dSPACe Releases Upgraded Version of SCALEXIO Simulator

By DE Editors

The latest version of dSPACE's SCALEXIO provides additional functionality, supporting SAE J2716 SENT 2010 (Single Edge Nibble Transmission) and Ethernet protocols as well as offering a flexible and scalable failure simulation licensing scheme.

dSPACE launched SCALEXIO, its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) technology, in 2011.

SAE standard J2716 SENT 2010 ensures reliable data transmission between sensors and electronic control units (ECU). SCALEXIO now has two new functions based on this standard: SENT In and SENT Out. These extend SCALEXIOs capabilities to simulate and capture sensor SENT data communication for ECU software validation and testing.

Another new I/O function in SCALEXIO supports real-time use of the Ethernet protocol. Users can connect devices communicating over Ethernet to SCALEXIO directly via an interface in SCALEXIOs Processing Unit. All of the I/O functions are configured graphically with dSPACE ConfigurationDesk.

dSPACE has introduced a new, flexible and scalable licensing model for failure simulation. Using a single hardware license, failure simulation capability can be activated for any number of existing I/O channels in a SCALEXIO system.

No setup work or system extension is necessary. Users can, thereby, reduce the investment burden due to functional uncertainty and future program needs. The same license can be used consecutively on different systems to ensure complete flexibility and adaptability within the company. This allows functional or diagnostic testing without any pre-assigned hardware configurations.

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