RT-LAB Brochure - Opal-RT
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1. i yout E E ata yo epg T porre a OPAL RT Support for 1 0 Support tor Third Party 1 0 OPAL RT supports several board types such as 1P Modules 2 Mulfuncion Boards The supported third party are trom various manufacturers National Instruments Acromag SBS Technologies a complete Ist of third party 1 05 go ta Support for Reconfigurable OPSOOD FPGA Based 1 0 oh Speed etae signal capture and generation is essential tw the precision of many applications RT LAB adds to Rs ready extensive VO capabilites the new 095000 range which allows high speed data acquistion and control output fully optimized for HIL simulation applications RT LAB fully supports this range in order to handle large channel densities at very high update rates For example R allows capture and generation af PWM signal at a resolution of 10 See table on following page wiopat t comjprodocisericesihardwarecomponentsio riparty index htm ang FPGA Based Signal Conditioning amp 1 0 Products 075100 FPGA RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING amp 1 0 BOARDS Product rom TL m m mE a TRI pat vour ae due Ta Ea in FS Sn n ee func pes Interes Boards m rei2. goes both ways s modular design enables the delivery of economical systems by supplying oniy the modules needed or the soplatn in order to minimize computational requirements and meet end user price targets Ts is essential for high volume embedded applications ang Key Features Model Develop fu tert vn Sei Satu Real Workshop and Specialized Blockset to prepare model for processing internode communication and signal Sb ks to Reni Time User terface Comprehensive API for developing your own rine application Including too Tor LabVIEW MATLAB Visual Basie TesStand Python ad 0 lt Supports models Carsim Trucksim AMESim Dymola as wall as legacy in FORTRAN 90 95 Run time Features Diss synchronized execution across mulie processors indudng multiple CPU motherboards Shared Memory Freire SpnatWre intarrocessor communication Integrated sinat visualzatn and control panel Dynamic Signal racing select any signal for rmowtoring during rude On ine Parameter Eats parameters onthe manually or via parameter Mes Extensive 1 0 card support over devices Choke of RTOS Qux RedMawk Lux or Windows for sort eal tne Performance Features XHP Mode high speed mode to give closed loop de times below 10 mic
3. considerable Connecting the prototype controler to a high fidelity simulation of the piant has many advantages beyond the safety of the plant T also means tat the controler can go through a sees of automated tests unattended without increasing the of damage to the plant even further Testing with Real Plant Ja part of the design process the controller has to be tested with the real plant simulate the controler by running the contral sofware and connecting to the piant In fact RT LAB provides an excelent environment in which the controller can smtened ready from controling the model to controling th plant and back again Hardware in the Loop with Real Controller once the controler has gone into production instead the controllers on plant they can be ready tested using the same piant simulator that was used im the prototyping stage allowing rigorous clean repeatable tests to be cad Embedded Data Acquisition and Control controller on RT LAB Embedded Target once the controller has been developed fully tested n many cases makes sense to simply deploy the controller on the platform it was developed RT LAB has several tois to help you convert the prototype conor Into robust secure embedded system that can be connected o the real piant and ali tne other peripheral systems it needs to communicate with
4. integrated Signal Visualization and Control Panel RTAAS includes a generic graphical user interface built in LabVIEW that allows the user to select and view signals as piots or gauges whl the simulation is running and interact wth the simulation by changing parameters and Input signals through Siders and buttons It also allows you to buld your custom paneis effortiessiy as it does not require you to do any LABVIEW coding The application is a standalone Mee executing your RT LAB models you can map any signal of modei parameter by simply pointing signa in the signal tre and cick on panel component such as a slider knob or scope The interface extracts the signal names from the model s tis very easy to identify the signals you need to On the ather hand you can rename your signals wh alases to better sult your needs Online Access to Parameters and Parameter Portabiity Many users make extensive use of RT LAB s abit to change model parameters on the ly through Rs on line Parameter Eto Not only can parameters be changed interactively les of parameter ists can be created and loaded ino the editor in order to change many parameters in one step However because i is possible to change the structure of the model after parameter fle has been created sometimes arse because a parameter may have been moved RTAAB Includes a Parameter Conflict Manager which wil highlight to the user when confit
