Multi-function application specific integrated circuit for controlling spacecraft thrusters
US5396428A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B19/0423
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multifunctional application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) may be configured to perform one of three different functions by selecting the input status of particular pins on the ASIC. The pins serve various functions according to the set operational mode of the ASIC. The three modes described are a thruster drive mode, a microprocessor interface drive and a bypass mode.
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