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Typhoon HIL Hardware Manual
HIL Paralleling Guide
This document introduces the HIL paralleling concept, defines modeling of relevant link parameters, and explains how to properly connect multiple Typhoon HIL devices.
HW setup
Instructions on how to setup a parallel connection of hardware devices.

Typhoon HIL Hardware Manual
- Hardware Manual Introduction
  Collection of some of the guides on the deployment, use, and management of Typhoon HIL hardware devices.
- HIL101 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL101 simulator hardware device.
- HIL402 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL402 simulator hardware device.
- HIL404 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL404 simulator hardware device.
- HIL506 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL506 simulator hardware device.
- HIL602+ Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL602+ simulator hardware device.
- HIL604 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL604 simulator hardware device.
- HIL606 Hardware User Guide
  Official documentation of the HIL606 simulator hardware device.
- HIL Paralleling Guide
  This document introduces the HIL paralleling concept, defines modeling of relevant link parameters, and explains how to properly connect multiple Typhoon HIL devices.
  - Overview
    Introduction to HIL Paralleling
  - High speed serial link specification
    Detailed description of the link specification and parameters when paralleling HIL devices
  - Multi-HIL system architecture parameters
    In this section, modeling parameters for multi-HIL models are listed and described.
  - HW setup
    Instructions on how to setup a parallel connection of hardware devices.
- Hardware Interfacing Guide
  Tips and examples on how to connect any controller to the 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 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 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.
- HIL4/6 Calibration Card
  Information about the HIL4 and HIL6 Calibration Card accessories designed for one-click calibration of all HIL4 and HIL6 series devices.
- 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 CCS Interface
  Information about the HIL CCS Interface, a dedicated module for testing smart charge communication of electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment.

HW setup

Instructions on how to setup a parallel connection of hardware devices.

Connecting devices

Devices are connected using either:

HIL101 or HIL404: 2 SFP+ ports on the back plate of the devices and standard SFP+ optic module with cables. HSSL2 port can be shared for SFP Simulation Link.
HIL602+ or HIL604: 2 PCIe 4X connectors on the back plate of the devices and standard PCIe 4X v2 or better cables.
HIL506 or HIL606: 2 QSFP28 ports on the back plate of the devices and standard QSFP28 optic module with optic cables or passive direct attach copper QSFP28 cable. For SFP Simulation Link there are independent SFP ports.
Recommended cable part numbers are given in Table 1.
If necessary, recommended modules for SFP connections are given in Table 2.

Table 1. Recommended paralleling cables
Device	Manufacturer	Part number
HIL101	Bel Inc	LCLC-6DTP010
HIL404	Bel Inc	LCLC-6DTP010
HIL602+	Molex	74546-0401
HIL604	Molex	74546-0401
HIL506 and HIL606	FS	Q28-PC01, 1002971101, 2336313-2, QSFP56-AO03

Table 2. Recommended SFP module
Device	Manufacturer	Part number
HIL101, HIL404, HIL506, HIL606	FS	SFP-10GSR-85

Connection mode for HIL602+ and HIL604 devices

HIL602+ and HIL604 devices should be connected over Daisy chain to establish a Link.

Daisy chaining is ensured by connecting TXN -> RXN and TXP -> RXP connectors between devices until the ring is closed.

Figure 1. Example of a 3-unit HIL602+/604 setup

Note: In order to ensure proper link operation, use only cables recommended by Typhoon HIL.

Connection mode for HIL101, HIL404, HIL506 and HIL606 devices

HIL101, HIL404, HIL506 and HIL606 devices should be connected point to point from the HSSL1 and HSSL2 connectors on one device to another device. Figure 2 represents one way of connecting devices. HIL device 1 is connected to HIL device 2, HIL device 2 to HIL device 3, and so on. Lastly, HIL device 1 can be connected to the HIL device 4, to minimize transfer delay between HIL devices.

Additionally, connections to third-party devices on HIL101 or HIL404 can be done over SFP Simulation Link or Egston SFP Link through the upper (HSSL2) connector, while on HIL506 and HIL606 this is done via the dedicated SFP connectors, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 2. Example of a 4-unit HIL101 or HIL404 setup

Figure 3. Example of a 3-unit HIL506 and/or HIL606 setup

Device IDs

Device ID numbers in a multi-HIL configuration should be continuous starting from zero. For example, in a 2-unit system: IDs should be 0 and 1; in a 3-unit system: 0, 1 and 2; and so on. The Device ID number is completely independent of the device position in the ring.

Note: Device ID number is set using the rotary switch on the back plate of the device.