RAD750
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The RAD750 is a radiation-hardened single board computer manufactured by BAE Systems Electronic Solutions.[1] The successor of the RAD6000, the RAD750 is for use in high radiation environments such as experienced on board satellites and spacecraft.[2] The RAD750 was released in 2001, with the first units launched into space in 2005.[1][3]
The CPU has 10.4 million transistors, nearly an order of magnitude more than the RAD6000 (which had 1.1 million).[3] It is manufactured using either 250 or 150 nm photolithography and has a die area of 130 mm².[1] It has a core clock of 110 to 200 MHz and can process at 266 MIPS or more.[1] The CPU can include an extended L2 cache to improve performance.[3] The CPU itself can withstand 200,000 to 1,000,000 rads (2,000 to 10,000 gray), temperature ranges between –55 °C and 125 °C and requires 5 watts of power.[1][3] The standard RAD750 single-board system (CPU and motherboard) can withstand 100,000 rads (1,000 gray), temperature ranges between –55 °C and 70 °C and requires 10 watts of power.[3]
The RAD750 system has a price that is comparable to the RAD6000 which is US$200,000 per board (per 2002 reference).[4] However customer program requirements and quantities will greatly affect the final unit costs.
The RAD750 is based on IBM's PowerPC 750.[1] Its packaging and logic functions are completely compatible with the PowerPC 7xx family.[3]
Deployment
There are several spacecraft in operation using RAD750 computers.[2]
- Deep Impact comet chasing spacecraft, launched in January 2005, was the first to use the RAD750 computer.[2]
- The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has a RAD750 on board.[2]
- The XSS 11 small experimental satellite.[2]
- The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formally GLAST, launched June 11, 2008
- Two RAD750 computers are in the WorldView-1 satellite which provide high-resolution imaging of Earth.[5] Worldview-1 is a part of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's NextView programme.,[5] Launched Sept 18, 2007.
- The Kepler space telescope, launched in March 2009.[2]
- The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched on 18 June 2009
- The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) launched 2009-12-14[6]
- The Solar Dynamics Observatory, launched Feb 11, 2010
- The Juno spacecraft, launched Aug 5, 2011[7]
- The Curiosity rover, launched November 26, 2011[8]
- The Titan Saturn System Mission (TSSM) spacecraft will have a 132 MHz RAD750 on board.,[9] Scheduled launch 2020.
As of 2010 there are over 150 RAD750s used in a variety of spacecraft.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "RAD750 radiation-hardened PowerPC microprocessor" (PDF). BAE Systems. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "RAD750". Ball Aerospace & Technologies. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "RAD750 MRQW 2002" (PDF). BAE Systems. 2002-12-04. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "BAE Systems moves into third generation rad-hard processors". Military & Aerospace Electronics. 2002-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ a b c "BAE RAD750 Radiation-Hardened SBCs Control WorldView-1 Satellite". EDA Geek. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ BAE Systems Space Computer Gives Wisdom To The WISE, spacedaily.com, 2009-12-22
- ^ Juno Launch Press Kit
- ^ NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars
- ^ John Elliott (2008-05-03). "Titan Saturn System Mission TSSM Orbiter Flight System" (PDF). NASA JPL. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
External links
- RAD750 products from BAE Systems
- RAD750 Data Sheet (PDF), from BAE Systems
- BAE Systems RAD750 processor JTAG Emulator from corelis.com