High-Fidelity HIL Simulator Speeds AURIX Motor Drive, xEV Powertrain Development
Infineon and Typhoon HIL have partnered to deliver a real-time development and test environment using Typhoon’s hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulator for ultra-high-fidelity motor drive, on-board charger, BMS, and power electronics emulation elements of xEV powertrain systems supported by Infineon’s AURIX TC3x/TC4x automotive MCUs.
The solution, which combines one of Typhoon’s real-time digital HIL Simulators and a suite of testbed hardware and software tools, can be used with Infineon’s TriBoard Interface Card. The card supports the AURIX TC3xx and TC4xx evaluation boards to streamline validation workflows as well as expedite design and testing processes.
Typhoon HIL also offers an “Automotive Communication Extender” product for its HIL Simulator solution based on an AURIX TC3xx processor. It will provide an enhanced communication interface that lets customers connect to a larger number of heterogenous electronic control units (ECUs) under test via CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and SPI protocols.
Additional information on using Typhoon HIL’s platform with Infineon AURIX microcontrollers is available here.
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