Application Note - TenAsys / INtime plus UEI / PowerDNA : The perfect match for Real Time Simulation

Author - Laura Biddiscombe


United Electronic Industries (UEI) has a vast library of Technical Articles, Application Notes and White Papers, including the widely read "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Data Acquisition and Embedded Control"; an overview of key DAQ concepts for both experienced engineers and those new to data acquisition.

The latest addition to the library is an application story which gives a great insight into how TenAsys/INtime and PowerDNA can work together in a Hardware in the Loop system.

"There are few Real Time operating systems which can implement the RT processor on one platform, and there are few Non Real Time Operating systems to implement the operator interface on another platform.

We will describe here a way to partition a single platform to do both. The software is called INtime for Windows and is produced by TenAsys Corporation.

There are also Various I/O options to connect to the RT system – many vendors, each with its special way of connecting to the RT system and different API “philosophy” to access the specific I/O.

We will describe here an I/O system that supplies all the needed interfaces to the Electronic Unit via one (Ethernet) connection to the RT system, and with a unified Driver “philosophy”. The I/O equipment is called PowerDNA , and is produced by UEI Corporation."

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UEI makes it SIMple: An in-depth look at designing a Temperature Warning System using the UEISIM

Author: Laura Biddiscombe

We promised a new Technical Article... So here it is!

Our very own Alberto Bassett brings us his findings from his first look at designing a Temperature Warning System using the UEISIM from United Electronic Industries (UEI).

A Temperature Warning System is just one example among thousands of applications you can build with United Electronic Industries (UEI) Racks and I/O Layers. This example shows the simplicity you gain when using UEISIM combined with Simulink from MathWorks. The powerful Software Suite that comes with UEI products makes it possible.

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Sarsen Technology Sponsors MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition

Sarsen Technology is one of the sponsors of MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition. MAE has established itself as the UK's only dedicated event on embedded computing and integrated electronics for military, defence and aerospace applications.

Produced by engineers for engineers, the industry's premier one-day technology forum is focused on the design and development of military, defence and aerospace electronic systems. The conference is built around a day of technical seminars which have been carefully selected by our independent judging panel of experts to inform and educate engineering professionals on the key topics in this challenging environment, helping them to make more informed decisions for their current and future design projects.

Jeff Milrod of BittWare will be presenting a paper called "Floating Point Co-processing for FPGAs Reduces Power Consumption while Increasing Productivity" at 2.40pm. Bob Senko of Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) will be presenting at a workshop focussed on VPX & COM Express technologies for demanding military & areospace applications. VPX systems are revolutionising rugged COTS applications and delivering extreme performance in extreme environments. As a proven supplier of rugged VPX and OpenVPX components and systems, X-ES has the experience to deliver VPX to your most demanding applications. The aim of the workshop is to detail the system design considerations for efficient military airborne and land vehicle projects using VPX and COM Express technologies.

This event will be held on 22 May 2012 at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Reading.

Link to the MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition web site: MAE 2012