Rad hard telemetry controller fits satellite apps

The LX7730 telemetry controller IC integrates the required functions for satellite sensor monitoring telemetry systems and interfaces with FPGAs. The chip has 64 analog inputs that can be sampled with a 12-bit A/D converter at up to 25 kHz. The inputs can also function as variable bi-level inputs with the threshold set by an internal 8-bit D/A converter and there is a ±2% accurate adjustable current source.

The IC is register programmable using an 8-bit parallel bus or an SPI interface. It has 1 kV ESD pin protection on all CH pins and 2 kV on all other pins. The chip is radiation tolerant to a minimum of 100 kRad TID, 50 kRad ELDRs, is single event immune, comes in a 132 pin ceramic quad flat package, and has an operating range of -55° to 125°C. Sampling now.