Software-defined radio transceiver for Natal Multi-Mission Satellite Ground Station
Software Defined Radio, Space missions, Ground Station, Nanosatellite, Digital Signal Processing.
The term Software Defined Radios (SDR) is defined as radios that perform, through software, the control of a variety of modulation techniques and operating frequency range, without the need to change the hardware components, in which the operating characteris
tics are defined from the reconfiguration of its functional blocks. The use of Software Defined Radio (RDS) transceivers is essential for satellite communication stations, when it is desired to act on multiple space missions, as the mission’s communication requirements are easily reconfigured by software. This work aims to demonstrate the implementation of a multi-mission RDS for the INPE ground station in Natal, called the Multi-Mission Station of Natal (EMMN), making a single RDS transceiver act on different nanosatellites missions. For validation, the use of this RDS will be shown in a CubeSat mission operated by EMMN and its perspective of use in other missions. In addition, a Management Interface will be shown that should be integrated to such RDS, capable of allowing the alteration of parameters inherent to the transceiver itself as well as the visualization of the information exchange involved between the station and the target nanosatellite.