SCALEXIO Processing Units are ideal for high-performance applications with complex models with a large amount of I/O.
High Real-time Computation Performance
Simulation of very large and complex models with a large amount of I/O
Tailored to the Task
Version for high core performance and high parallel performance
Scalable Processing Power
Build a multi-processor system by connecting several processing units
High Bandwidth
Integrated PCIe Interface for high-speed (automotive) Ethernet communication
What is SCALEXIO Processing Unit?
The SCALEXIO Processing Unit is the computation core for a SCALEXIO system. It includes a real-time operating system and is used for computing complex and computationally intensive real-time simulation models. The SCALEXIO Processing Unit is used for the communication with the I/O board of the SCALEXIO system and the communication with additional real-time processors within a multi-processor system.
Application Areas
- Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
- Applications requiring a strong computation performance on each individual core
- Data replay applications and HPC ECU testing
- Parallel computation of very large simulation models
Key Benefits
- Based on an industrial PC with an Intel® processor
- Equipped with four or eight IOCNET ports to set up multiprocessor systems
- Real-time operating system
- Specific product lines for high core performance and high parallel performance
Variants & Technical Details
For the SCALEXIO Processing unit there are two versions available
- High core performance (HCP), e.g., for handling of the large data volumes in modern bus communication, such as Ethernet or FlexRay
- High parallel performance (HPP), e.g., for parallel execution of complex and computationally intensive simulation models.
Both lines use a dedicated core for system services to minimizes negative effects on the real-time performance and are ideal suited for observation of a large number of signals.
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| Solid State Disk (SSD), optional |
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| IOCNET Interface | 4 or 8 IOCNET connectors on the DS2502 IOCNET Link Board (can be optionally used as Gigalink connectors) | 4 or 8 IOCNET connectors on the DS2502 IOCNET Link Board (can be optionally used as Gigalink connectors) | 4 or 8 IOCNET connectors on the DS2502 IOCNET Link Board (can be optionally used as Gigalink connectors) |
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| Ethernet interface |
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| Serial interface | RS232 interface with standard UART allowing transfer rates up to 480.6 kBaud | RS232 interface with standard UART allowing transfer rates up to 480.6 kBaud | RS232 interface with standard UART allowing transfer rates up to 115.2 kBaud |
| Host interface | 2,5 Gigabit Ethernet | 1 Gigabit Ethernet | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Multiprocessor system | Building multiprocessor systems with more SCALEXIO Processing Units and/or processor boards | Building multiprocessor systems with more SCALEXIO Processing Units and/or processor boards | Building multiprocessor systems with more SCALEXIO Processing Units and/or processor boards |
| Cooling | Active cooling | Active cooling | Active cooling |
| Ambient temperature | Operating temperature 0 °C ... 40 °C (32 °F ... 104 °F) | Operating temperature 0 °C ... 40 °C (32 °F ... 104 °F) | Operating temperature 0 °C ... 40 °C (32 °F ... 104 °F) |
| Operating humidity | 5% … 95% (non-condensing environment) | 5% … 95% (non-condensing environment) | 5% … 95% (non-condensing environment) |
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| Power supply | 100 ... 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 800 W | 100 ... 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 500 W |
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1) Only dSPACE products and dSPACE qualified products can be used with the PCI and PCIe slots. Please contact dSPACE for more information.
2) Open slot
3) Occupied by DS2502 IOCNET board
4) Occupied if using a DS2502 IOCNET board with 8 channels
SCALEXIO Hypervisor Extension
The SCALEXIO Hypervisor Extension is based on a kernel-based virtual machine (KVM). It runs the SCALEXIO real-time operating system and virtual machines with standard Linux distributions simultaneously. This lets you integrate Linux real-time and non-real-time applications into the SCALEXIO Processing Unit environment supporting low-latency, high-bandwidth data exchange between the two. The SCALEXIO Hypervisor Extension as an optional extension is the ideal choice to integrate Linux-based modeling and simulation tools and allows for a reuse of existing models, such as Functional Mock-up Units that were developed in an earlier development phase. Virtualization saves hardware installation space and reduces hardware maintenance costs, because no additional external PC hardware is required.
