Terms and Abbreviations
Software, firmware & tools
Term |
Meaning |
|---|---|
PicoCoreMX8MP |
The System-on-Module (SoM) used in the DISCO II project. It contains the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor. |
Cortex-M7 |
The low-power core in the PicoCoreMX8MP. It is responsible for low-power operations and contains a |
Cortex-A53 |
The high-power cores in the PicoCoreMX8MP. They responsible for running the Linux operating system and applications for image acquisition and processing. |
CSP |
CubeSat Space Protocol: The network library used in the DISCO II project. It is a custom protocol used for communication between the modules of the satellite, as well as the ground station. |
libparam |
A library used in the DISCO II project for managing parameters on CSP nodes. Each CSP node has a list of parameters that can be retrieved/set remotely and used to trigger callbacks. |
CSH |
The CSP Shell. A command-line interface for interacting with CSP nodes. It can be used to set parameters, configure DIPP pipelines, program |
csp_proc |
The library used in the DISCO II project for flight planning. It can be used to dynamically create procedures that can be executed on the Cortex-M7 core when it is not in contact with the ground station. |
app-sys-manager |
An application that exposes the Linux-side of the PicoCoreMX8MP over CSP. It provides a remote interface to run system calls on the Linux system. |
Yocto |
A tool used to create custom Linux distributions for embedded systems. It is used in the DISCO II project to build the system image for the PicoCoreMX8MP. |
U-Boot |
The main bootloader on the PicoCoreMX8MP. It is used to load the Linux kernel, device tree, etc. and boot the Cortex-M7 core. |
DIPP |
The DISCO II Image Processing Pipeline. It is responsible for processing the images captured by the camera controller. |