1. FGM peer PDR GSE - 1 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Ground Support Equipment Concept (GSE) Werner Magnes Institut für Weltraumforschung (IWF) Austrian Academy of Sciences

2. FGM peer PDR GSE - 2 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 GSE Concept MGSE for FGS Mu-metal can EGSE for FGE commanding and testing Digital interface simulator (bread board EGSE) with limited features for bread board testing (supplied by IWF) Full functional EGSE for ETU and FM (supplied by UCB)

3. FGM peer PDR GSE - 3 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Mu-Metal Can System Integration VEX-MAG EM Integration

4. FGM peer PDR GSE - 4 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Digital I/F Simulator Only bread board testing

5. FGM peer PDR GSE - 5 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Power / Thermal / Mechanical Power Compatible with power plugs in Germany Provide regulated voltages Allows current measurements to verify power of FGE circuitry Mechanical 6U VME support (without Wedge-locks) for FGE Portable and rugged for transport to Europe Open rack for access while under test Connectors are acceptable for flight interconnection

6. FGM peer PDR GSE - 6 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Command & Telemetry Handling Commands Sends CDI 24-bit commands per ICD specification User format in ITOS Reads ITOS format command files Compatible format with IDPU GSE and MOC GSE Telemetry Records high resolution (128 Hz vectors) Records low resolution (4-128 Hz vectors) Storage Stores vectors to disk in ASCII format X Y Z with spaces between Optional time/temp Format: Time Temp1 Temp2 X Y Z

7. FGM peer PDR GSE - 7 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 Data Plotting & Display Plots one second of the 128 Hz data (X, Y, Z) with an update of every second Plots the low resolution data (X, Y, Z) in a variable length (e.g. 30 second) long window Plots one second mean values (Xm, Ym, Zm) as well as the standard deviation (Xsd, Ysd, Zsd) of 128 vectors of the 128 Hz data with an update every second Numeric Displays of Xm, Ym, Zm Supports “screen print” capability

8. FGM peer PDR GSE - 8 Braunschweig, October 8-9, 2003 EGSE Error Checking and Response None identified Mission Requirements Compatible with TU-BS/IWF Systems (TBD) Network for data transfer Compatibility with next level integration Uses ITOS, LabWindows, C PC standards