Beagle Bone Bit error rate tester/generator

[Don Anderson]

Our engineering group supports a satellite ground system. We presently use a Firebird MC6000 BERT to simulate a framesync and data pattern. Our idea is to use the Beaglebone Black to play a scripted data and framesynch pattern into our ground system. The firebird functions but requires a great deal of manipulation to enter data into the test equipment to make it work.

I want to develop a method in which I can enter data through EXCEL and play it back through the beagle bone and into our system.

Any ideas are welcomed.

Don Anderson

[Graham]

Don:
What are your data transfer rate and formatting requirements are for moving the bits out of the BBB, into the test equipment?
I would go buy the book  "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" for ideas about how to deal with Excel spreadsheets in Python, and how to set up the export format.
--- Graham

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