Focal Plane Assemblies (FPA), Front End Electronics (FEE), Scanner and actutor control electronics, Image processing

Motor-Control-Electronics (Scanner-Electronics)

• Operation of a wide range of rotating mechanisms in different operating conditions
• Precise Mechanism Positioning
• Continuous and discontinuous scans
• Fast mirror scan operation with discontinuous scan profiles
• Speed controlled operation
• Sophisticated mechanics and mechanism protection

Image Pre-processing and Video Compression

• 48 channels analog video input from FEE, signal conditioning and digitizing
• configurable real time image data pre-processing and data compression features
• data packet formatting and high-speed transmission to on-board storage

Thermal Acquisition and Control

• High resolution and long term stable temperature acquisition of 58 thermistors
• Thermal control electronics for instrument (15 thermal zones), configurable control parameters
• Additional acquisition of 17 voltages for monitoring

FEE Video Control and Power Supply

• Command interface and power supply for 8 Front End Electronics (FEE)
• Clock and synchronization signals for image data transmission from FEE to VCU box

Instrument control and monitoring

• discrete and MIL-BUS telemetry functions and housekeeping as required for observability (discrete temperatures, on/off and health status; housekeeping data)
• discrete and MIL-BUS TC functions as required for commandability