Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study

Louis van Harten; Roel Jordans; Hamid Pourshaghaghi

doi:10.1109/DSD.2017.45

Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study

Louis van Harten, Roel Jordans, Hamid Pourshaghaghi

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Abstract

In FPGA applications in space, implementations are generally protected using radiation-error mitigation techniques such as triple modular redundancy. For high-performance systems, such fault tolerance techniques can prove problematic due to large power overhead. This paper presents a case study on the Digital Receiver System (DRS) in the Netherlands-China Low-frequency Explorer (NCLE), which is implemented using a Xilinx Kintex 7 SRAM FPGA. Estimates for the critical cross-section of the system are presented, as well as estimated fault rates for a five-year mission to the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point. This includes simulations on the expected radiation environment, an analysis on the applicability of the used Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA in these conditions and an analysis on the feasibility of implementing the DRS with minimal mitigation techniques for this mission. The steps performed during the analysis are described in detail, as to provide a guideline for replicating such an analysis for different space missions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017
Editors	H. Kubátová , M. Novotný, A. Skavhaug
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	299-306
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538621455
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-2147-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/DSD.2017.45
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2017
Event	20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD 2017) - Vienna, Austria Duration: 30 Aug 2017 → 1 Sept 2017 Conference number: 20

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Conference	20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD 2017)
Abbreviated title	DSD 2017
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	30/08/17 → 1/09/17

Funding

IX. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was supported by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO). The authors would like to thank their collaborators in the Netherlands-China Low-frequency Explorer (NCLE) team, as well as the other members of the Radboud Radio Lab, for their helpful input at various stages of the project.

Keywords

fault tolerance
FPGA
Kintex 7
radiation error mitigation
space missions

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van Harten, L., Jordans, R., & Pourshaghaghi, H. (2017). Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study. In H. Kubátová , M. Novotný, & A. Skavhaug (Eds.), Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017 (pp. 299-306). Article 8049801 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/DSD.2017.45

van Harten, Louis ; Jordans, Roel ; Pourshaghaghi, Hamid. / Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study. Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017. editor / H. Kubátová ; M. Novotný ; A. Skavhaug. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. pp. 299-306

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van Harten, L, Jordans, R & Pourshaghaghi, H 2017, Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study. in H Kubátová , M Novotný & A Skavhaug (eds), Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017., 8049801, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 299-306, 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD 2017), Vienna, Austria, 30/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/DSD.2017.45

Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study. / van Harten, Louis; Jordans, Roel ; Pourshaghaghi, Hamid.
Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017. ed. / H. Kubátová ; M. Novotný; A. Skavhaug. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. p. 299-306 8049801.

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van Harten L, Jordans R , Pourshaghaghi H. Necessity of fault tolerance techniques in xilinx kintex 7 FPGA devices for space missions : a case study. In Kubátová H, Novotný M, Skavhaug A, editors, Proceedings - 20th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD 2017. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 299-306. 8049801 doi: 10.1109/DSD.2017.45

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