BUILT-IN TEST FOR SATELLITE DIGITAL PAYLOAD VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. A testing system for a satellite payload, the testing system comprising:
- a built-in testing component configured at a satellite, the built-in testing component comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output; and
a payload component configured at the satellite, the payload component comprising a payload component input communicatively connected to the built-in testing component output and a payload component output communicatively connected to the built-in testing component input,wherein the built-in testing component is configured to transmit a digital test signal from the built-in testing component output to the payload component input and receive a digital output signal at the built-in testing component input from the payload component output.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a testing system for a satellite payload includes a built-in testing component configured at a satellite, the built-in testing component comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output, and a payload component configured at the satellite, the payload component comprising a payload component input communicatively connected to the built-in testing component output and a payload component output communicatively connected to the built-in testing component input, wherein the built-in testing component is configured to transmit a digital test signal from the built-in testing component output to the payload component input and receive a digital output signal at the built-in testing component input from the payload component output.
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1. A testing system for a satellite payload, the testing system comprising:
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a built-in testing component configured at a satellite, the built-in testing component comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output; and a payload component configured at the satellite, the payload component comprising a payload component input communicatively connected to the built-in testing component output and a payload component output communicatively connected to the built-in testing component input, wherein the built-in testing component is configured to transmit a digital test signal from the built-in testing component output to the payload component input and receive a digital output signal at the built-in testing component input from the payload component output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A testing system for a satellite payload, the testing system comprising:
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a plurality of built-in testing components configured at a satellite, each of the plurality of built-in testing components comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output; and a payload component configured at the satellite, the payload component comprising a plurality of payload component inputs each communicatively connected to a respective one of the built-in testing component outputs and a plurality of payload component outputs each communicatively connected to a respective one of the built-in testing component inputs, wherein each of the plurality of built-in testing components is configured to transmit a digital test signal from its built-in testing component output to a respective payload component input and receive a digital output signal at its built-in testing component input from a respective payload component output. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of testing a payload component configured at a satellite, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from a built-in testing component comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output, a digital test signal from the built-in testing component output to a payload component input; and receiving, at the built-in testing component input from a payload component output, a digital output signal, wherein the built-in testing component and the payload component are configured at the satellite, and wherein the payload component input is communicatively connected to the built-in testing component output and the payload component output is communicatively connected to the built-in testing component input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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