HIL Connect card overview

Definition of available HIL Connect cards.

Each HIL Connect has 8 slots for integrating cards that support specific interface capabilities. The list of all currently available cards is shown in Table 1.

Some of these cards can be configured on a hardware level, e.g. by toggling internal DIP switches. Click on the specific card to see the documentation page which provides more details.

Table 1. HIL Connect Interface Cards
Card name IO type # of channels Input rating Output rating User-available hardware settings
Analog Input card Analog input 16 ±10 V or ±40 mA ±10 V Voltage or current mode selection
Analog Output card Analog output 32 ±10 V ±10 V or ±20 mA Voltage or current mode selection
Automotive Communication Extender Communication interfaces 8x CAN / CAN FD, 8x LIN, 1x FlexRay, 4x SPI, 8x SENT ETH message Interface specific ETH ID selection
BMS Analog Output card Analog output, PSU 16 x AO, 2 x PSU ±10 V ±10 V analog output; 24 V and 5 V PSU -
BMS Digital card Digital IO 16x optically isolated voltage input, 16x relay output 3-100 V 3 A, 100 V relay contact -
CAN Relay Output card Relay output 32 CAN message open or short circuit CAN ID selection
CAN Resistor Emulator card Resistor emulator 8 CAN message 0..655350 Ω CAN ID selection
Cell Emulator card Cell emulator 4 ±10 V ±5 V, ±1 A Drive channel selection, in groups of 4
Current Output card Current output 8 ±10 V ±2.83 A Drive channel selection, in groups of 8
Digital Input card Digital input 32 universal 3.3 V to 24 V 5 V -
Digital Output card Digital output 32 5 V 3.3 V, 5 V, 15 V, or 24 V Output voltage selection (Revision 2.6 and up)
Fiber Optic Input card Fiber optic input 16 optic, DC to 50 MBd 5 V Channel routing, in groups of 16
Fiber Optic Output card Fiber optic output 16 5 V optic, DC to 50 MBd Channel routing, in groups of 16
High Voltage card Analog output 8 ±10 V ±183.3 V Drive channel selection, in groups of 8
Note: Most HIL Connect cards have an accompanying THCC software component for easily configuring the card to run with your model. For more information on configuring cards in your model, please refer to the HIL Connect Interface software component documentation.