Microchip in Space

Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the PIC18 microcontroller.

Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project...

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Bill Giovino Executive Editor

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Bill Giovino
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Didn't it pack in after a few hours?

Ian

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Ian Bell

Since we're touting our space borne accomplishments, JK microsystems' uflashTCP has been flying on the International Space Station for 2-3 years controlling a sample refrigerator. A gas monitor for the ISS is currently under development using our Logicflex SBC.

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Jim Stewart

PIC18

Any electronics in space have to withstand ionizing radiation without failing. To fly is easy, to work is another :), radiation toughness data would be useful.

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pbdelete

PIC18

NASA did do some radiation tests on our SBC and it passed with a wide margin. I don't know the exact nature of the tests since our end user did them and not us.

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Jim Stewart

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