datasheet p.1
RAM type
SRAM
on-board external fast 128KB static RAM for XRAM · datasheet p.1
Program / boot memory
0.125 MB
program memory · datasheet p.1
Analog inputs
8
8-channel 8-bit 500ksps ADC · datasheet p.1

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As published by the supplier10 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
SKU
710-00487
Mcu
Silicon Labs C8051F120, 8-bit, soldered in place
Internal flash memory
128KB
Internal ram
8,848B
Max clock speed
100 MHz
External xram
128KB static RAM (on-board)
Hardware class
Flight Hardware | Flight Qualified | Space Proven
Compatible with
Development Board (DB); Motherboard Module (MBM); Silicon Labs C8051F120; Silicon Labs USB Debug Adapter
Included in
CubeSat Kit /C8051 (PSPM B + PPM B1); CubeSat Kit Upgrade to C8051
Purchase restriction
Available only as an add-on to customers who have already purchased a complete CubeSat Kit /C8051

About

PPM B1 is a pluggable processor module (PPM) for use with the CubeSat-compatible Motherboard Module (MBM), and is designated as flight hardware (blue). By adding a PPM B1 to an MBM, a user creates a CubeSat-compatible command-and-data-handling (C&DH) module built around Silicon Labs’ 8-bit C8051F120 low-power microcontroller (MCU). PPM B1 carries a C8051F120 with 128KB of internal Flash memory and 8,848B of internal RAM, and runs at speeds up to 100MHz. It also has an on-board, external 128KB static RAM used as XRAM. Pumpkin markets this product as Flight Hardware that is Flight Qualified and Space Proven.

A fully tested PPM B1 unit is supplied with a Silicon Labs C8051F120 MCU soldered permanently in place (as opposed to the socketed PSPM B development version). PPM B1 is part of Pumpkin’s CubeSat Kit flight hardware line and is used on flight hardware to run fully debugged C8051 software and control fully debugged hardware. PPM B1 is electrically identical to PSPM B, so software developed and run on PSPM B in a development environment runs identically on PPM B1 in a flight environment.

PPM B1 is compatible with the Development Board (DB), the Motherboard Module (MBM), the Silicon Labs C8051F120, and the Silicon Labs USB Debug Adapter, and is included in the CubeSat Kit /C8051 (which bundles PSPM B and PPM B1) as well as the CubeSat Kit Upgrade to C8051. Purchasing restrictions apply: prospective customers must first purchase an entire C8051-based CubeSat Kit before this component can be ordered separately (“a la carte”), since supplemental information such as schematics and the required software are provided only with a full CubeSat Kit purchase.

Documentation

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