Xilinx Space Heritage Jeff Wetch Aerospace and Defense

Xilinx Space Heritage Jeff Wetch Aerospace and Defense Jeff. wetch@xilinx. com

Xilinx in Space • Flight Heritage – GRACE (NASA+DLR) – Fed. Sat (Univ. Southern Australia) – OPTUS-C 1 (Raytheon) – MARS 2003 Lander (JPL) – MARS 2003 Rover (JPL) – Venus Express (TU Braunschweig) – Hi. Rise (Ball Aerospace) for MRO Xilinx Confidential • ~75 additional programs in NASA meeting 6/26/06 2

GRACE / NASA + DLR, USA + Germany Sensors • Grace= Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment • Twin Probes to map Earth’s gravity. • They will use a microwave beam, depicted by red lines, to track each other. • LEO orbit (500 kms) PROM Mitigation techniques: • None XQR 4036 XL Launched 17 mar 02 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome / Nth Russia NASA meeting 6/26/06 3 Xilinx Confidential

FEDSAT / USA University Re-configurable Computer • Australian Scientific satellite PROM Readback Controller XQR 4062 XL Mitigation Techniques: • Embedded configuration SEU detection based on Readback Controller • It represents the world’s 1 st application of this technology in the harsh environment of outer space • “Self Healing Satellite Computer” • Near Polar LEO Orbit • Altitude: 800 km • 58 Kg Micro. Sat Launched 14 dec 02 from Tanagashima, Japan NASA meeting 6/26/06 4 Xilinx Confidential

OPTUS-C 1 / Raytheon, USA DSP applications 18 v 04 XQVR 300 RH Voter XQVR 300 Mitigation Techniques: Device Redundancy • System Voting and Design Expansion • Single source configuration • Reconfigure on functional Vote • UHF payload designed and XQVR 300 Launched 6 nov 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 5 Xilinx Confidential manufactured by Raytheon St Peterburg, Florida. • Largest hybrid Commercial & Defense Communications satellite. • GEO orbit at 156 E Longitude • Virtex FPGAs are used to apply Signal Process algorithms to communications data coming from Earth.

Mars 2003 Lander & Rover • Mars 2003 Lander & Rover – Xilinx used for Missioncritical systems – Lander: Pyrotechnics, retrorockets, parachute deployment, & explosive bolts. – Rover: All motor controllers – Operated through worst Solar Flare ever measured Launched in Jul 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 6 Xilinx Confidential

Example: MER Pyro Control Launched in Jul 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 7 Xilinx Confidential

MER 2003 Lander / JPL, USA Pyrotechnic board Readback Controller Relay Readback Controller XQR 4062 XL Relay XQR 4062 XL 1701 L Pyro 1701 L Readback Controller Relay Readback Controller XQR 4062 XL Relay XQR 4062 XL Launched in Jul 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 8 Xilinx Confidential

MER 2003 ROVER / JPL, USA Motor Controller Mitigation Techniques: System cycled once per Martian Evening • Readback for SEU detection PROM • Scrubbing for SEU correction PRC XQVR 100 0 -4 CG 560 V Operating successfully since the 04 jan 2004 Launched in Jul 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 9 Xilinx Confidential

MRO 2005 Hi. Rise Camera Mitigation Techniques: • System cycled periodically • Readback for SEU detection PROM • Scrubbing for SEU correction PRC XQVR 300 E -4 CB 228 M Launched in Jul 03 NASA meeting 6/26/06 10 Xilinx Confidential

Venus Express TU Braunschweig, Germany Image Processing (VMC Venus express Monitoring Camera) Mitigation Techniques: XQVR 600 -4 CB 228 M • EDAC + TMR + Scrubbing Customer paper: « To maintain correct operation in the presence of SEU errors, extensive EDAC functions are implemented. All application specific functional blocks are implemented using TMR design. The most important measure is to scrub the configuration in short time intervals to eliminate the SEU effects. A complete processor reconfiguration is scheduled every hour to avoid accumulation of persistent errors… » . Launched 09 nov 05 from Baikonour NASA meeting 6/26/06 11 Xilinx Confidential

CIBOLA / Los Alamos & SSTL, USA & England Remote Sensing Mitigation Techniques: • Dual Redundancy for error detection PROM PRC • Partial Configuration error detection and correction Comp. • Instrument used to monitor ionospheric and lightning effects on UHF VHF radio spectra • LEO Orbit • Part of Do. D STP-1 spacecraft scheduled to launch in mid 2006 Launch expected by Mid-06 NASA meeting 6/26/06 12 Xilinx Confidential

ISS-Columbus payload FSL / Verhaert, Belgium • FSL= Fluid Science lab • LEO orbit (400 kms) PROM Mitigation techniques: • None XQR 4013 XL Launched expected Mid-07 NASA meeting 6/26/06 13 Xilinx Confidential

ISS-Columbus payload Eu. TEMP / EFACEC, Portugal § Eu. TEMP mission: Mission: to develop a system capable of monitor and record the temperature of the pallet experiences Eu. TEF during the transfer from the Space Shuttle to the ISS (Columbus external pallet). PROM § LEO orbit (400 kms) XQ 4036 X L Launched expected Mid-07 NASA meeting 6/26/06 14 Xilinx Confidential

ISS / EADS Astrium, Germany Camera System • LEO orbit (400 kms) PROM Mitigation techniques: • None XQR 4036 XL Launched expected Mid-07 NASA meeting 6/26/06 15 Xilinx Confidential

ATV / EADS-ST, France • ATV= Automated Transfer Mitigation techniques: Vehicle • LEO orbit (400 kms) • 1 st Flight expected 2006 • None PROM XQR 4013 XL Launch OF 1 st ATV « Jules Verne » expected by mid-07 NASA meeting 6/26/06 16 Xilinx Confidential

Com. SAT 2 & Sar. LUPE / OHB System, Germany Image Processing Mitigation Techniques: • Readback PROM XQVR 300/600 NASA meeting 6/26/06 17 Xilinx Confidential

General Dynamics, USA Classified Project/Application Mitigation Techniques: PROM NASA meeting 6/26/06 18 PRC • TMR used for statemachine logic only. Xilinx Confidential

CMIS / Boeing, USA Image Processing Mitigation Techniques: PROM • System cycled once per minute • Boeing has contract for 2 -4 CMIS instruments • CMIS (Conical Microwave Imager Sounder) Virtex-II • Part of NPOESS Program owned by Do. D and NOAA • First instrument delivered in 2005, second in 2007 • LEO Orbit Launch expected by 2008 NASA meeting 6/26/06 19 Xilinx Confidential

Xilinx in Space • Next to launch – Cr. Is (ITT) • XQR 2 V 6000 – Birch (ITT) • XQR 2 V 6000 – Hifes (Sandia) • XQR 2 V 3000 – Cayman (Boeing) • XQVR 300 – DRP (General Dynamics) • XQR 2 V 3000 Etc…. . + Other Classified Projects NASA meeting 6/26/06 20 Xilinx Confidential