Embedded processing in Uplink Digital

Abstract

Uplink Digital is a communication system developed for a Califomia based flight simulation company. This paper covers the implementation of an embedded microcontroller within the system. In order to familiarize the reader with the Uplink Digital system a general overview of operation is covered first, along with a discussion of the flight simulation company's existing analog communication system. The hardware and software design details are presented next. Finally a comparison of Uplink Digital with the analog system is discussed.