Competence

CRITICAL SYSTEMS

Regulations

  • Aeronautics: DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754 y ARP4761  
  • Railway: CENELEC EN50126, EN50128 y EN50129 
  • Space: ECSS 
  • Automotive: ISO26262 
Criticality: SIL4, SIL3, SIL2, SIL1, DAL-A, DAL-B, DAL-C, DAL-D, ASIL

EMBEDDED SOFTWARE

Orbital Critical Systems covers 100% of the needs required throughout the cycle of embedded software engineering: from native applications (bare-metal) to user applications running under real-time operating systems (RTOS), and development of drivers (BSPs ) or the configuration of the environment (toolchain). Expert skills of Orbital Aerospace:

  • Architectures: PowerPC, ERC32/LEON2/LEON3, ARM, x86, amd64, SoftCores, Arduino, … 
  • Programming Language: C, ADA, C++. 
  • RTOS: Integrity (Green Hills), VxWorks (Wind River), RTEMS, … 
  • BSPs: MILBUS-1553, ARINC429, AFDX, CAN, DMA, SPI, CCD Controllers, …

SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND SIMULATIONS

  • Programming languages: Python, Ruby, Java, Javascript, C/C++, ADA… 
  • Applications: Simulations, Models, Hardware Virtualization, embedded applications rehosting, reports automatic generation, , lifecycle automation mechanisms, , … 
  • Integration with third party software: Matlab, TSIM, qemu, LabView, DOORS (DXL), Enterprise Arquitect, IBM Rhapsody, MS Office, NetBeans IDE, Eclipse IDE, ClearCase, git, subversion, PVCS, ClearQuest, Redmine, Trac, Jira, continuous integration servers, … 

SYNTHESIZABLE HARDWARE

  • Custom IP: CCD Reader, Arinc-429, MIL-BUS-1553, AFDX, … 
  • Device: Microsemi:  A3PE, RTAX, ALDEC RTAX Protityping. Xilinx:  Spartan, Virtex5/6, 7-Series, Zynq-7000 
  • Tools: Actel Libero IDE, Xilinx ISE, Vivado, Xilinx SDK, Chipscope/Analyzer, Modelsim DE, … 
  • Languages: VHDL, Verilog, TCL 
  • Technologies: SoC based on LEON2/3/4, SoC Zynq based on ARM, Microblaze .

ELECTRONIC DESIGN

  • Purpose: Control and Processing units, memory managers, microbolometer (IR) and CCDs (VIS, UV) control electronics, I/O cards, protection cards, PSUs … 
  • Interfaces: Ethernet 10/100/1000, USB, AFDX, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, SPI, RS422, Ethernet PTP… 
  • Analog: high precision processing, telemetry acquisition (current, voltage, temperature, position, …)
  • Power: DC / DC, overcurrent protection (OCP), overvoltage protection (OVP), latcheables current limiters (LCL), linear regulators, DC motors control, … 

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

  • Areas: Requirements specification, independent Validation, Verification (description and test procedures), Systems Integration.
  • Equipment: Communications, Mission Systems, Electronic Warfare, Defense Systems, Flight Control, Planners, …
  • Systems Engineering: Requirements specification and management, Interface Specification, bus Analyzers, Test Benches (MIMETS, ADS-2, SEAS, MaTe, Thesis, …), Integration Labs, Change Management, Incident Management, …