Atmel SpaceWire Router SpW-10X - Manual (Page 18)

Ref.: UoD_SpW-10X_
UserManual
Issue: 3.4
SpW-10X
SpaceWire Router
User Manual Date: 11 th
July 2008
Preliminary
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Instrument
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Instrument
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Instrument
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Instrument
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Memory
Unit
Processor
SpW‐10X
Router
Instrument
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Instrument
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SpaceWire Node with Embedded Router
SpaceWire Links
Figure 2-3 Embedded Router
In Figure 2-3 a SpaceWire system similar to that shown in Figure 2-1 is shown with the SpW-10X
router embedded in a SpaceWire node along with a processor. The processor interfaces can interface
to the SpW-10X router using the external FIFO ports saving some SpaceWire ports for connecting to
additional instruments. For redundancy a pair of the SpaceWire nodes with embedded routers may be
used.
2.4 EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF ROUTER PORTS
If a routing switch with a larger number of SpaceWire (or external) ports is required then this can be
accomplished by joining together two or more routers using some of the SpaceWire links. For example
using two SpaceWire links to join together two router devices would create an effective router with
twelve SpaceWire ports and four external ports. Note, however, that an extra path addressing byte is
needed to route packets between the two routers and that there is additional routing delay.