Inineon, Typhoon HIL Partners for Development of xEV Power Electronic Systems

In order to give automotive engineering teams a fully integrated, real-time development and test environment for essential components of xEV powertrain systems, Infineon Technologies announced a partnership with Typhoon HIL.

Customers using Typhoon’s HIL simulator for ultra-high fidelity motor drive, on-board charger, BMS, and power electronics emulation—which offers a plug-and-play interface via the Infineon TriBoard Interface Card—can now utilize a comprehensive HIL simulation and test solution when working with Infineon’s AURIX TC3x/TC4x automotive microcontrollers (MCUs).

A variety of Typhoon HIL Simulators for real-time digital testing, a set of testbed hardware and software tools, and the Infineon TriBoard Interface Card—which supports the Infineon AURIX TC3xx and TC4xx evaluation boards—are all part of the Infineon and Typhoon HIL solution.

The card plugs straight into a single row of DIN41612 connectors on the front panel of the HIL Simulator. The solution lowers development costs and complexity for clients while streamlining validation workflows and speeding up design and testing procedures.

For its HIL Simulator solution built on a TC3xx processor, Typhoon HIL also offers a product called the “Automotive Communication Extender.” This product will offer an improved communication interface that enables users to connect to a greater number of heterogeneous ECUs under test using CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and SPI protocols.

Leadership Comments

“Developers of xEV components including motor drives, battery management systems, on-board chargers, and DC-DC converters increasingly rely on Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL), on top of Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and simulation-based approaches, to quickly achieve results and more rapidly iterate in both prototyping and test cycles,” said Christopher Thibeault, Director of Partner & Ecosystem Management Automotive Americas, Infineon Technologies. “With Typhoon’s proven real-time HIL platform, our AURIX customers can access a design and test environment that will help bring their automotive solutions based on dependable electronics to market faster.”

“We are excited to partner with a leader in the automotive integrated circuits market, to provide MCU developers with a platform for development and testing of AURIX-based controllers before hardware design is completed,” said Petar Gartner, Director of HIL Solutions, Typhoon HIL. “Our joint customers gain a competitive edge by accelerating their design and test operations while reducing costs, which ultimately translates to market advantage.  We look forward to this ongoing collaboration with Infineon.”

Availability

The TriBoard Interface Card is available today at https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/partners/design-partners/typhoon-hil/. For more information on using Typhoon HIL’s platform with Infineon AURIX microcontrollers, visit https://www.typhoon-hil.com/products/hil-interfaces/hil-infineon-interface-cards.