5. Ive RT LAB RT LAB Distributed Real Time Power Model Based Design and Virtual Prototyping Control Prototyping and Testing Embedded Control Data Logging Product Description Feature Details Typical Applications Model Based Design and Virtual Prototyping Control Prototyping and Testing Embedded Control Data Logging isthe distributed real time platform that is revolutionizing he design process for engineering systems Through ns openness it Pas the Metbty to be applied to the most complex simulation and contol problem whether I s for real time hardware in the loop appliatons or for dramatically speeding up model execution Is scala provides low risk entry point for any real time engineering pplication alowing the developer to compute power where and When needed Handling Complexity and Simplicity REA is an Industrial grade ope scalable real time platform for engineers who need to use mathematical modes of dynamic systems bulk using MATLAB Simuli for simulation contro testing and related applications Since these models can be very complex It is often not possible run them in real time on a single processor RT LAB provides tools for running simulations of highly complex models a network of distributed run time targets communicating ulta low latency technologies i order to achieve the required performance
6. MATLAB integrates Online Documentation Complements the User Manual Comprehensive contestsenstive help Complete Documentation Example models fully documented to ease learning how to use RT AB OPAL RT RT LAB Thi lia provides sune of Simulation Graphics software that enables engineers to buid phot reaistie interactive ront ends to their RT LAB simulations Dirasm has developed for muli enieeing modeling and simulationtor use Wohin robotics proces and other apphcatons Dymela ows Simulation of he dynamic beh and complex interactions betwee or example Mechanical eer termodynamik hyaraulc nd contra systems hasbeen successfully tested with Dymola models to demonstrate that they can be run in real time Gamma Technologies Inc GT Power the industry tandard engine simulation tol used by al leading engine and vehicle makers and supper Iis the Industry s most comprehensive and simulation tool for application to wide variety design issues ns usefulness is further enhanced by integration with 3rd party prod uts such as STAR CD Fuent Simulink dnt and is specincaliy designed for steady state and transient simulations and can be used for analysis of engine powertrain conr T is applicable to ali of LC engines and provide
7. are performed in a subsystem during given real time simulation timestep Monitoring also be enabled from the Maincontrl Pane without adding and recompiling the model The monitoring values wil be displayed the Mentoring ViewerPane The block provides information about the folowing characteristics among other things Model computation time Reni Step Size computing overhead and synchronization iale tme Number of overune Avaitanie simulation Modes provides differen simulation modes depending on the application and ardare sotware configuration of the system Simulation as fast as possible with real time constraints for running fast simulations or simulation batches e g for Mnte Cale optimization Software synchronized using the CPU clock as a software umer Hardware synchronized using a hardware timer card Automatic MATLAB version Detection This allows legacy models to be automatically supported You do not need to manually select the appropriate runtime bares according to the version of MATLAB that was used to create the model RT LAB ships with ali versions of the libraries and wit automatically select the correct version also lows modes fom diferent versions to be used together eliminating the need to recom and test cider model MATLAS versions Supported 6 0 R12 6 1 65 R13 7548 Please Note RT LAB wil always support the test version of
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9. D road surfaces RT LAB has been integrated with CarSim and Trucs to allow user to run the model in real time not only to better visualize the vel behavior but also oc hardware i the ioop applications National instruments MATRIXX Product Family and LabVIEW RILAB uly compatible with the MATRON product family Xmat SytemBul and ight integration wth SystemBuld and Teststand alows the user to develop the system model and prepare k for real time execution in the same envio and executed on the distributed targets National Instruments LabVIEW delvers powerful graphical development environment for signal acquisition measurement analysis and data presentation giving you the of a programming language Without the complexity of traditional development tools LabVIEW allows You to acquire analyze and present data RT LAB s control environment interfaces are created with LABVIEW rut support for statefiow Libraries Your design includes state logic Need real time No problem RT LAB fuly supports i Station blocks wahin models fo real time implementation required state code SimPowersystems Blockset for Simulink The SinPowersystems Blockset formerly known as the Power Systems Biockset has been designed to allow users to create models of power electrical circuits using familar component biocks Inside a Simulink schematic diagram t has been bull fo
