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.

Overview

Introduction to HIL Paralleling

The HIL paralleling feature provides the ability to connect multiple HIL devices into a single functional unit. This means single device capability can be extended by means of processing power and IO capacity.

In paralleling operation, multiple devices (of the same type) are connected in a multi-HIL configuration using high speed serial link ports on the back plate. The Schematic Editor model under test must be divided into a number of sub-circuits where each sub-circuit is simulated on one parallel HIL unit (in a similar concept to multi-SPC models). A link between devices is used for synchronization and variable exchange between sub-circuits. Each device has its own network ID number which you can specify on the device.

Figure 1. Example multi-HIL configuration for HIL602+ and HIL604 devices

All devices in a multi-HIL configuration should be connected to a single computer using either direct USB or Ethernet connection. The multi-HIL configuration is controlled by a single instance of the Typhoon HIL Control Panel application or its API. The multi-HIL user experience is similar to single device operation. This means:

single button simulation start/stop
controls for all elements (sources, contractors, machines, switching blocks, etc.) are centralized
signals from all sub-circuits are available in the Scope and Capture widget/functions

However, it is important to note that there are some differences:

the sub-circuit digital and analog interface is limited to the single device it is mapped to (e.g., the converter can be fired only by digital inputs of the HIL it is running on)
the data exchange latency between devices depends on the number of units and the device order, and it is on the level of several simulation steps