The WizardLink Front-End provides high-speed serial interfaces to spacecraft flight equipment. WizardLink is used during spacecraft assembly, integration and test phase to test and validate satellite flight equipment. Typically, the WizardLink Front-End is connected to Payloads, Mass Memory Units, Laser Communication Terminals and RF Transponders.

The WizardLink Front-End can operate as data source (transmit), data sink (receiver) or both at the same time.

Key features:

• Up to 4 WizardLink Channels in Parallel
• Up to a data rate of 2Gbps per channel in each direction
• WizardLink Channels implemented using TI TLK2711A Chipset (100% compatible with TLK2711-SP)
• TLK Chipset Clock Programmable between 80 and 125MHz in 1Hz steps

Celestia STS WizardLink Front-End is the third generation of WizardLink EGSE released in Q4 2018, since release of the first generation in 2009. Previous generations have been used one wide range of programs (ESA and non-ESA), such as Sentinel-1 and various commercial programmes and delivered to major European prime contractors such as Airbus and Thales Alenia Space.