Acquisition of Satellite Telemtry Using a Low-Cost FPGA Board
El-Habib Bensikaddour, Boualem Nasri, Abdelhak Benikhlef, Djamel Eddine Baba Hamed · 2023
The acquisition of telemetry (TM) plays an important role in the success of space missions, but traditional solutions are often expensive and require sophisticated resources. This paper presents an alternative approach, exploring the use of low-cost and open-source solutions for telemetry acquisition at ground stations. The authors present their work to develop a cost-effective FPGA module for the acquisition of telemetry that is compliant with the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) standards. Using the NEXYS 4 DDR evaluation board, the experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and potential of using low-cost FPGAs for satellite telemetry systems.