Page about the RPW Instrument Configurations (RPWcons).
RPW instrument configuration purpose
The instrument configurations are used by the ROC to apply pre-defined set of fixed TC parameters on-board during the mission.
Each configuration is associated with one or more operation scenarios, which shall cover as much as possible the whole mission timeline.
If required, a given configuration can be run for different DPU flignt software modes and with specific attributes (e.g., data compression activated/deactivated). The tuple (software mode, configuration) is called a "state" of the instrument.
RPW instrument configurations versus modes
Table below lists the already defined instrument configurations versus the DPU flignt software modes. Each cell gives the link to the corresponding instrument state description page.
| SURVEY_NORMAL | SURVEY_BURST | SBM_DETECTION | SURVEY_BACKUP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFAULT SCIENCE | RPW_SCIENCE NORMAL-DEFAULT | RPW_SCIENCE BURST-DEFAULT | RPW_SCIENCE DETECTION-DEFAULT | |
| LOW RATE | RPW_SCIENCE NORMAL-LOW | |||
| GALAXY | RPW_SCIENCE NORMAL-GALAXY | |||