10. High speed signal Capture and Data Logging unique highspeed aata logging and event estre low to Be acquired and seamed to the target yen s wel s and events mading an ideni fr data ggg poston Added to suport standalone systems operon B OPAL RT order to comple tree and exert he model The repre _ reen J E Gstep1 frst step is to select the model you wish to run in realtime curenby supports modes developed in Simulink and Sytentula node including a You incorporate many a the model steps Sse Using the appropriate code generator Real Time Workshop or AutoCode and RTOS QNX or RedHawk Linux each component fof the model is converted to an executable optimized for exeun Step 4 searches the network for appropriate nodes and alows the ser to assign each component to the selected nodes steps Te user instructs RAAB to load the executable irto the target nodeg memory mode and communications and the models ota the smit runs exact step separate ades steps 5e Afra cick on the Execute button tart the sation Data rm the model raced to tne Via speciai abeyance the Here you cn the si
11. P5000 boards RT LAB can accommodate this time diference and update the model appropriately signatwire Data Transfer supports the Sinai protocol for data ansmison and reception between RT LAB systems or between RT LAB systems and 1 0 boards SignalWire based boards be daisy chained the same communication Iink thus allowing for a large expansion of the capaites of a single target computer The Signaire allows you t Instal 1 0 boards remotely from the computing node and at a convenient location near the electronic system that receives or generates the data Generic Shared Memory Driver LAB transparently supports the use of Shared Memory for very fast communications between two target processors In a for example embedded controllers or other processors that are not part of the simulation LAB also Incudes special Shared Memory blocks that allow the user to configure shared memory and reflective memory devices These are useful mhen the user wishes to read and write data between devices E E OPAL RT M RT LAB Features Real Time Performance RT LAB gives you the speed you need for computation of real time models p REAAB extra High Performance mode allows very fast computation of the eme model onthe target 1 system This has allowed our customers to simulate complex systems over
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13. and the data you need Moreover for the ultimate in texan you can combine windowed ataacquiston and triggered subsystems to create powert event based systems ang Advances Features for Waveform Generation 1 0 biock set provides signal generation features with characters and performances to sut broad range of application needs also allows for generation o transitions on output Ines at arbitrary times during calculation steps for very accurate uggerng or external electronics and PWM control The RT LAB event generator driver for the Opal RT OPS100 boards provides 10ns precision and a user definabie number of tanstons per caleuiation step on up to 32 individual 1 0 ines Ops products also support applation specf advanced signal generation features such as the reference pulse generation or pattem generation in automotive applications Advanced Feature tor Capture of Digital waveforms A REA can detect input events that occur between computation time steps and compensate 1 calculations in order to remove errors that wouid be introduced if the event oniy detected at the next time step after the event occured Mole the simulation is running at a regular timestep ts an event may occur between two timesteps 95 I the simulation was unt the next timestep to update the model numerical error vil be Introduced into the simulation Using features of OpsLRT 0
14. and Logging RTAAS extensive block st for acquistion transfer and logging o data covers the EET n Aul range o features required by real time systems Real Time Acquisition for Visualization and Data Logging provides unique data visualization and logging features that make te most complete and convenient real time systems design environment avaliable Veuaization and logging is a crucial element of the system and considerable energy Pas been put Into the Implementation of features that do not Imt oniine access to n model signals Extensive 1 0 Board Support provides support for the largest range of ISNPCIDA PCI PO PCCIA data hardware for QN and Rectan nux ith divers for over 75 commercial devices From CANbus t 1553 protocols through analog and digital 1 0 for hardware in the loop interfaces to high speed OHCI and IEE 1394 Firewire real time communications RT LAB provides Nl performances drivers for the mast demanding applications Support tor Opal RT 1 0 Boards RILAS provides support for the muliuncton PCI and PC 104 boards developed by Opal RT as wel as the Sinai protocol for data acquistion and transfer and communication between systems Specifically designed for Real time appicatons products feature common analog and digtal 1 0 functionaities as wel advanced features such as signal generation and capture Triggered Subsystems
15. d the system induding te LabVIEW interface il behave exacti Ike fa comple version abhaugh not inresitme Test Automation with Python Python cross platform open source scripting language that is growing in popular particularly win technical applications syntax is very dose to m seript which has made i very popular among MATLAB users Iis object oriented with classes and threads ete and aloms users to automate applications on any platform The RT LAB API allows users to configure RT LAB models and automate test runs using the Python language Also because Python is multi threaded you can Interface to mutil concurrent models ranning on several RT LAB target processors Tis means you coordinate many dierent tests even have data from one test platform to another fom a single operator station Python can also run directly on the target in real ime Running Python scrip in real time wil allow you to run test case that requires hard real time with the of an high level language The Python script can be and reloaded using the new automate transfer funcion without the need for resetting or the model TestStand is a ready to run test management environment for automating Your test and validation systems 1t is designed to maximize test code trough butt language adapters and simply maintenance by using modular uly customizable test system framework TestStand prov
