The command and data handling subsystem team is composed of members from Canada, Nigeria, Norway and the United States.

The command and data handling subsystem is responsible for directing and managing the flow of information between satellite subsystems. This will involve both control and data transfer operations between satellite subsystems and the CDH main computer as well as transfer to and from ground via the communications subsystem.

Responsibilities of the CDH subsystem team also include the designing of the onboard serial control interface that will link various subsystems together in a network with the command and data handling subsystem as the controlling node. In addition, it involves the programming and design of the SEDSat2 main computer system that will link up with the rest of the satellite via the aforementioned serial control bus.

Due to design constraints such as very limited power supply, radiation and extreme temperatures the command and data handling subsystem will have to be designed in a manner that ensures both robustness and redundancy.

News from the CDH team:

We are glad to welcome you to our new webpage. You will see that this page will update rapidly with the latest news from the SEDSAT II team. We would also like to remind everyone about our wiki-page at http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDSAT-2.

SEDSAT II is an educational satellite project organized through SEDS Earth, involving student members from over 16 different nations and 5 different continents.