STIX IDPU: very efficient and reliable controller for a scientific instrument

Konrad R. Skup; A. Cichocki; K. Ber; M. Darmetko; G. Juchnikowski; W. Bujwan; M. Michalska; M. Winkler; S. Krucker; S. Koegl; O. Grimm

doi:10.1117/12.2537272

6 November 2019 STIX IDPU: very efficient and reliable controller for a scientific instrument

Konrad R. Skup, A. Cichocki, K. Ber, M. Darmetko, G. Juchnikowski, W. Bujwan, M. Michalska, M. Winkler, S. Krucker, S. Koegl, O. Grimm

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Proceedings Volume 11176, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2019; 111763J (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2537272
Event: Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2019, 2019, Wilga, Poland

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The objective of this paper is to present the architecture of a very efficient and reliable Instrument Data Processing Unit (IDPU) for the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) scientific instrument made in the frame of ESA Solar Orbiter mission. The IDPU was designed, manufactured and delivered by CBK. Afterward, it was integrated with the STIX instrument and currently is waiting for a launch that is foreseen in February 2020. The paper presents the history, problems and using solutions that were implemented while working on the unit. Finally, the paper discusses the lessons learned as seen from a time perspective.

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Konrad R. Skup, A. Cichocki, K. Ber, M. Darmetko, G. Juchnikowski, W. Bujwan, M. Michalska, M. Winkler, S. Krucker, S. Koegl, and O. Grimm "STIX IDPU: very efficient and reliable controller for a scientific instrument", Proc. SPIE 11176, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2019, 111763J (6 November 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2537272

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