16. distribue processors wi analog and dial at times below 10 microseconds RIA mode sashes overhead etting you use heu power of your computer for tne fest ume A constant dalenge deiopers of real time simulations s aciei accurate high Mdelty responses for increasingly complex models Even when the signals in a hardware in the loop M system need be updated in the 1006 of microseconds tme frame the model may need to be computed many times between each major time step in order to maintain numerical accuracy XHP mode brings an unprecedented 400 performance boost rom normal mode Ts by far ou peor any other resime system and is party sefu for modeling systems such as drive controls and power electronics XH RTAAB can run models in normal and XHP modes This lows unprecedented In configuring mut rate modeis wile maximizing computation power Sonware synchronized Mode for Windows has a Software Synchronized mode real time simulation using Windows XP OS simuatons an be run at 100 Hz wth oniy 1 5 ms of ter enabling lw rate simulations like aircraft or spacecraft dynamics without an RTOS ets benef from many of the features of RT LAB optimizes Scheduler a time step tne system is doing mare than computing the dynamic model also does administrative tasks such as reading and wrting updatin
17. emier real time version of the popular open source operating system from Concent Computer Corp otters Windows as a pseudo real time RTOS rapia RTLAB provides many features to allow you to develop your real time solution in minimal time Ie tiit integration wh Simulink and SystemBuild means you only need design your model and Incorporate our real time specifie blocks and If necessary our specal fed step solvers to prepare I for distribution and execution on the target processor or processors hanes the rest wih an easy to use Interface that takes your model to real time simulation with a few mouse ces RT LAB provides support for several specialized high fidelity modeling tools that allow you to create a system model Incorporate i ito Simulink and run i in real time See the separate section on third party modeling too curently supported ally to complete your application RT LAB s tools allow you readily connect to on line visualization tools such a LabVIEW and Altia without programming It also allows you to connect t your onn applications written In MATLAB Python Visual Basic and C Reducing take you from Simulink or SystemBuild dynamic models to real time wth hardware n theoop na very short time iata low cost Through is seaabilty and use of off the shelf components our inal wl be very low you wil be free add co
18. g the system dock scheduling tasks logging data and handing communications This restricts the amount or ume avatatie within a fame to compute tne model valves limiting the size of model tnat can be computed on a single proceso OPA RT has reduced this overhead to a few percent af raw hardware performance without lasing functionality thereby Increasing the capacity to compute more complex models ang ARTEMIS special Solvers for Converting SimPowerSystem Circuits to Real Time ARTEMIS Advanced Real Time ElectroMechanical Simulator For High Precision Real Time Simulation of ElectroMechanical and Electric Systems For users of Mathworks SimPowersjstems for mat as tne Power System Bockset who need to scelerate thelr power system models simulate them in real time ARTEMIS provides enhanced ortis that ensure reliable accurate and fast fed step length computations essental for high ety high performance diee SmeoweSytene Standard Fixed Step Solver on omn ARTEMIS was designed from the ground up to support realtime implementations of power systems simulations dramatically improving computation speed while preserving accuracy with ARTEMIS RT EvENTS niockset Time Compensation for Mixed Mode Simulation RT Events Blockset is an add on that works with MATLAB Simulink to improve the effiency and accuracy of continuous time occur between samples Fast sim
19. gnals bang generated and ange parameters nine to te simulation You can aiso he Extensive AP tol to Bld your own user trace and RT LAB automaticaly handles the rest DPAL RT RT LAB Features Distributed Computation The rain uniqueness of RT LAB Is Its capacity to execute large models over several parallel processors By doing this using standard ofthe shel technology RT LAB brings many apart fom raw computation power It means you get a salable real time at an affordable cost Distributed Target Execution RT LAB provides tools for easy separation of the system model into subsystem models that can be execute on parallel target processors standard PCs running ether the QNX Real Time operating system or Redan Linux n this way f you need to run model in real time tat cannot be run on singe processor RT LAB provides a means of sharing he load over severa processors A execution time RT LAB provides seamless support for inte processor communication using any combination of UDP 1P and Shared Memory a raadly available technologies for low latency communication of data between the target processors The user can also interact with the simula in real time from the Host station using Distributed User stations Because RT LAB allows subsystem simulation on paral targets iis an idesi platform for group collaboration on large simulation projects Eac
