Deep Thought
Spacemanic s.r.o.
Deep Thought is a compact, flight-proven on-board computer designed for small satellites, offering robust processing capabilities, extensive interfaces, and integrated sensors.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.025 kg
- Power
- 0.33 W
- Largest dimension
- 67 mm
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Operating temperature
- -40°C to +85°C
- Dimensions
- 67 x 42 x 7.5 mm
- Mass
- 25 g
- Power supply
- 3.3 V
- Power consumption
- 330 mW (average)
- Power consumption (peak)
- < 500 mW (peak)
- Operating system
- FreeRTOS based
- On-board sensors
- Gyro, accelerometer, magnetometer, temperature
- Microcontroller
- SAMV71Q21
- Clock speeds
- 32.768 kHz (low power mode)
- Clock speeds (2)
- 16 MHz (standard mode)
- Watchdog
- Internal & external watchdog for added reliability
- Memory
- 3 x 1 MiB external FRAM storage
- Memory (2)
- 4 x 32 MiB external Flash storage
- Interfaces (CSP v1)
- 2x I2C & 1x isolated I2C
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (2)
- 1x RS485
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (3)
- 1x UART
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (4)
- 1x CAN
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (5)
- 1x SPI
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (6)
- 6x PWM
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (7)
- 22x GPIO (4x ADC: 12-bit, 3.3 V range)
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (8)
- USB
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (9)
- QSPI
- Interfaces (CSP v1) (10)
- JTAG on separated connector
- Flight heritage
- Yes
- ITAR
- Free
- Power consumption - average
- 330 mW
- Mcu
- SAMV71Q21
- Hf crystal
- 16
- Lf crystal
- 32.768
- Data storage external fram
- 3 x 1
- Data storage external flash
- 4 x 32
- On-board magnetometer
- MMC5983
- On-board gyroscope & accelerometer
- ICM-42688-P
- Power input
- 3.0
- Current draw (3.3 V)
- 100
- Gpio level (including comm. Buses)
- -0.2
About
The Deep Thought is a high-performance on-board computer specifically engineered for space applications, featuring a compact design and robust functionality. It is built around a SAMV71Q21 microcontroller and runs on a FreeRTOS-based operating system. The computer includes internal and external watchdogs for enhanced reliability and offers significant memory with 3x 1 MiB external FRAM storage and 4x 32 MiB external Flash storage. It integrates a suite of on-board sensors including a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, and temperature sensor. The Deep Thought provides a wide array of interfaces, including 2x I2C (one isolated), 1x RS485, 1x UART, 1x CAN, 1x SPI, 6x PWM, 22x GPIO (with 4x 12-bit ADC), USB, QSPI, and JTAG on a separated connector. It operates across a wide temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and has a low power consumption profile. The product comes with an aluminum cover, a USS Module for testing and development, a debug cable, 1 hour of engineering support, and is shipped in a hardcase. It is ITAR-free and has flight heritage.
Documentation
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