Hardware-in-the-Loop
a system's simulation test of embedded controls by the electrical emulation of it's motors, sensors and actuators.
See Also: HIL
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Battery Cell Simulator
BCS-LABCAR
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The ETAS Battery Cell Simulator (BCS-LABCAR) is a Hardware-in-the-Loop system which specifically targets the signal-level test, validation, and calibration of battery management systems (BMSs). The BCS-LABCAR is a high-precision Battery Cell Simulator that emulates the behavior of individual battery cells and packs across a wide range of challenging operating conditions, e.g. cell balancing over-charging, deep discharging, or pulse operation. The system is highly modular and thus scalable to emulate battery packs from a single cell all the way up to 200 cells.
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PXIe-1487, 8 Input, 8 Output, or 4 Input/4 Output PXI FlexRIO GMSL™ Interface Module
787458-01
Interface
The PXIe-1487 combines the Maxim Integrated Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link™ (GMSL™) interface with the Xilinx FPGA for high-throughput vision and imaging applications. This module provides a high-speed digital interface for using and testing modern advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous drive (AD) camera sensors and electronic control units (ECUs). Additionally, the PXIe-1487 makes use of a combination of GMSL™ serializers and deserializers with a Xilinx FPGA to provide a high-throughput and customizable GMSL™ interface on PXI. The included FlexRIO driver, with LabVIEW FPGA examples, provides access and control for power-over-coax, I²C back-channel communication, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) communication on the GMSL™ channels. The PXIe-1487 is ideal for applications such as in-vehicle data logging, lab-based playback, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). GMSL is a trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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Test Hardware
TTPSimulate PCI
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TTPSimulate supports hardware-in-the-loop simulation and design of complex distributed control systems where some parts of the systems are physically available and others exist only as a simulation model. This board enables concurrent engineering and reliable integration of complex integrated systems in large programs.
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Test Automation System
RT-Tester
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Verified Systems International GMBH
Designed to perform automated hardware-in-the-loop tests and software component test on process or thread level for embedded real-time systems. The functional components of RT-Tester can be structured as shown in the figure to the left. Please click on the small image to enlarge the picture. The System Under Test (SUT) denotes the object to be tested.
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Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Module
C Series
Interface
C Series Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Modules use hardware-selectable NI-XNET Transceiver Cables (TRC) to communicate High-Speed/Flexible Data‑Rate CAN, Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant CAN, and/or LIN. Using the NI-XNET driver, you can create applications that require real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN and/or LIN frames and signals. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimizing message latency and freeing host processor time. C Series Vehicle Multiprotocol Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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Environmental Control System Test Platform
Test Platform
The Airframe Environmental Control System Test Platform provides a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) closed-loop test environment for dynamic and maintenance testing of cockpit and cabin environmental control systems for airframes. The system simulates a military or commercial airframe cabin, including sensors and actuators from the control system and the passengers. The system delivers repeatable, cost-effective testing in a fraction of the time needed with typical in-house simulation systems.
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LIN Interface Device
LIN Interface
LIN Interface Devices are bus interfaces for developing applications with the NI-XNET driver. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine couples the LIN bus to host memory to minimize message latency. You can import, edit, and use signals from LDF databases in integrated LIN databases. LIN Interface Devices work well for applications requiring real-time, high-speed manipulation of many LIN frames and signals, such as hardware-in-the-loop simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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PCI-7813, 3M Gate Virtex-II FPGA, Digital Reconfigurable I/O Device
779370-01
Digital I/O Module
The PCI‑7813 is a reconfigurable I/O (RIO) device that features a user-programmable FPGA for onboard processing and flexible I/O operation. With LabVIEW FPGA, you can individually configure the digital lines as inputs, outputs, counter/timers, PWM, encoder inputs, or specialized communication protocols. You can also program custom onboard decision making that executes with hardware-timed speed and reliability. The PCI‑7813 is well-suited for a wide variety of applications, such as high-speed waveform generation, sensor simulation, hardware-in‑the‑loop (HIL) test, custom communications protocols, bit error rate test, and other applications that require precise timing and control.
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Test System
BMS HIL
Test System
The BMS Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Test System is a high performance platform providing all necessary input signals used for battery pack simulation. A real-time operating system executes complex cell and pack models commonly used for BMS algorithm development and firmware regression testing.
