ConfigurationDesk
Configuration and implementation software for dSPACE real-time hardware
ConfigurationDesk is an intuitive, graphical configuration and implementation tool, ideal for handling applications from small Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) developments to large hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tests based on dSPACE real-time hardware, such as SCALEXIO or MicroAutoBox III, including the implementation of behavior models and I/O function code.
ConfigurationDesk provides a clearly structured overview of the external devices (e.g., ECUs), configured real-time hardware, and the connected behavior models.
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ConfigurationDesk 22.1
New features make your work easier. Please find a selection here:
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ConfigurationDesk 22.2/MIPS 22.2
ConfigurationDesk 22.2 provides an improved FPGA workflow based on new FPGA containers generated by the FPGA Programming Blockset.
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ConfigurationDesk 6.5
Motor simulation with MicroAutoBox III
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Powertrain Tests at the Push of a Button
To quickly and safely create model integration versions, for example, for testing new powertrains, HIL simulator farms can be equipped with workflow automation that is based on the dSPACE data management software SYNECT.
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Example Workflow for FMI
Product demonstration of how to integrate Functional Mock-up Units into an existing model by using ConfigurationDesk.
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Webinar Recording: ConfigurationDesk – Connect your Models to dSPACE Hardware
In this webinar recording dSPACE demonstrates how to easily connect your SCALEXIO Hardware to your models using ConfigurationDesk.
- Configure real-time applications graphically and with an extensive automation API
- Manage signal paths between external devices and behavior model interfaces
- Automatically implement behavior model code and I/O function code
Application Areas
With ConfigurationDesk, you can easily implement powerful real-time applications for HIL or RCP scenarios. It allows for connecting Simulink® models and Functional Mock-up Units (FMU/FMI) to I/O functions and bus simulation containers (BSCs), configuring the SCALEXIO hardware or MicroAutoBox III, and controlling the entire process for the generation of real-time code. You can optionally define and document external devices, such as ECUs, electrical devices, and loads, including their signal properties (descriptions, electrical properties, failure simulation settings, and the capacity of electric loads). With this input, ConfigurationDesk generates real-time applications that will be executed on the real-time systems.
Key Benefits
Working with ConfigurationDesk offers a wide range of benefits when developing and testing controllers or ECUs:
- Managing the complete signal path from external device to model interface gives you a clean and clear overview of the entire application.
- Separating the behavior model from I/O configuration lets you flexibly reuse application artifacts with high flexibility.
- Simulating I/O with fixed values allows for testing even if the real I/O is not available yet.
- The automatic implementation of your application on dSPACE real-time hardware covers behavior model code, I/O function code, and all relevant application-specific code.
- An intuitive graphical display with views tailored to various use cases guides you through the RCP and HIL workflows.
- A powerful application programming interface (API) lets you automate your workflows, e.g. in continuous intergration (CI) processes.
- Various model and container formats, including Simulink and FMU support, each supported in source code or binary form, allow for timesaving modular and distributed development and collaborative work, including IP protection scenarios.
- The use of multiple models per application lets you build large, modular applications – an essential feature especially in the context of continuous integration (CI).
- A model container support for Simulink implementation container (SIC), FMU, and BSC, as in dSPACE VEOS, provides a smooth transition from SIL tests to HIL tests and vice versa.
- Comprehensive documentation options ensure traceability throughout the entire project.
| Functionality | Description |
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| General | Graphical configuration of real-time applications Decoupling of I/O configuration and behavior model Integration of models from various tools Enhanced graphical user guidance through the workflow of the configuration |
| Supported platforms | SCALEXIO systems MircoAutoBox III |
| Interactive Simulink support | Generation of ConfigurationDesk projects directly from the Simulink model Switch from Simulink to ConfigurationDesk and vice versa in only one click The interface of Simulink models can be changed/adapted on both sides, in Simulink and in ConfigurationDesk. The changes can be propagated to the opposite side Start the overall build process from the Simulink model |
| Support of various model container formats | Simulink implementation container (SIC)
Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) that include their implementation as C source or as Linus64/Linux32 shared object Bus simulation container (BSC) for CAN and LIN, generated by Bus Manager or Ethernet, generated by Ethernet Configuration Package FPGA container (FPGAC) IP protection of the model through compiled model containers without source code |
| TargetLink support | Simulation of TargetLink-generated code as FMUs or SIC files |
| I/O configuration and documentation | For the graphical definition of the complete signal chain, the model ports have to be mapped to the I/O of the real-time hardware. ConfigurationDesk offers the following configuration features:
For documentation purposes, these features allow for handling an external device:
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| Bus simulation | Support of configuring and implementing CAN, LIN, Ethernet, and FlexRay |
| Real-time code generation | Complete and automatic build process of all components of your real-time application |
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