Speedgoat real-time target machines are equipped with specialized I/O modules and enable the simulation of devices such as:

• absolute and incremental encoder sensors
• high-precision thermocouples
• strain gauges
• transformers with LVDT/RVDT or synchro/resolver interfaces
• power electronics components by leveraging FPGA-based modules with analog and digital I/O

 In addition, a wide range of communication protocols are available, from CAN, FlexRay, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, EtherCAT, real-time UDP to XCP.

• Grid Emulation (50, 60, 400 Hz)
• Microgrid Emulation
• Motor / Generator Emulator
• Emulation of Battery Packs and Cells
• Emulation of Electrical Vehicle Charging Station
• Electrical Drivetrain Emulation
• Train Transmission Network Emulation
• AC-DC Coupling Emulator

Hardware

• Power supply partners from a few hundred watts to several MVAs
• Highest performance real-time target machines supporting real-time runs on multiple cores, target machines and FPGA-based I/O modules
• Lowest round-trip hardware latencies including high-voltage power supplies, analog and digital I/O connectivity, communication protocols and fiber-optic gigabit synchronization links between multiple real-time target machines and FPGA-based I/O modules
• Support for closed-loop sample rates from 1 kHz up to multiple MHz depending on hardware and workflow (C/C++ or HDL code generation)
• Your project-specific sample rate, I/O and environmental requirements guaranteed to be met
• Flexible I/O and protocols expansion support with over 200 available I/O modules and over 50 I/O modules installation possibility into a single real-time target system with an expansion chassis
• Long-term availability of 7+ years for most components
• CE/FCC compliance

Software

• Create real-time applications to run on Speedgoat systems using Simulink Real-Time
• Create plant designs using Simulink and powerful physical modeling tools such as Simscape, Simscape Electrical or Simscape Multibody at different levels of fidelity:
  • Phasor (milliseconds)
  • Power Systems (hundreds of microseconds)
  • Power electronics (microseconds)
• Drag and drop Speedgoat I/O driver blocks to your Simulink model and configure signal parameters via easy-to-use dialog fields
• Autogenerate C/HDL code from Simulink controls design and execute on multi-core CPUs and optional FPGAs
• Implement your plant design and run on the real-time system within seconds
• Tune signal parameters on the fly during real-time execution and immediately monitor the effects
• Automatically perform a wide range of tests using Simulink Test, MicroNova EXAM, Tracetronic ECU-TEST, MATLAB scripts or Simulink Real-Time explorer
• Create graphical user interfaces simply using Simulink Real-Time together with MATLAB App Designer and .NET or C/C++ interfaces

Benefits

Save costs and reduce risks

• Reduce costs by increasing development speed including continuous verification and validation
• Perform tests beyond the range of normal parameters or plant capabilities without risking damage to equipment
• Lower innovation costs by being able to continuously try new ideas even when the full plant is not available

Shorten time-to-market

• Shift the traditional sequential V-diagram to a circular workflow to enable continuous verification and validation of your designs at the earliest possible stage
• Unlike physical plants, real-time simulators can easily be expanded with new I/Os at any time