Comprehensive Software Simulation on Ground Special Power at Kennedy Space Center

As the number of channels, or operative sites, increases in present and future ground special power (GSP) development efforts, the amount of hardware required to test development codes becomes substantially expensive. By simulating/emulating the hardware, code development in a control system can be tested and verified using software simulation. Having simulation and emulation of the complete system is also crucial for facilitating the development of the control applications during code reviews, customer demonstrations, unit testing, and possibly for future personnel training.