SKAIDOCK
ZAITRA
High-performance data processing unit for CubeSats featuring Xiphos Q8J/Zynq UltraScale+ with plug-and-play Simera xScape imager compatibility.
Technical 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)
About
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.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
