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just in real time
Hardware in the loop testing
systems generally require a realtime
capability to fulfill test and
simulation requirements. There are
various activities with respect to
retrofits and new designs of
hardware in the loop systems
including changes of hardware
backplanes and the software
environments. On the hardware
side ‘traditional’ test system
backplanes like VME are
progressively being replaced by
PCIe and PXIe for different reasons.
With such architectural changes
in the hardware, the software
environment is also impacted, since
these backplanes are typically
controlled from PC architectures.
AIM has recently introduced board
software packages for the RTX64
RTOS extension for Windows
allowing users applications control
over the AIM ARINC429, MILSTD
1553 and serial interfaces
(with special protocol on the RS485
physical layer) in real-time to
support a customer migration onto
PCIe platforms for future test
system implementation (see figure
1). In this case AIM’s portfolio of
native PCIe products along with
XMC interface boards for various
avionics data buses offer a suitable
hardware interface baseline for
HIL test systems.
Another approach from the
software point of view is to use
real-time Linux based PXIe
platforms for hardware in the loop
test system implementation. Again,
AIM serves such environments by a
set of available native PXIe based
interface boards for ARINC429,
MIL-STD-1553, ARINC664P7/AFDX
and STANAG3910, all of which can
be operated in PXIe systems in a
real-time Linux environment.
Compatibility to a National
Instruments-based target system
with real-time Linux has been
recently proven, allowing the use of
AIM interface boards via
C-Programming or even from
LabViewRT applications based on
real-time Linux-based target
systems (see figure 2).
When envisaging a new test
system architecture, AIM can offer
a wide range of products for
different backplanes with
compatibility to the above
mentioned real-time software
environments, but not only limited
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AOS Technologies AG..........................................................................................29
Bruel & Kjaer Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S.................83
CERTIA.............................................................................................................................29
Chell Instruments Ltd.........................................................................................23
Curtiss-Wright............................................................................................................31
DTS - Diversified Technical Systems.......................................................45
Endevco.........................................................................................................................43
Elsys AG.........................................................................................................................43
Engineering Solutions Live.............................................................................77
FMV....................................................................................................................................45
G Systems.....................................................................................................................41
Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel........................................................................ 57
INCAS - National Institute for Aerospace Research..................... 11
Lumistar Inc.................................................................................................................31
North Star Imaging Inc...................................................................................... 37
PCB Piezotronics Inc.............................................................................................16
Photron USA Inc...................................................................................................... 27
REL Inc...............................................................................................................................2
Siemens Industry Software............................................................................84
Smarter Shows Ltd...............................................................................................69
Telspan Data................................................................................................................15
Test Fuchs GmbH.................................................................................................... 57
United Electronic Industries Inc (UEI)....................................................51
Vision Research.......................................................................................................23
Zodiac Data Systems..............................................................................................5
Figure 2: Application
Interfacing in a PXIe Realtime
LINUX environment
Figure 1: Application
Interfacing in RTX64
environment
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