The SCALE-RT real-time simulation environment from Cosateq (http://www.cosateq.com) offers a flexible host-target prototyping environment for applications running on a cost-efficient PC-compatible hardware. SCALE-RT include hard real-time capabilities for HIL and SIL simulations for the aviation, automotive, engineering and special solutions industries.
Benefits of SCALE-RT:
| • | Scalable product based on open source software |
| • | Great value-for-money |
| • | Open interfaces |
| • | Large variety of integrations |
| • | Highly optimized software |
| • | Ultimate product quality |
SCALE-RT is utilizing the well-known Linux real-time kernel including the Xenomai extensions supporting a multicore processor architecture as well as many different I/O cards. Through integration with various modeling applications like MATLAB®/Simulink® and diverse visualization solutions, SCALE-RT offers a comprehensive software environment for developing complex applications.
Fields of application for SCALE-RT:
| • | Rapid control prototyping |
| • | Hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HIL) |
| • | Software-in-the-loop simulation (SIL) |
| • | Real-time cluster support |
| • | Test benches |
| • | Mechanical engineering |
| • | Racing |
The typical workflow used with SCALE-RT from modeling to report generation is summarized in the following figure. The right side shows the relevant software tools where Cosateq's (http://www.cosateq.com) products are highlighted in black.
The SCALE-RT prototyping system is a complete package of software for modeling purposes. It is developed for real-time simulation as well as SIL (Software-In-The-Loop) and HIL (Hardware-In-The-Loop) testing. The following list of components are available with SCALE-RT:
| • | Linux runtime environment |
| • | Insight, web interface or Suite for visualization & control |
| • | C++-Library for SW development with Windows® |
| • | Library for SW development with LabVIEW® of National Instruments® |
| • | Tools for SW development with FPGA cards of National Instruments® |
The following figure provides an outline of the components within SCALE-RT:
A lot of digital and analog I/O interfaces are supported for HW testing as well as bus systems, for example ARINC 429 and CAN. Please refer to the HW interface list for detailed information.