MCM4 Ground station Monitoring

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MCM4Ground station Monitoring Control
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MCM4 Key Features

• MCM4 Monitoring and Control Module
• MC of ESA Ground Station Equipment
• GPIB Equipment IEEE 488.2
• TCP Equipment Basic MC Protocol
• Connected to STC2 / Local Console
• Integrated into new GS Infrastructure
• Replaces existing system MCM3b
• Based on GS Middleware GSSC / GMMI
• Tailoring via OPSNET and Public File Store
• First installed in Cebreros Station

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Ground Station Subsystems
MCM4
Local Console
GPIB Equipment
STC2
MC Flow
TCP Equipment
Antenna Front End
TMTCS
IFMS
MCS
TM/TC Flow
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MCM4 Context
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MCM4 Functions (1)

• Fully supports GSSC / GMMI
• Specific Subsystem Controller
• MC of Subsystem Units
• MIB file tailoring (MVL / CVL)
• Public File Store
• Transfer of Tailoring Data
• Log and Trace Files
• Configuration Records
• Configuration Record System CRS
• MCM4 Tailoring Tool
• Definition of Equipment Parameters
• Offline preparation via MS Excel
• Consistency Check
• Generation of MIB files

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MCM4 Functions (2)

• GPIB Equipment (IEEE 488.2)
• GPIB/LAN Gateways (Agilent E5810A)
• Selection criteria for Agilent E5810A
• Runtime license free driver layer
• VXI-11 Standard compliant
• Equipment drivers for Cebreros devices
• TCP Equipment
• Fully supports ESA Basic MC protocol
• Generic driver for Basic MC
• Extendible for private TCP protocols
• TCP Equipment Demonstrator (Basic MC protocol
  simulator)

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GPIB Simulator

• Simulates up to 40 GPIB devices
• Based on Linux PC with 2 GPIB boards
• Configurable MMI
• Configurable device behaviour
• Monitoring blocks
• Monitoring parameters
• Device delay
• Validation of GPIB equipment
• Simulation of non-existing equipment
• Reproduction of error scenarios
• Validation of system under test (MCM4)

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GPIBSIM architecture
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MCM4 Hardware

• MCM4 platform SUN V240 / Solaris 8
• e.g. 21 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM
• 19 Rack Mountable (GSSIS)
• GPIB/LAN Gateways Agilent E5810A
• Supports VXI11 protocol
• Driver layer part of MCM4 software
• GPIB Simulator Standard PC / Linux
• 2 NI GPIB boards
• Local Console Standard PC / Windows

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Project Milestones

• Kick-Off 12/03
• PDR 05/04
• Factory Acceptance 10/04
• P-SAT at ESOC 11/04 03/05
• O-SAT for Cebreros 04/05 06/05
• Deployment for stations PER,NNO,MSP,KOU 07/05
  03/06

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MCM4 Benefits (1)

• Vendor independent software allows runtime
  license-free solution
• Use of infrastructure packages
• GSSC/Web GMMI for the MMI
• CRS for Configuration reporting
• Re-use of existing drivers ensures continuity to
  previous system
• The MCM4 architecture ensures high maintainability

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MCM4 Benefits (2)

• Devices supporting the Basic MC protocol can be
  added by tailoring only
• Design allows to replace GPIB/LAN gateway by
  other supplier in case of problems
• Equipment driver skeleton infrastructure allowing
  re-use of existing drivers and integration of new
  drivers
• Portability to Linux

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MCM4 Contacts

• Agency
• Catherine LannesESOCcatherine.lannes_at_esa.int
• Tel. [phone]
• Contractor
• Hannes KubrSiemens PSE / Space Business
  Unithannes.kubr_at_siemens.comTel. 43(0)51707
  42696