20. grammers but RT LAB also provides tools that ease the connection between the realtime simulation and ether applications running on the Host computer for non programmers Specfcaly tere are two appkation areas where these tals wil have significant impact the development of LABVIEW user Interfaces and the support for scripting language Visual Basic and Python Development of LABVIEW User Interfaces The RT AB LabVIEW API Tools wil alow you to easy develop a direct ink between the rese model and LABVIEW without wr program code These tools indude special fuly documented to help build LABVIEW Guia very These provide nat oniy data paths between the model and the GUI but also error handling and status signats in order to increase the robustness ofthe system The AP also allows LabVIEW to access any signals while he simulation is running using names to reference them This is particulary useful f you wish to create a user interface that provides the user wlth choice of signals to display RT LAB includes an verston af the API that allows you to develop and test a LabVIEW interface using Simulink in Interpreted mode Mis means that you do not need to have of Real Time Workshop on the development computer and ou don t need to compile each time you make change in the model in order to test t You simply run the model in Simulink in interpreted moge an
21. h group can focus on developing the simulation for their own subsystem testing Tein realtime on their on simulator Then can be readily Incorporated into simulation of tne complete system where each group contributes heir subsystem model communicating input and output data rough the real time network Users can use RT LAB to analyze data from the whole simulation in order to study ow ther subsystem interacts wh the ater subsystems and even change parameters i order to optimize the subsystem desig Remote operation Over the Internet Since RT LAB s using communications protocols to communicate between the host stations and the target systems you can communicate wi target systems anywhere in the world using the Internet This makes Ie simple to share resources in say controls laboratory with extemal collaborators ao allows remote operation of real time systems such as a controler in remote pant Control engineers can change parameters and even complete control strategies from one while analyzing the effect rom of remote stations Complete Slvons Tor Reame Smo Prototyping and WIL OPAL RT M RT LAB Features Connectivity RT LAB S fuly featured documented Application Programming Interface APD allows solution developers to rapidly integrate own applications into the real time system This is ideal for skiled pro
22. ides a way for you to see how to code using your prefered language toa A test sequence consists of three parts setup For RT LAB the Set up ond Clean up parts are usually the same for test case but the Main is where your test logie resides When you execute the sequence the RT LAB model wil be loaded At the end af a an analysis using m seript ar python script be done Teststand wil then display the report a graph Which is saved an HTML fle rico an be used to create custom bacs for rin Enables you to change your script in real time without having rest or recompile your model Can be used to perform sequencing of tasa Can be used as signal generator The Python S Function block provides acces to Python S tundtions from a Simulink biock diagram The S function must be coded in Python and be saved as an extemal Python modue 6 Automatic File Transfer Between Host amp Target can make use of many fles for logging signal generation and changing parameters Unt now te proces of getting these fes rom or sending the t the target system was a manual process that had to be cad out before and after simulation run for Re Te Sate ang DINAMO for Simplifying Aeronautica Simulations center of most aeronautical model based design initiatives are Simulin
23. k 500 simulations These simulations must be used for analysis and experimentation whe being deployed on desktops and test rigs DINAMO 6 DOF model deployments by adding features commonly required by aeronautical engineers to RT LAB DINAMO solves the vexing probem of how to trim RTW generated simulations automaticaly contgures RT LAB 6 DOF simulation for timing Then through its graphic interface alows the definition of trim types speciation trim conditons and seting of model parameters The results a greatiy implied tim implementation with sufident for desktop analysis and test rig inatzaton DINAMO includes for fight mechanics analysis or test rig stimulus Tabular input fes may be created tms and Inputs sequenced and batches run in rese or taster DINAMO aso provides accelerated Night test matching of 6 DOF models A simulation can be assocated to fight test data and sequenced to run in batch Parameter estimation algorithms resident in DINAMO interface to the RT LAB simulation for positi optimizing support for 3D Virtual Reality Visualization Tools LAB allows you to use 30 Virtual Really tools such as the MATLAB Virtual Realty Toolbox ia or X Plane to create stunning visualizations of your mode in 30 These ois along with RFLAB you to the behavior af the model and interact with reaime RT LAB Features Data 1 0
