Typhoon HIL Hardware Manual
- Hardware Manual Introduction
  Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of Typhoon HIL hardware devices.
- HIL 4/6 Series Hardware User Guide
  This document provides information on Typhoon HIL simulator hardware.
- HIL Paralleling Guide
  This document introduces the HIL paralleling concept, defines modeling of relevant link parameters, and explains how to properly connect multiple Typhoon HIL devices.
  - Overview
    Introduction to HIL Paralleling
  - High speed serial link specification
    Detailed description of the link specification and parameters when paralleling HIL devices
  - Multi-HIL system architecture parameters
    In this section, modeling parameters for multi-HIL models are listed and described.
  - HW setup
    Instructions on how to setup a parallel connection of hardware devices.
  - Revision History
    Update history of the HIL Paralleling Guide.
- Hardware Interfacing Guide
  Tips and examples on how to connect any controller to the HIL.
- HIL dS Interface Type-B
  Information about the HIL dS Interface Type-B, an interface board which allows for connecting dSPACE hardware to Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL dS Interface Type-C
  Information about the HIL dS Interface Type-C, an interface board which allows for connecting dSPACE hardware to Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL Breakout Board
  Information about the HIL Breakout Board, a passive breakout board which provides easy access to individual HIL signals.
- HIL Connect
  Information about the HIL Connect, a 19" 6U interface device, designed to adapt HIL IO signal levels to those most commonly used in the industry.
- HIL DSP 180 Interface
  Information about the HIL DSP 180 Interface, an interface board which allows for connecting Texas Instruments Control Card boards to Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL TI Launchpad Interface
  Information about the HIL TI Launchpad Interface, an interface board which allows for connecting TI's LaunchPad™ boards to Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL TI uGrid Launchpad Interface
  Information about the HIL TI uGrid Launchpad Interface, an interface board which allows for connecting up to three TI LaunchPad™ boards to Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL4/6 Calibration Card
  Information about the HIL4 and HIL6 Calibration Card accessories designed for one-click calibration of all HIL4 and HIL6 series devices.
- HIL Infineon TriBoard Interface
  Information about the HIL Infineon TriBoard Interface, an interface board which allows for connecting Infineon TriBoard evaluation boards to Typhoon HIL simulators.

HW setup

Instructions on how to setup a parallel connection of hardware devices.

Connecting devices

Devices are connected using either:

HIL404: 2 SFP+ ports on the back plate of the devices and standard SFP+ optic module with cables.
HIL602+/HIL604: 2 PCIe 4X connectors on the back plate of the devices and standard PCIe 4X v2 or better cables.
HIL606: 2 QSFP28 ports on the back plate of the devices and standard QSFP28 optic module with optic cables or passive direct attach copper QSFP28 cable.
Recommended cable part numbers are given in Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended paralleling cables
Device	Manufacturer	Part number
HIL404	Bel Inc	LCLC-6DTP010
HIL602+	Molex	74546-0401
HIL604	Molex	74546-0401
HIL606	FS	Q28-PC01, 1002971101, 2336313-2, QSFP56-AO03

Table 2. Recommended SFP module (HIL404 only)
Device	Manufacturer	Part number
HIL404	FS	SFP-10GSR-85

Connection mode for HIL602+ and HIL604 devices

HIL602+ and HIL604 devices should be connected over Daisy chain to establish a Link.

Daisy chaining is ensured by connecting TXN -> RXN and TXP -> RXP connectors between devices until the ring is closed.

Figure 1. Example of a 3-unit HIL602+/604 setup

Note: In order to ensure proper link operation, use only cables recommended by Typhoon HIL.

Connection mode for HIL404 and HIL606 devices

HIL404 and HIL606 devices should be connected point to point from the HSSL1 and HSSL2 connectors on one device to another device. Figure 2 represents one way of connecting devices. HIL device 1 is connected to HIL device 2, HIL device 2 to HIL device 3, and so on. Lastly, HIL device 1 can be connected to the HIL device 4, to minimize transfer delay between HIL devices.

Additionally, connections to third-party devices on HIL404 can be done over SFP Simulation Link or Egston SFP Link through the upper HSSL connector, while on HIL606 this is done via the dedicated SFP connectors, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 2. Example of a 4-unit HIL404 setup

Figure 3. Example of a 3-unit HIL606 setup

Device IDs

Device ID numbers in a multi-HIL configuration should be continuous starting from zero. For example, in a 2-unit system: IDs should be 0 and 1; in a 3-unit system: 0, 1 and 2; and so on. The Device ID number is completely independent of the device position in the ring.

Note: Device ID number is set using the rotary switch on the back plate of the device.