Would you like to program your sensors faster?
Program up to 40 channels
in parallel with the
Sensor Programming Unit
and its fast FPGA technology.
Sensors produced:
1990 - 2016 | 27 years
2017 - 2021 | 5 years
(No. 1 sensor vendor in driver assistance systems)
Source: Valeo Investor Day, 2017
THE CHALLENGE
The amount and diversity of sensors are increasing constantly
In the last two decades the volume of installed sensors – not only in the automotive industry – has grown drastically.
At the same time the diversity of used protocols is increasing as well.
How can development time and production speed keep up with this growth without painful cost increase?
THE SOLUTION IS CALLED: SPU
SENSOR
PROGRAMMING
UNIT
PXI
The NI PXI-System with its FPGA-cards is the core of the Sensor Programming Unit. Nine slots provide sufficient extension space for future test scenarios.
Signal Conditioning Chassis
The Chassis holds up to ten sensor cards, allowing up to 40 sensors to be programmed in parallel. Additionally, up to 40 industrial 24V DO-channels are available for specific control systems.
SENSOR CARD(s)
Each sensor card can condition signals from up to four sensors in parallel. In addition, it can measure both current and capacity on all connected sensors.
With the SPU all providers along the value chain can unlock enormous savings potential – from ASIC-manufacturers to OEMs.
Problems solved by the SPU
TIER3
Your challenge
R&D:
Shorter development cycles and increasing complexity of interfaces.
OUR solution
Fast adaptation through modular extensions of the sensor cards and flexible FPGA-Software.
your challenge
Production:
Fast and reliable test systems.
OUR solution
Highly parallelized testing.
PXI industry standard.
TIER2
YOUR CHALLENGE
QUALITY ASSURANCE:
Pre-delivery check for many different products.
OUR SOLUTION
Universally applicable and cost-effective extension of test equipment. Easy and fast integration into existing infrastructure.
your challenge
R&D:
Development from ASIC to sensor with customer interface (SENT, LIN, etc.).
our solution
Built-in standard protocols and easy integration of future protocols.
your challenge
Production:
Calibration and adaptation of sensors.
our solution
Simple and cost-effective adaptation to different ASIC interfaces.
your challenge
End-of-Line Tests:
Ever higher quality requirements of customers.
our solution
Highly precise and permanently reliable measuring system.
TIER1 / OEM
your challenge
quality assurance:
Sample inspection.
our solution
Ready and easy to use all-in-one solution.
SPU Scheme
Sensor Programming Unit Features
PXI
- PXI industry standard
- Calibrated by the manufacturer
- Available worldwide
- No maintenance intervals needed
- Modular expandable via PXI cards
- Scalable for higher throughput
- Measurements:
- Supply voltage
- Capacity
- Current
- Sensor out
- Communication with enterprise systems, such as production control, line PC, etc.
- Industry 4.0- and Cloud-ready (including MQTT-library)
SIGNAL CONDITIONING CHASSIS
- 1-40 channels in parallel
- Custom signal condition
- Scalable for more parallel measurements
- Easy maintenance
- Reusable modules
- Supply voltage up to 32V
INTERFACES
- All sensor types
- Up to 40 MHz
- Parallel operation
- Interface examples:
- SENT
- LIN
- Manchester
- ZSSC 4169
- ZSSC 4151
- ZSSC 3170
- ZMD 31015
Sensor Programming Unit
NI Days Europe 2019
NI Days Europe 2019
NI Days Europe 2019
Would you like to test and program your sensors faster?
SENSORPROGRAMMING is a DATA AHEAD AG Solution.
DATA AHEAD AG
Prinzregentenufer 3
90489 Nürnberg
Tel: +49 911 / 43 31 41 – 0
Fax: +49 911 / 43 31 41 – 20
info@dataahead.de
www.dataahead.de
About us
We equip customers with data logistics solutions to master the challenges in digital transformation. DATA AHEAD is specialized in industrial OT and IT and has been developing and implementing hardware and software solutions for data management, measurement and testing technology since 1999 in more than 600 projects. As an early adopter of innovative technologies we became a pioneer in mass raw data logistics. We speak a strong industrial language and provide solutions that fit to the size and pace of our clients.