dSPACE Release 6.6 now available

June 15, 2010: New functionalities for the following products are among the new features of dSPACE Release 6.6:

ControlDesk 3.6
ControlDesk^® Version 3.6 provides layout support for the J1939 network protocol, which is widely used for CAN communication in commercial vehicles. The general handling of layouts in the Bus Navigator has also been improved, so that previously created bus layouts can be opened much more quickly. In addition, the replay function for CAN data has been optimized. ControlDesk 3.6 can now replay large CAN log files that are several megabytes in size.

RTI Bypass Blockset 2.7.1
The new version of the RTI Bypass Blockset extends dSPACE's portfolio of supported bypass interfaces and microcontrollers. With the generic serial interface DCI-GSI1 as a basis, the H-UDI on-chip debug interface for SH2A microcontrollers from Renesas is supported in addition to AUD. The DCI-GSI1 also offers support for Freescale MPC56xx microcontrollers via JTAG/Nexus. Moreover, the new blockset version has a series of additional extension details to ensure efficient bypassing.

RTI CAN MultiMessage Blockset 2.5.1
A completely new J1939 blockset is available for the RTI CAN MultiMessage Blockset (add-on). This supports the usual J1939 DBC formats, J1939 Network Management, Broadcast Announce Messages (BAM) and Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) Messages.

With the new J1939 blockset, extensive restbus simulations can be configured for this protocol, which is frequently used in commercial vehicles. Support for the BAM and RTS/CTS transport protocols means that large volumes of data can be transmitted in order to transfer control information and diagnostics data. The J1939 network management provides advantages such as solving address conflicts and changing ECU addresses during run time.

New Hardware

dSPACE Release 6.6 supports the following new hardware platforms:

DS1006 Processor Board with Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor 2.8 GHz

With the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, the new DS1006 Processor Board provides considerably more performance than its predecessor. The board has even more power to meet the growing demands of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations. Large, processor-intensive models can be distributed across the processor cores and executed synchronously with ease.

MicroAutoBox II (Processor Board)

The new generation of MicroAutoBox includes a completely redesigned processor board with a clock rate of 900 MHz that provides considerably more processing power and faster boot times in rapid prototyping applications. Other new features are a powerful Ethernet host interface and a real-time-capable Ethernet bus interface for connecting external devices such as measuring systems or PCs. The system still has its well-known features such as compact design and passive cooling, and its mechanical robustness has even been enhanced. The models and cable harnesses from previous MicroAutoBox applications can all be used with it. Operating the new MicroAutoBox requires the current dSPACE software release. Additional I/O variants are planned for MicroAutoBox II for the end of 2010.