SCALEXIO Processing Units are ideal for high-performance applications with complex models with a large amount of I/O. The unit can be installed in a SCALEXIO rack or used on a desk.
The SCALEXIO Processing Units are based on an industrial PC with an Intel® XEON® processor, a real-time operating system, and an IOCNET plug-on card for communication with the I/O and with other real-time processors. A Processing Unit can be equipped with four or eight IOCNET ports. You can use IOCNET ports to connect multiple SCALEXIO Processing Units to set up multiprocessor systems or to couple a DS100x-based system to a SCALEXIO Processing Unit via Gigalink. One of the available processor cores is reserved for system services, the others can be used for computing real-time models.
The SCALEXIO Processing Unit with a XEON® E3-1275v6 processor is ideally suited for all applications that require a strong computation performance on each individual core. Therefore, it is the main Processing Unit for hardware-in-the-loop testing systems that covers all applications, such as vehicle dynamics or electric drive simulations.
The Processing Unit with a XEON® E3 processor is tailored for processing sophisticated and complex models with a large amount of I/O. The highest core performance enables the handling of the large data volumes in modern bus communications, such as Ethernet or FlexRay. Using a dedicated core for system services minimizes negative effects on the real-time performance. The high-performance host interface allows for the observation of a large number of signals.
The SCALEXIO Processing Unit with a XEON® E5-2640v3 processor provides eight cores and is especially geared towards customers who often have to compute very large simulation models in parallel, for example, for vehicle dynamics simulation with detailed chassis and tire models. This enables engineers to use high-fidelity, physically realistic models, increases model accuracy, and makes HIL simulations more realistic.
The Processing Unit with a XEON® E5 processor is ideal for the parallel execution of complex and computationally intensive simulation models. Using a dedicated core for system services minimizes negative effects on the real-time performance. A high-performance host interface allows for the observation of a large number of signals.
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Specification (High Parallel Performance) |
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| Solid State Disk (SSD), optional |
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| Angular processing unit (APU) |
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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) |
| PCI Express/PCI1) Interface |
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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 |
| Host interface | Gigabit Ethernet | 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 |
| 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 humidity | 5% … 95% (non-condensing environment) | 5% … 95% (non-condensing environment) |
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| Mass | approx. 12 kg | approx. 12 kg |
| Power supply | 100 ... 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 500 W | 100 ... 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 500 W |
To form a powerful real-time system for function testing, the SCALEXIO Processing Units have to be extended by the required I/O and bus interfaces. Therefore, a SCALEXIO LabBox can be connected to the processing hardware via IOCNET.
The SCALEXIO Hypervisor Extension is an add-on for the SCALEXIO Processing Units that provides a virtualized standard real-time Linux distribution on SCALEXIO. The Linux distribution can be used in parallel to the real-time operating system of the SCALEXIO Processing Unit, with an internal communication link enabling low-latency data exchange between the two. The SCALEXIO Hypervisor Extension makes it possible to use 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. The virtualization helps reduce hardware maintenance costs and saves hardware installation space, because you do not need additional external PCs. The software comes with built-in remote desktop support for easy graphical access and direct file exchange with the host PC, which simplifies the software installation and backup process.