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APS Interface

Speedgoat Blockset to control and communicate with an APS 4-Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers from Spitzenberger & Spies

The Analog Power Source (APS) Blockset enables you to connect and control Spitzenberger & Spies APS - AC/DC 4- Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers from the Simulink real-time model that is running on the Speedgoat Real-time target machine.

The Spitzenberger & Spies power amplifiers seamlessly integrate the power interface into your real-time simulation, enabling the emulation of electric motors, power grids, or vehicle systems. This allows you to safely test your electrical devices, such as inverters, motor drives, along with embedded controllers, without the risk of any damage.

Use the ready-to-build three-phase or single-phase inverter example to extend your own Simulink model with the APS interface. Use the Simulink blocks provided in the Speedgoat- APS HDL I/O Blockset to deploy the APS interface alongside your model to a Speedgoat Simulink-programmable FPGA I/O module to achieve sample rates in the MHz range.

Key Features

APS Communication Interface
Support of Spitzenberger & Spies APS - AC/DC 4-Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers
Model-based implementation of the protocol application layer and the frame timing that can be easily extended to fit your own application
Access to the amplifiers link status information
Control of setpoint inputs and measurement of current and voltage output information
Block mask for easy system configuration
Example models for single- and three-phase inverter operation
Spitzenberger & Spiess APS Interface for AC/DC 4-Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers  
Operation Modes Voltage and current source operation modes with Spitzenberger & Spies APS – AC/DC 4-Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers
Interface monitoring The following information is accessible in the model:
  • Measurement of frame interval latency
  • Detection of lost frames based on echo request
  • Access to amplifier status data
Timing Independent frame timing based on FPGA clock for low latency or based on CPU model step
Aurora Specification  
Line rate 2 Gbit/s
Encoding 8B / 10B
Mode Framing mode
Byte Sequence Big endian
Item ID Product Name Components
303APS Speedgoat-APS HDL I/O Blockset
  • The Speedgoat - APS HDL I/O Blockset makes it easy to integrate the required code module functionalities into your HDL Coder workflow. This package contains the functionality to communicate with Spitzenberger & Spies APS - AC/DC 4-Quadrant Voltage Amplifiers and the functionality to emulate the interface.
  • Simulink library containing configuration and utility blocks
  • Simulink example model
  • Comprehensive documentation


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APS Interface

Included in the Delivery

    Software to support the APS interface for Simulink-programmable FPGA I/O modules as part of the Speedgoat - APS HDL I/O Blockset:
  • Library with Simulink blocks for implementation of the protocol layer on the Simulink-programmable FPGA I/O module
  • Library with blocks for easy configuration of the operation mode using the block mask
  • Ready-to-build example model for single and three-phase inverter
  • Comprehensive documentation

Common Applications

  • Power Hardware-in-the-loop
  • Grid emulation
  • Motor emulation

Supported I/O modules

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