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Bob StasonisPickering 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 LeboeufOPAL-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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