Summary

The Q8S is the highest performance member of the Xiphos Q‐Card family of low-cost, embedded nodes for control, processing and interface applications, primarily for aerospace markets. Q-Cards combine a small form factor with broad networking, processing and I/O capabilities.

The Q8S consists of a Q8 card, which is specially equipped with space-ready software and firmware and rigorously tested.

At the core of the Q8S is the Zynq UltraScale+, providing a hybrid environment of powerful multi-core CPUs and reprogrammable logic, providing extremely high performance and flexibility. The library of logic and software functions is augmented by a large array of onboard digital I/O.

Xiphos also offers a range of ancillary services for Q-card customers including additional hardware and firmware development, software hybridization and Linux driver/API & application software development.

The video below is a presentation by Xiphos from the 2021 satsearch webinar: "a guide to advanced data processing and AI for satellite missions". For more information about the webinar, and to see footage of the entire event, please click here here

Flight heritage

The system has achieved flight heritage and is flying since September 2020.

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Last updated: 2024-02-05

Q8S Processor

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Specs

lead time
5 mo
mass1
56 g
width
80 mm
length
80 mm
height
12.2 mm
power consumption
4 to 25 W (scalable)
voltage
5 to 16 V DC
processor type
ARM Dual-Core Cortex R5
ARM Quad-Core Cortex A53
ARM Mali-400 GPU
processor clock
R5: up to 500 MHz
A53: up to 1.2 GHz
GPU: up to 600 MHz
RAM
4 GB LPDDR4 DRAM (with EDAC)
flash memory
2x 256 MB QSPI Flash (NOR)
data storage
2x 128 GB eMMC
data interface
GigE
USB 2.0
CAN
GPIO
operating temperature
-40 to 60 C
radiation tolerance
> 25 krad

1. no power barrel or RJ45

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