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+# Helion Modular Development Platform
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+Helion is a single unit of the FemtoStar Helium triple-modular-redundant onboard computer. Helion Modular Development Platform (HMDP) is a modular development platform for the Helion, designed to be connected via a card edge to an external backplane, wherein three HMDPs can operate as a complete Helium system.