Starter Features

Description of the starter features available with any Typhoon HIL simulator device purchase.

Real-time only: This document is valid only for real-time/VHIL simulation.

Starter Features

Typhoon HIL Control Center includes hundreds of pre-built, ultra-high fidelity models to help you create your system. You can parameterize each of these components and define real-world inputs right in the software or by using a Python API. These models are designed to let you perform true Rapid Control Prototyping, by letting you compile your model fast and run your model in real time. You can find out more about all the Components available by checking our Schematic Editor Component Libraries documentation.

All Typhoon HIL components in the core library are available for free to add to your Schematic Editor model and use in a non-real time simulation mode (Virtual HIL or TyphoonSim with the TyphoonSim toolbox unlocked). However, some components and functionalities may behave differently or not at all during non-real time simulation. In these cases, visual indicators and tooltips will indicate the resulting behavior. Please refer to Simulation context definitions for more information.

For real-time simulation (e.g. simulation on a HIL device), some components and functionalities require licenses for a particular toolbox. In these cases, visual indicators and tooltips will indicate the necessary toolboxes. Please refer to the Typhoon HIL Toolboxes documentation to find out more about toolbox requirements.

You can also contact our sales team directly with any questions regarding what would be the right software bundle for your applications.

List of Starter Features

With the purchase of any HIL device, the following features are automatically available for the current software release and the first year of subsequent software updates:

1The Ideal Converter Weight represents the Maximum total weight of converters that can be assigned to a single Standard Processing Core for the given device configuration. Converter Weight is a non-linear measurement that differs for each converter. If you exceed this value in your model, consider if there is a need for circuit partitioning Alternatively, upgrading to a Professional or Expert Feature Pack can increase this value.

Note: Software updates for each license year beyond the first typically include a small maintenance fee.

TyphoonSim Licenses for Academia

For Academic user licenses, the TyphoonSim toolbox license is available for free.

The TyphoonSim license is a user-based license. This means that the license is tied and granted to a specific user account on the Typhoon HIL platform. You can find more information about license in TyphoonSim license.

Please refer to the TyphoonSim documentation for a list of all of the components available with the TyphoonSim toolbox.