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*C Series CAN Interface Module
CAN Interface
C Series CAN Interface Modules communicate using onboard transceivers for High-Speed/Flexible Data‑Rate or Low-Speed/Fault Tolerant CAN. C Series CAN Interface Modules are either compatible with NI-XNET or the NI-985x driver, depending on model.Using NI-XNET, you can create applications that require real-time, high-speed manipulation of hundreds of CAN frames and signals. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine enables the onboard processor to move CAN frames and signals between the interface and the user program without CPU interrupts, minimizing message latency and freeing host processor time. C Series CAN Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Modules feature a dedicated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers specialized functionality such as multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. You can customize these models with the LabVIEW FPGA Module to develop applications requiring precise timing and control such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. PXI Express models also include peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express models.
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HIL and RCP DFIG Laboratory
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This laboratory combines the best of both OPAL-RT and Festo solutions to deliver academic researchers and teachers with the ideal Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) simulation system to conduct experiments and teach in the fields of electrical machinery, power converters and wind energy generation.
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VeriStand
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VeriStand helps you get your hardware-in-the-loop or test cell control and monitoring system up and running quickly. With a wide range of out-of-the-box functionality that includes configurable data acquisition and logging, test sequencing, and simulation model integration, VeriStand reduces the time needed to test your products. You can also use a variety of software tools to add custom functionality to VeriStand, which makes it flexible enough to adapt to even the most complex applications. Choosing VeriStand gives you the confidence that your test system will perform reliably while providing the flexibility you need to meet your real-time test requirements.
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PXI Fault Insertion (Fault Injection) Modules
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PXI Fault Insertion Units (FIU), also known as Fault Injection switch products, are designed specifically for safety-critical applications where the response of a control system is required to be evaluated when sensor connections behave in unexpected ways. These modules are scalable solutions that can be used to switch signals between simulations and real-life devices in a multitude of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and test systems. The fault insertion unit can significantly simplify and accelerate the testing, diagnosis and integration work in HIL applications.
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2-Axis Rate and Position Tables
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When a device under test needs to be stimulated with simultaneous movements around two axes, then a product from the ACUTRONIC two-axis motion simulator range is the right choice. Due to their independent motion simulation in two axes they are very versatile: they are used as Inertial Guidance Test Systems (IGTS), for HardWare-In-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, for the test of optronic pointing devices, and many more applications.
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PXI Digital Reconfigurable I/O Module
ITA
PXI Digital Reconfigurable I/O Modules feature a user-programmable FPGA for onboard processing and flexible I/O operation. You can completely control the synchronization and timing of all signals and operations along with custom onboard decision making. The PXI Digital Reconfigurable I/O Module is suited for a wide variety of applications, such as high-speed waveform generation, sensor simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test, custom communications protocols, bit error rate testing, and other applications requiring precise timing and control.
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PXIe-1486, 8 Input, 8 Output, or 4 Input/4 Output PXI FlexRIO FPD-Link™ Interface Module
787454-01
Interface
The PXIe-1486 combines the Texas Instruments Flat Panel Display Link™ (FPD-Link™) interface with the Xilinx FPGA for high-throughput vision and imaging applications. This module provides a high-speed digital interface for using and testing modern advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous drive (AD) camera sensors and electronic control units (ECUs). Additionally, the PXIe-1486 makes use of a combination of FPD-Link™ serializers and deserializers with a Xilinx FPGA to provide a high-throughput and customizable FPD-Link™ interface on PXI. The included FlexRIO driver, with LabVIEW FPGA examples, provides access and control for power-over-coax, I²C back-channel communication, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) communication on the FPD-Link™ channels. The PXIe-1486 is ideal for applications such as in-vehicle data logging, lab-based playback, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). FPD-Link is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
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PXIe-7866, Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 24-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
787354-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
PXIe, Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 24-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module - The PXIe-7866 features flexibility of timing and synchronization with a user-programmable FPGA for onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals. The PXIe-7866 provides 24 analog output, 2 analog input, and 32, 5V input-tolerant digital I/O channels connected to a Kintex-7 325T FPGA to help you design applications for hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. You can use the dedicated A/D converter (ADC) for independent timing, individual channel triggering, and multirate sampling. Additionally, the PXIe-7866 includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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Panel-mounted Power Amplifier(Hardware In The Loop Testing)
PA60Bi
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PA60Bi is the panel-mounted power amplifier, which can produce 3-phase current, with maximum RMS phase current of 60A and maximum output power of 800VA, and 4-phase voltage, with maximum RMS phase voltage of 120V and maximum output power of 60VA.
