Indoor Equipment

Desktop processing and visualisation PC with multiple displays
Desktop processing and visualisation PC with multiple displays

Floor-standing equipment cabinet with rack-mount PCs and KVM console
Floor-standing equipment cabinet with rack-mount PCs and KVM console

Dartcom Polar Orbiter Ingester software
Dartcom Polar Orbiter Ingester software

Dartcom iDAP/MacroPro software
Dartcom iDAP/MacroPro software

The indoor equipment comprises the following:

  • Modular system interface rack containing:
  • Software controlled RF module.
  • GPS/GNSS receiver.
  • USB hub and serial communications module.
  • Switch mode power supply.
  • State-of-the-art demodulator with field-upgradeable firmware.
  • Gigabit network switch.
  • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
  • Optional temperature sensor unit for temperature monitoring.
  • Ingest PC running Dartcom Polar Orbiter Ingester software on Windows.
  • Processing and visualisation PC running the following software on Linux Hyper-V virtual machines hosted on Windows:
  • NASA RT-STPS software.
  • NASA Simulcast software.
  • NASA IPOPP software.
  • CMA FY3L0pp/FY3L1pp software.
  • Plus Dartcom iDAP/MacroPro software running natively on Windows.
  • Optional flip-up KVM console drawer.
  • Optional HDBaseT remote console.
  • Desktop cabinet as standard.
  • Optional floor-standing cabinet for a fully self-contained system.

Technical Summary