DOLPHIN Integration and Infolytica Corporation Enable Mechatronic System Simulation

By DE Editors

DOLPHIN Integration SA and Infolytica have announced that their solutions for mixed signal simulation and electromagnetic field simulation can now work together to perform mechatronic system simulation. SMASH, from DOLPHIN Integration, can directly simulate response surface models of electric motors generated in VHDL-AMS by MagNet or MotorSolve, from Infolytica, and can perform a system level simulation of both the device and the control circuitry.

The multilingual and mixed-signal simulator SMASH "All-in-One" features for DfY and VHDL-AMS language compliance.

Infolytica offers several electric motor and electromagnetic design software solutions. The company’s MagNet and MotorSolve software can be used to generate response surface models of various motor types in VHDL-AMS.

The VHDL-AMS models are functionally equivalent to the original MagNet or MotorSolve models, according to the companies, but they can be evaluated quickly in a transient circuit simulation. The files can be integrated into a circuit description in SMASH to perform a simulation taking into account the interactions between the machine and control circuitry.

“Addressing the domain of magnetic models is a huge step forward for our users in the automotive industry, who are more and more often faced with the tricky mixing of magnetic, mechanical and, of course, electrical models” says Thierry Villard, EDA sales director at Dolphin Integration.

MagNet v7 and MotorSolve v2, with their VHDL-AMS export capabilities, are now available for PCs running Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7.

For more information, visit DOLPHIN Integration SA and Infolytica.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.