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Typhoon HIL Hardware Manual
HIL Interfaces
Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of HIL Interfaces available from Typhoon HIL.
HIL POF Interface Board
Information about the HIL POF Interface Board, an interface board which allows for converting HIL voltage digital signals to Optical signals, and vice versa.
Overview
Overview of the purpose and connectivity of the HIL POF Interface Board

Typhoon HIL Hardware Manual
- Hardware Manual Introduction
  Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of Typhoon HIL hardware devices.
- Typhoon HIL simulator devices
  Overview of the currently supported Typhoon HIL simulator devices.
- 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 Interfaces
  Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of HIL Interfaces available from Typhoon HIL.
  - HIL dS Interface Type-A
    Information about the HIL dS Interface Type-A, an interface board which allows for connecting dSPACE hardware to Typhoon HIL simulators.
  - 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 Remote IO Interface
    Information about the HIL Remote IO Interface, a device for IO expansion in HIL test setups.
  - HIL Power Link Interface
    Information about the HIL Power Link Interface designed for converting electrical signals to optical signals, and vice versa.
  - 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.
  - 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.
  - HIL Nucleo-64 Interface
    Information about the HIL Nucleo-64 Interface, an interface board which allows for seamlessly connecting STM Nucleo-64™ development kits to Typhoon HIL simulators.
  - HIL POF Interface Board
    Information about the HIL POF Interface Board, an interface board which allows for converting HIL voltage digital signals to Optical signals, and vice versa.
    - Overview
      Overview of the purpose and connectivity of the HIL POF Interface Board
    - Detailed description
      Detailed description of the HIL POF Interface Board
    - Mechanical
      Dimensions and mechanical guidelines for the HIL POF Interface Board
    - Scope of delivery
      Scope of delivery of the HIL POF Interface Board package
  - HIL CCS Interface
    Information about the HIL CCS Interface, a dedicated module for testing smart charge communication of electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment.
  - HIL Electric Vehicle Charging Interface
    Information about the HIL Electric Vehicle Charging Interface solution, a dedicated module for testing and validating Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). This interface requires a connected power amplifier to function.
  - HIL Regatron Interface Device
    Information about the HIL Regatron Interface Device, an interface which allows for seamless communication between Regatron Power Source devices and Typhoon HIL simulators.
- HIL Accessories
  Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of Typhoon HIL accessories.

Overview

Overview of the purpose and connectivity of the HIL POF Interface Board

The POF Interface Board (Plastic Optical Fiber Interface Board) is a signal conditioning board used to convert voltage digital signals (inputs and outputs to Optical signals). The purpose of the POF interface is to provide a connection between Typhoon HIL simulator devices and user equipment using plastic optical fibers. In this way isolation issues, electrical noise, parasitic inductance, and the capacitance of the copper cable can be neglected.

The main field of application is in power electronics converters where gate driver firing pulses are usually connected through POF cables. The board contains 32 Optical inputs and 32 Optical outputs. It is based on Avago optical receivers and transmitters with 50 Mbaud signal rates. All signals are also available on output connectors as CMOS level digital signals. Signal Logic is OR, which means that if optical input is used, electrical input shall leave floating.

Important: HIL Analog channels and user power supplies are Pass-Through and not used on the board.

The board features the following key sections, as shown in Figure 1.

HIL Analog connectors
HIL Digital connectors
Digital to optical conditioners
Optical IO connectors
Digital IO passthrough connectors
Analog IO passthrough connectors
External DC power supply (9 - 24 V)

Figure 1. HIL POF Interface Board