ADwin

Test Benches

ADwin satisfies a wide range of applications in the Automotive Industry and in Aerospace. From single R&D test applications, endurance test stands, production line automation and test applications, up to end-of-line tests, ADwin provides fast and deterministic control, for automation and monitoring jobs.

• End-of-Line Tests(EOL)
• Dynamic component testing
• X-in-the-Loop testing
• Sensor-in-the-Loop testing
• Hardware-in-the-Loop testing
• Follow up tests

Manufacturing

ADwin can be used as a freely programmable arbitrary signal generator, which is ideal for controlling lasers and electron beams. ADwin processes individual values extremely quickly, making it perfect for use as a control system for all fast machine controls.

• Material processing with lasers or electron beams
• Quality control in laser welding
• Production line automation systems(MES)
• Fast machine controls
• Multi-axis hydraulic controls

Vibration Technology

Periodic or non-periodic waveforms are easily created, due to the ADwin system's real-time capabilities. Any kind of waveform with analog or digital signals, single-channel or multiple channels, can be calculated online by the ADwin system's CPU. Frequency, phase shift, amplitude, offset, and many other signal properties can be corrected in real time during any output step. In vibration technology, ADwin systems are used in test benches and in research and development.

• Active vibration testing
• Establishment of closed loop controls for vibration damping
• Machine diagnostics
• Targeted superposition of micro-vibrations
• Tests for electronic contact interruption
• Adaptive noise cancellation

ADwin Real-Time Concept

ADwin systems are characterized by a deterministic execution of intelligent data acquisition and control applications. This is achieved by a local CPU, the real-time heart of every ADwin system. This CPU is responsible for all real-time functions and guarantees a fast, precise and deterministic process execution, independent of the PC and its workload.

ADwin systems work in close cooperation with the PC, running Windows or Linux on it, but with clear job sharing:

• The job of the ADwin system is to execute fast and deterministic processes in real-time,
• while the PC performs standard functions such as displaying graphical user interfaces for applications, visualization of data, and database accesses.

ADwin systems add real-time capability to a Win- dows or Linux PC; if the PC crashes, the ADwin system will continue to run, maintaining the integrity of the application.

The communication between the ADwin system and the PC is done via Ethernet. Industrial bus interfaces allow the connection to PLCs, while a bootloader supports complete stand-alone operations of the ADwin system.