NOS3 Ground Systems

NOS3 supports two ground systems out of the box - COSMOS and AIT.

AMMOS Instrument Toolkit (AIT)

AIT is a Python-based software suite developed by JPL to handle Ground Data System (GDS), Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), commanding, telemetry uplink/downlink, and sequencing for JPL International Space Station and CubeSat Missions.

If AIT is the ground station utilized, the project repository is installed under the AIT directory and a python virtual environment is created during installation. The default AIT installation is under the “ait” virtual environment and a cFS specialized project is installed under the “ait-cfs” virtual environment. If the user wants to create their own Ground Station using AIT they may use the ait virtual environment. This document uses the AIT-cFS installed in the “ait-cfs” virtual environment. AIT web interface is pictured below.