Rad-hard SBC enables on-orbit computing

Moog’s Cascade single-board computer supports multiple payloads and spacecraft bus processing needs within a single radiation-hardened unit. Cascade was created through an R&D partnership with Microchip Technology, as part of NASA’s early-engagement ecosystem for its next-gen High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor.

The SBC is based on Microchip’s PIC64-HPSC, a radiation-hardened microprocessor with 10 64-bit RISC-V cores. In addition to advanced computing power, the processor provides an Ethernet TSN Layer 2 switch for data communications, fault tolerance and correction, secure boot, and multiple levels of encryption.

Available with or without an enclosure, Cascade is an extended 3U SpaceVPX board that conforms to the Space Standards Open Systems Architecture (Space SOSA) standard for maximum interoperability. The rad-hard SBC can withstand a total ionizing dose (TID) of 50 krad without shielding and has a single event latchup (SEL) tolerance of 78 MeV/cm² after bootup.

For more information about the Cascade SBC, click the product page link below.

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