SP1 | Radiation Tolerant 3U OpenVPX SBC

The SP1, a 3U OpenVPX space-rated single-board computer (SBC), is engineered for high-performance space missions, including LEO, GEO, lunar and deep space missions. The SP1 is designed to be used in multiple spacecraft and payload systems to improve orbit computation and meet the growing needs for edge processing and analysis and on-board computing. With a wide range of I/Os, a powerful on-board processor, and a high-performance configurable FPGA that enables mission flexibility, the SP1 delivers mission-critical reliability and adaptability essential for space applications including Earth observation, communications, Command and Data Handling (C&DH), robotic applications with vision processing, power distribution and management, and signal processing and analysis.

Based on NXP’s Layerscape® LS1046A system on chip (SoC), which incorporates 4 cores of 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A72 processing power, the SP1 harnesses performance-enhancing DDR4 with ECC to yield high capacity and better bandwidth. Robust PMC interfaces support legacy Space-rated I/O boards. The SP1 is fully radiation-tested and characterized to 100 krad (Si) and provides latch-up immunity to 67 MeV-cm²/mg.