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Typhoon HIL Software Manual
Typhoon HIL Toolboxes
List of the Toolbox Packages available in the Typhoon HIL software suite
Power Electronics Expert Toolbox
Description of the capabilities of the Power Electronics Expert toolbox

Typhoon HIL Software Manual
- Introduction
  Overview of the categories covered in the Typhoon HIL Software Manual
- System Requirements
  Guidelines for the hardware and/or software environment necessary to run Typhoon HIL software, for both PC and Test Server/Virtual Machine-based setups.
- Typhoon HIL Quick Start Guide
  Instructions in this section should help you quickly install all necessary software tools and setup hardware components in order to run an example model, either in real-time simulation or TyphoonSim.
- Typhoon HIL Toolboxes
  List of the Toolbox Packages available in the Typhoon HIL software suite
  - Starter Features
    Description of the starter features available with any Typhoon HIL simulator device purchase.
  - Modbus Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor functionalities available through the Modbus Protocol Toolbox
  - CAN bus Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the CAN bus Toolbox
  - PROFINET Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the PROFINET Protocol Toolbox
  - DNP3 Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the DNP3 Protocol Toolbox
  - IEC61850 Protocols Toolbox
    Background on the Schematic Editor components available through the IEC61850 Protocols Toolbox
  - C37.118 Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the C37.118 Protocol Toolbox
  - IEC 60870 Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the IEC 60870 Protocol Toolbox
  - IEC 61375 Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the IEC 61375 Protocol Toolbox
  - ISO 15118 Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the ISO 15118 Protocol Toolbox
  - ABB DDCS Protocol Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the ABB DDCS Protocol Toolbox
  - ABB PowerLink Toolbox
    Schematic Editor components available through the ABB PowerLink Toolbox
  - Power Loss Calculation Toolbox
    Schematic Editor functionalities available through the Power Loss Calculation Toolbox
  - Nonlinear Machines Toolbox
    Schematic Editor functionalities available through the Nonlinear Machines Toolbox
  - Power Electronics Professional Toolbox
    Description of the capabilities of the Power Electronics Professional toolbox
  - Power Electronics Expert Toolbox
    Description of the capabilities of the Power Electronics Expert toolbox
  - Power Systems Toolbox
    Schematic Editor functionalities available through the Power Systems Toolbox
  - Microgrid Toolbox
    Schematic Editor functionalities available through the Microgrid Toolbox
  - Package Specific Toolboxes
    Overview of how toolboxes interact with HIL Marketplace packages
- Connecting to your HIL device
  Guidelines on how to connect to a HIL device using either USB or Ethernet ports.
- Device Manager
  Device Manager is used to create, manipulate, and activate HIL device setups.
- Typhoon HIL Control Center
  This section provides a general description of Typhoon HIL Control Center and lists the main software components accessible from it, as well as additional software tools which can be invoked from its interface.
- TyphoonSim
  This section provides a general description of the TyphoonSim software, which is available as both a standalone software and integrated in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Example Explorer
  General Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center Example Explorer.
- Signal Access Management
  This feature allows you to change the visibility of signals
- Schematic Editor
  Introduction to the Schematic Editor tool in Typhoon HIL software toolchain
- TyphoonSim Solver Engine
  Summary of the TyphoonSim solver engine algorithms and capabilities as well as its modeling principles and simulation workflow.
- Simulation context definitions
  Introductory overview of the different simulation contexts - Real-time (VHIL) and TyphoonSim. Core library component and feature availability and visibility for each of these contexts are explained in detail.
- Schematic Editor Component Libraries
  Detailed functionality and use of the pre-built Component Libraries in Schematic Editor
- Third-party integrations
  This section provides an overview of the key third party integrations within Typhoon HIL's toolchain.
- HIL SCADA
  Description of the HIL SCADA tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center
- Waveform Generator
  This section describes the waveform generator tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Test and Calibration Tool
  Description of the Test and Calibration tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center
- TyphoonTest IDE
  This section describes TyphoonTest IDE
- Signal Analyzer
  Description of the Signal Analyzer tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Lookup table extraction tool
  Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center tool for extracting characteristics (lookup tables) from datasheet graphs and charts into a format that can be imported by non-linear models.
- Package Manager
  Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center tool for creating and managing Typhoon packages that contain Schematic examples, Schematic and widget libraries, documentation etc.
- Usage Logging
  This section briefly describes Typhoon HIL software logging feature.
- Python Interpreters
  Overview of how you can use Typhoon HIL Python Interpreters to further customize your test files.

Power Electronics Expert Toolbox

Description of the capabilities of the Power Electronics Expert toolbox

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

The Power Electronics Expert toolbox expands the FGPA processing capabilities of a given HIL device beyond what is typically available with the Starter Features. Specifically, the Power Electronics Expert toolbox enables the maximum Ideal Converter Weight allowed by the device configuration.

The 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 or a custom firmware configuration.

Note: Unlocking the Power Electronics Expert toolbox cannot enable an Ideal Converter Weight greater than the maximum allowed for a given device or configuration. Please refer to the Device Configuration Table documentation for your selected HIL device and configuration for more information on the maximum Ideal Converter Weight.

You can find out if your model exceeds the Ideal Converter Weight limit during compilation by checking the compiler log.

For information about other toolboxes, please refer to the Schematic Editor Toolboxes documentation.