Twelfth SpaceWire Working Group meeting

17^th and 18^th of February 2009

Proceedings (B)

The twelfth SpaceWire Working Group meeting has been held on the 17^th and 18^th of February 2009 at Estec, followed by a SpW WG Steering Committee meeting on the 19^th AM.

The meeting focussed on two main points

• SpaceWire-RT: Review of the updated Initial protocol definition

o Document: SpW-RT Initial Protocol Definition v2.1 (UoD/S. Parkes)

• SpaceWire Evolution : Discussion of the SpaceWire Standard evolution on the basis of the paper presented at the International SpaceWire Conference 2008:
• Paper
• Presentation

As a complement, the following topics have been addressed such as SpW backplanes, PnP and the SpW Handbook.

Introduction and Agenda, ESTEC/Ph. Armbruster

Session 1: SpaceWire RT (Day 1: Tuesday 17^th of February)

SpW-RT Initial Protocol Definition – Presentation of UoD proposal – UoD/S. Parkes

SpW-RT Initial Protocol Definition – Assessment Users view – Discussion

· Presentation Jaxa/T. Yamada

· Presentation Astrium/C. Honvault

· Presentation 4 Links/B. Cook

· Presentation Scisys/S. Fowell

· Presentation UoStPg/Y. Sheynin

SpW-RT Wrap-up, ESTEC/C. Taylor

SpW-RT Protocol Validation, Teletel/ V. Kollias

Session 2: SpW Evolution (Day 2: Wednesday 18^th of February)

· SpaceWire Evolution – Overview ESA/M. Suess

· Proposed changes to ECSS-E-ST-50-12C – UoD/S.Parkes

· Comments on ECSS-E-ST-50-12C – UoD/A. Ferrer Florit

· Proposed Modifications for ECSS-E-ST-50-12C – UoO/M. Nomachi

· SpaceWire evolution – UoStPg/Y. Sheynin

· Half Duplex SpW – 4Links/B. Cook

· Network Management – JAXA/T. Yamada

· Power over SpaceWire – 4Links/PW

· Accurate Synchronisation mechanism – CEA/F. Pinsard

Session 3: Other topics

` RMAP IP Core:

· ESA Introduction, ESTEC/K. Marinis

· IP Core Presentation UoD/McClements

SpW Backplanes – SEA/A. Senior

SpW PnP UoD /P. Mendham UoD

SpW Handbook 4 Links/B. Cook

Day 3 AM: Thursday 19^th of February (am), Room Cf106

MoM SpW Steering Committee meeting

Documents:

SpW-RT Initial Protocol Definition v2.1

The SpaceWire Handbook Draft 1

Registration, Location and Hotel Reservation

Participants (B)

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ESA - ESTEC - Electrical Engineering Department - Data Systems Division - Ph. Armbruster – 26/02/2009