24. mputation power as your requirements grow RI LABS performance and usability features wil ensure you avoid the computational and evelopment problems usualy assodated wth real time engineering applications allowing you to deliver the optimal solution tie and within budget DPAL RT RTL AB Control System Prototyping Embedded Data Acquisition and Control RT LAB is used in many diferent applications rom vehicle ECU development and test to rocket propulsion controllers Most applications fal int the following catagories High Fidelity Plant Simulation Res Time Simulation for System Integration For many projets the objective is to integrate the components of a complete system For example n aircraft fight control system is made p of many components hat have to interface with each other The mast way to perform system integration is to test the components together virtual environment That allows components to be tricked into thinking they are in ther native environment Reste inputs he ones produced by a plot wl propagate throughout tne system Physical Component Testing with Virtual Systems There is a growing vend towards testing new engineering components in dynamic test that simulates the behavior of the system in Which he component wil be installed For example vehi transmission can be installed ina virtual vehicle test cel tat behaves Ike a real test vehicle In t
25. nis way the transmission manufacturer saves on the cost of vehicle does not need to rely on tne stamina of the driver and the are entirely operator maining Since the simulation o system has been developed for the design stage RT LAB provides a very economical platform for training operators ofthe system RT LAB s allows the model to be connected to the real Operator interface in order to provide close to realty environmentin Which the operator can leam procedures and deal wit felts in the without causing damage controller Development The fist stage in any control development project is to better understand the system that needs to be controlled the pant This 5 normally achieved trough the use of the many iysten modeling tools available indudng Simulink and Systemsuld We a great deal can accomplished by analyzing the plant model in non real time when the pant model runs in real time that great deal of insight inta the system s behavior can be determined a high deity model of the plant has been achieved the controller can be developed and even prototyped and tested with the plant madel Control System Prototyping 6 Prototype Controller Connected to Virtual Plant Once controller has been developed it needs to be tested This could be done with he physical plant assuming t has been but but the risk of damaging the pant can
26. occurs and provides search tools and an easy to use interface to help the user resolve these conflicts This means that fles of parameters can be shared not oniy by dierent versions of the same model but also by diferent models Snapshot Features The snapshot feature allows user to record the curent state of a simulation and to restore t at a iater stage When running lengthy simulations one can use the snapshot feature to eeze simulation at a len me The whole state of the system Including inputs and integrator values is saved so that the simulation can be restarted from this freezing poiat instead of rom he beginning The snapshot has twa modes of activation Triggered when a signal in the simulation reaches given threshold compilation by Subsystem RT LAB hes you save time comping large models Yes irs fact comping large modes can take along me but you dot have to recompile the whole model just because you have changed one of the subsystems RT LAB allows you to select and comple Just the subsystem you re working on instead of the whole model saving you significant amounts of time for Monitoring Performance Dua i Tee RT LAB brary comes equipped with set o system monitering blocks alowing or online performance assessment and debugging of the real time model The OpHonitor block far instance provides timing information about various operations that
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28. r of ine non real time analysis but with RT LAB S specialized model development tools you can readly convert these models into s OPAL RT RT LAB Host Development Tools Component Descriptions TAB Development repre for escton Sr of Rant Un Operating systeme Module TRIPS Sees mite tytn sudare rue reti rug 1517 p Sse ep ma a 21 ESI S he petes i guy UN ENT Eum E Visualization and Analysis Tools simulation sequencing teol fr serena and tering Inter apt compu sud Third party Modeling Tools supports te Hy modeling TATUS MAGUS erba pe Diete cree borg pde Pese ck medina t soa sri li RT LAB Target Software Component Descriptions mima e eame o Prod frr werten for arte wells See mer api om organ taris Migh Performance lows the tert mo o the RTOS eme im order to mas ne Mote ue ms venie mius ensi of subtemas on Sheet Nee Als se siters ob a St modo dni tite Procasor Support Modal amare or ooo mere Tage
