Open-Architecture based HIL simulator for use with xPC Target™.

KEY FEATURES

• 19" Rack Mount, 4U chassis (compact PC104 form factor based system also available)
• Open Architecture
• Expandable with additional COTS I/O boards
• Remote as well as on-board data logging
• Real-time monitoring and script based test automation using Pathway's OpenSim:ModelPartition software
• Fully compatible with xPC Target™ real-time kernel from The MathWorks

SIMULATOR SPECIFICATIONS

Pathway’s Cheetah system can be used as a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulator for testing of embedded software. The Cheetah HIL simulator comes in a 19" rack mount chassis and can operate in indoor environment from 0 degC to 55 deg C.

Cheetah HIL simulator fully supports the MATLAB/Simulink® modeling environment via xPC Target™ compatibility. The plant models developed in Simulink/SimMechanics/SimPowerSystems/SimHydraulics can run in real-time on a Cheetah HIL simulator box running xPC Target™.

The I/O of Cheetah HIL simulator can be fully customized. The standard simulator chassis has space for five I/O cards. Additional I/O and custom signal conditioning, if required, can be added.

Pathway provides software tools for configuration and control of the simulator hardware. If using the xPC Target™ real-time kernel from the MathWorks, TCP/IP connectivity is available between the host PC and the simulator for exercising the plant model, real-time monitoring and data logging.

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

In addition to the COTS components, it is possible to integrate hardware which is specific to your project into the HIL simulator. Pathway provides engineering services for the design and fabrication of custom electronics components and/or for system integration. The custom hardware components we develop include

• Custom signal conditioning boards
• Custom interface boxes for adding loads
• Failure insertion units
• Break-out boxes
• ...

• Powertrain, vehicle dynamics and body electronics HIL
• Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, Medical Electronics, etc
• Automated testing

Download product brief:Simulator Overview.pdf

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