HIL System and ECU Testing with Fault-insertion unit, by Pickering and OPAL-RT

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Montreal | 9-12 June, 2014
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Bob Stasonis
Pickering Interfaces, Inc.
Bob.stasonis@pickeringtest.com
HIL System and ECU Testing with
Fault-insertion unit

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• Who is Pickering Interfaces?
• History
• Products
• ECU Testing
• Hands-on Demonstration
• Pickering Roadmap
• New design FIU and BOB
• Conclusions
Agenda

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Who are Pickering?
 Global Presence
 8 Direct Sales/Support Offices
 Wide Network of Local Reps
 Pickering Electronics
 Reed Relays from 1968
 Pickering Interfaces
 Switching Systems from 1988
 2 Factories (UK & Czech Republic)
 All Design & Manufacturing In-House
Pickering HQ
(Clacton-on-Sea, England)

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Who are Pickering?
 Experts in Switching
 Most Major T&M Platforms
 Only Switching Manufacturer with In-House Reed Relay Production
 Key PXI Player Since Early Days
 Products since 1998
 Quickly Established Largest Range of PXI Switching
 Lead Maintained for 16 Years!

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Pickering Interfaces – Switching & Simulation
 Sponsor Members of PXISA & LXI Consortium
 Close Ties to Industry Requirements
 Long Term Support
 Still sell products designed in 1980’s
 Strong Customer Focus
 COTS & Custom
 Widest Choice
 E.g. 600+ PXI Modules

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Leaders in Switching Technology
 Switch Solutions for Most Major Test Platforms
 GPIB, PXI, PCI & LXI
 Every Key Relay Technology
 Highest Quality Pickering Reed Relays
 Electro-Mechanical Relays (EMRs)
 Solid-State Relays (SSRs)
 Special Purpose
 Microwave to 65GHz
 Optical MEMS

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Leaders in Switching Technology
 Every Key Switch Configuration
 Uncommitted Relays
 Multiplexer
 Matrix
 Fault Insertion
 Special Purpose (Telecoms, ARINC 608A…)

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Leaders in Programmable Resistance
 More Than 60 Modules
 Simulate Operation of Remote Sensors
 Engine Management Systems & Process Controllers
 Large Range
 Simple Resistor Ladders
 Precision Resistors
 RTD Simulation
 Strain Gauge Simulation
 Fixed Value Selectable Resistors
 High Power
 Special Features
 Short/Open Simulation, Calibration Facility, Custom Builds…

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Pickering Interfaces Drivers
• Fully compliant with Major Programming Languages
• NI LabWindows/CVI & LabVIEW
• Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual C++
• Marvin ATEasy
• IVI & VISA compliant Drivers
• Compatible with NI Switch Executive
• Linux Drivers for Many Versions
• Real Time Applications like LabVIEW RT
• Register Level Programming for Non-standard OS

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Cabling
• Low Cost Cables, Connectors,
Breakout Boxes
• Large catalog
• Defined for All Pickering switching
products
• Custom Services Available

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Fault Insertion
• Nine Year History in FI Applications
• Fault Injection for HILS Application
• High Density Matrices
• Lower Cost Straight Through Switching
• Multiple Fault Busses

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Battery Simulation
• 6 battery simulators in a single PXI slot
• Only multi-channel in PXI
• Up to 200 mA output per simulator
• Battery charging emulation
• Uses backplane power sources
• HIGH Isolation - >750 Volts per module
• Safety Interlock

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Alexandre Leboeuf
OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
alexandre.leboeuf@opal-rt.com
Product Demonstration

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New Design FIU and BOB

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• Two Separate Entities
• Fixed Configuration
• Limited Channel Count
• Manual Resistance Control
• Upgrading and Serviceability Limited
Current Opal-RT Offering

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• Combined BOB & FIU
• Shorter cabling for better signal integrity
• Multiple FI Module Types
• Low, medium, and high current
• Fault bus options
• Mix and match to Unit Under Test Requirements
• Programmable Resistance Option
• Speeds Test
• Improves repeatability (replaces manual potentiometer)
• Uses Industry Standard PXI chassis
• Future design features Industrial PC for lower cost
Pickering Proposal

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• Plug in BOB Modules
• Easier to customize to test program requirements
• Uses same shorting plugs as present Opal-RT BOB
• System Will be More Flexible and Cost Effective
• Field Upgradable
• Serviceability
• Pricing similar or less than present offering
Pickering Proposal

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Conclusion
• Long History in Test
• By far the largest range/choice for switching & programmable resistance
• Flexibility for customizing & introducing new designs for key requirements
• Roadmap for Opal-RT Customer Requirements

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