29. roseconds Optimized Hard Real Time Scheduler high performance ow jer ortte shel Technologies I LAB the frst scalable simulation and control package that allows you to separate models for execution In parl ona network o Pentlum based targets standard desktop PCS PC 104s or on SMP symmetric multi processor servers Driven by the demands of a mass market users take advantage of rapid advancements In a wide range of readily available technologies as as relatively low costs RT LAB uses standard Ethernet and Freire IEEE 1324 communications and extensive range af ISA PCI PXI and PCMCIA analog and digital 1 0 boards SIMULATORS SOFTWARE MARDWARE PROFESSIONAL IN THE LOOP RTESTING COMPONENTS COMPONENTS SERVICES EQUIPMENT Hard Real Time Performance Through many years of research RT LAB delivers the best hard rea tme performance on any PC based platform and makes sure that parallel execution does not subtiy alter model behavior Introduce real time glitches or cause deadlocks Also with its new XHP mode RT LAB can achieve closed loop cycle times down below 10 microseconds 100 kHz with iter in the nanosecond range Choice of Real Time Operating System RELA i the real time simulation framework that offers you choice of two high performance Real Time Operating Systems RTOS RT LAB is available for QU the work s RTOS for engineering applications and Redan nix the pr
30. s the user wth many components to model any advanced concept GT Pomer is available as a standalone tool or coupled with GT Drive RT LAB has been Integrated with GT Power to produce a realtime simulations of systems modeled in the GT Power imagine software amesim stands for Adaptive Modeling Environment for Simulation Tt is one growing number af appiication oriented software with ubrarses made recognizable icons and sub model designed to address requirements engineers In Industries such as automotive aerospace or hydra RT LAB now supports models generated in AMESim for high performance real time execution The Mathworks Inc MATLAB Simulink Real Time Workshop ght integrates wih the Simi environment allowing th user to use the same environment used to develop the model for preparation and separan for reaime execution over distributed targets RT LAB provides a special blackset to prepare the tor distributed processing communication and signal 1 0 Once the model has been prepared RT LAB uses RealTime Workshop to convert the separated model ito C code for compilation as subsystem simulations on each target processor Mechanica Simulation Corp and Truckin CarSim and TuckSim are software packages for simulating and analyzing the way road vehicles both with and without alls respond to driver controls on 3
31. supports Triggered Subsystems which allows you to set up sped tasks to activated EXACTLY when triggered not at the next time stap ater the trigger This is patiar useful where you need say control sequence to be executed when tlggered when synchronizing the modei to rotating machinery Hardware Synchronization and Triggering RTAAS provides several 1 0 drivers for synchronizing the docs of multiple RT LAB systems or for hardware wiggering data acquistion or transfer These features are offered with the Diode for boards such as the Sensoray 826 the National Instruments ESeres or 6602 boards and the Opa RT 025100 series National Instruments and Opal RT boards share the same ISI bus architecture and connector for transmitting the synchronization signal rom one board to another Frame Based Data Acquisitie uses new data acqulstion options that take ful advantage of the input burg burst mode DMA and interrupt of te latest generation on ADC cards You configure high speed acquisition ether continuous or during periods interest Best of al there is no increase in the time step since the ADC card can acquire data at the same time that the main processor is computing your model Ideal tor very high bandwidth applications where conventional wouid overwhelm bandwidth and storage subsystems acquistion features heip you acquire ali the data you need
32. ulation of event dven systems erative uses fixed time step ago Faster simulation than variable te algorithms Support for distributed real time simulation Sultabl for hard real time applications such as har ware in the lop or embedded simulations Compattie wth commercial code generators 16 OPAL RT RT LAB Features Usability RT LAB usabity features help to develop real time applications faster based on customer feedback Preemie signal Tracing spa tracing sicat mproes the way you can and test simulations ether iter actively or trough custom front end applications using the RT LAB APL Instead o having to define which signals need to be displayed or logged from the simulation before camping the model the Dynamic Signal Tracing function in RT LAB allows you to access to the value and name of any signal in the model at run time This saves a significat amount of work particularly when developing and debugging the model You can create the model in Simul without worrying about what signats you are el to require at runtime in order to visualize their behaviour because ou access any signal in the madel at run me through the Probe Contro dalog pane in the RT LAB Main panel or through the RTAAB API Then access the signal through the APT and or by cicking the Dynamic Signal Output option in the RT LAB Blok
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