I.B. + M.A. DE LANDE LONG
SOFTWARE + CONSULTANCY

Off-the-shelf Software Components

Our shell packages are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software components. For example, the Telecommand Encoder Shell is designed to be a component of a ground system in the same way that a VLSI telecommand decoder chip is a component of a spacecraft.

Each package gives access to the communication facilities through an API (Application Programming Interface). They are easy to build into a software system, using calls in ANSI-C.

These software components provide a way to

save costs
reduce timescales
cut technical risks

compared to independent development of an equivalent capability.