Centralized Multi-Functional Unit (CMFU) (Ariane 6):
- On-board computers (functional and telemetry), based on ARM Cortex R5 microprocessor
- Time-triggered ethernet switch
- Electro-valves and loop closure commands
- Power distribution
Pyrotechnical Firing Unit (PFU) (Ariane 6):
- Electro-Explosive Devices (EED) commands
- Laser-Initiated Devices (LID) commands
- Includes all the safety barriers
Batteries (Ariane 6):
- Product based on commercial cells
- High production rate
- Batteries assembly facility for Ariane 6 fully operational in 2023
Multi-functional unit (VEGA-C):
- 1553 bus repeater
- Power source – ground / onboard – management. Interfaces with 7 different batteries
- Avionics’ power distribution
- Effectors’ driving (electro-valves, loop closure commands, EEDs, NEAs)
- Wide range of payload services (Electrical orders, NEAs, 1553 bus…)
- Safety function management
- Interface with ground control bench by means of RS-422
Upper stage harness (VEGA-C):
- Most of the DC harness in VEGA-C’s upper stage (AVUM)
- The entire MIL-STD-1553B harness in the launcher (all the stages)
- Routing in the 3D electronic mock-up
- 58 wire bundles
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