Hardware-in-the-loop added to fault-simulation modules

Pickering Interfaces has expanded its range of PXI switching products designed for hardware-in-the-loop fault-simulation applications with the introduction of three new fault-simulation modules, the 40-190, 40-195 and 40-196. The 40-190 is primarily designed for automotive applications where the response of safety-critical controllers under fault conditions must be tested. It permits 64 controller connections and supports up to eight fault conditions, and it has a hot or cold switching current rating of 2 A. The 40-195, which supports up to 1-A hot or cold switching, supports 22 channels of two-wire connections and permits the channels to be opened, shorted together, or connected to a user-supplied fault. The 40-196 is 10-bank design that supports 5-A hot or cold switching. The new models include VISA drivers and are configured in single-slot 3U PXI modules.

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