• Serial
• Link Analyzer
• LabVIEW
• High Speed
• FPGA
• EGSE
• Communication
• Space

The thesis deals with Design and Implementation of a Testing Equipment for Space High Speed Serial Links on National Instruments FPGA Platform and LabVIEW Environment.
SpaceWire is the current generation rated up to 400 Mbps of spacecraft on‑board high‑speed serial communications.
Major subjects of the Space Industry prefer resort to comprehensive, structured and reliable testing environment, like the well renown LabVIEW solution.
Currently, there are no proper or complete solutions available on the testing‑equipment market able to offer for SpaceWire links both top‑rated speed and advanced Link Analyser functionalities under the LabVIEW environment.
Willing to address this growing market request, National Instruments would offer a completed and natively LabVIEW integrated solution for SpaceWire testing purposes based on its PXIe hardware.
The thesis discussed in these pages is the result of National Instruments and University of Pisa joint collaboration.
The presented document first provides context and background theory on the spacecraft design, introducing the SpaceWire standard.
Following, the required specifications are presented and translated into the SpaceWire Link Analyser system architecture to be implemented.
Main body of text explains in details all the stages involving design and implementation of the system on National Instruments target PXIe FPGA hardware solution. Know‑how acquisition about the implementation of user custom designs on National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA solutions involved the major efforts and training during thesis activities.
Lastly, the verification and validation strategy adopted is presented and discussed providing the achieved results.