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PXI Signal Insertion Switch Module
Switch Module
PXI Signal Insertion Switch Modules, also known as fault insertion units (FIUs), provide a set of feedthrough channels, which make the switch transparent to the system when closed. You can open or short these channels to one of two fault buses, allowing you to simulate open or interrupted connections as well as shorts between pins, shorts to battery voltages, and shorts to ground on a per-channel basis. When controlled with the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, the PXI Signal Insertion Switch Module can validate the integrity of control systems including engine control units (ECUs) and full authority digital engine controls (FADECs). You can also use the FIU models for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) applications and electronic reliability tests.
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Dynamic IR Scene Projectors
Mirage™
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In 1999, SBIR introduced MIRAGE™, the world’s first integrated Dynamic IR Scene Projection System, designed to support hardware-in-the-loop testing of missile seekers, FLIRs, counter measure simulation and tracking systems. MIRAGE™ is a complete turnkey infrared scene projector that utilizes unique resistive emitter array technology to produce high definition dynamic IR scenes. The original MIRAGE™-1 used a 512 x 511 pixel resistive array emitter capable of frame rates up to 200 Hz. Below is a list outlining the progression of the product line and a list of SBIR’s currently available scene generation systems:
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PXIe-7868, Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 18-AO Channels, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
785571-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
Kintex-7 325T FPGA, 18-AO Channels, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module—The PXIe-7868 features a user-programmable FPGA for high-performance onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals for complete flexibility of timing and synchronization. With 18 analog output channels connected directly to a Kintex-7 325T FPGA, you have ample space to design applications that require precise timing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. The PXIe-7868 features a dedicated A/D converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. The PXIe-7867 also includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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PXIe-7867, Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 18-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module
785570-01
Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O
Kintex-7 160T FPGA, 18-Channel AO, 1 MS/s, PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module—The PXIe-7867 features a user-programmable FPGA for high-performance onboard processing and direct control over I/O signals for complete flexibility of timing and synchronization. With 18 analog output channels connected directly to the FPGA, you can quickly design for applications that require precise timing such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, custom protocol communication, sensor simulation, and high-speed control. The PXIe-7867 features a dedicated A/D converter (ADC) per channel for independent timing and triggering. This design offers multirate sampling and individual channel triggering, which are outside the capabilities of typical data acquisition hardware. The PXIe-7867 also includes peer-to-peer streaming for direct data transfer to other PXI Express modules.
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SIMulation Workbench
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A comprehensive framework for developing and executing real-time hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulations.
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ECU Simulator
PT-LabCar
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PT-LABCAR is an open and scalable Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) system. It is designed for open- and closed-loop testing of ECUs specifically in the powertrain application domain. The system can be used to run automated regression tests for the release of software variants as well as for the validation of control and diagnostic functions in early phases of ECU development.
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Functional Test
xUTS
Functional Test
Extend test to encompass copious test points and DUT varieties along with real-time, hardware-in-the-loop and other state-of-the-art instrumentation. extendedUTS (xUTS) is a custom product for high complexity functional test. Configured for the unique needs of a class of devices under test (DUTs), the xUTS employs our universal test system approach that combines the best open platform instrumentation and software along with mass interconnect technology.
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LIN Interface Module
C Series LIN
LIN Interface
C Series LIN Interface Modules are bus interfaces for developing applications with the NI-XNET driver. The NI-XNET device-driven DMA engine couples the LIN bus to host memory to minimize message latency. You can import, edit, and use signals from LDF databases in integrated LIN databases. C Series LIN Interface Modules work well for applications requiring real-time, high-speed manipulation of many LIN frames and signals, such as hardware-in-the-loop simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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PXI FlexRay Interface Module
FlexRay Interface
PXI FlexRay Interface Modules provide two fully functional FlexRay interfaces, allowing an individual electronic control unit (ECU) to be connected to the interface when other cold-start nodes are not available. You also can use the interfaces individually to connect two separate FlexRay networks while maintaining full performance on each interface. PXI FlexRay Interface Modules work well in applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, bus monitoring, and automation control.
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Satellite Network Simulator
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The DataSoft Satellite Network Simulator is a real-time software tool capable of simulating satellite links by operating as a hardware-in-the-loop tool for layer-2 verification and validation, or, as an offline planning tool for capacity and availability analysis for planned deployments.
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3-Axis Motion Simulators
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When a device under test needs to be stimulated with simultaneous movements around three axes, then a product from the ACUTRONIC three-axis motion simulator range is the right choice. Independent motion simulation in three axes makes them very versatile: they are used as Inertial Guidance Test Systems (IGTS), for HardWare-In-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, for the test of optronic pointing devices, and many more applications.





























