dSPACE MicroAutoBox II prototyping platform for in-vehicle use

In addition, MicroAutoBox II has a new host connection for direct connection to the host PC's Ethernet interface. A further Ethernet interface is for connecting MicroAutoBox II to external devices by standard Ethernet technology. This opens up potential uses in a whole series of new application areas such as driver assistance systems. To develop these systems, embedded PCs are often used for processing video data or controlling analog or digital displays. MicroAutoBox II now offers direct connection to these embedded PCs via an Ethernet bus interface.

MicroAutoBox still has its well-known features such as compact design and passive cooling, and its mechanical robustness is now even stronger.

dSPACE has made the MicroAutoBox's boot times even faster so that in ECU networks, MicroAutoBox II can perform immediate boot-up like a real ECU.

The models and cable harnesses from previous MicroAutoBox applications can still be used. Running the new MicroAutoBox II requires the installation of dSPACE Release 6.6. dSPACE is planning further versions of MicroAutoBox II with additional I/O variants for the end of 2010.

MicroAutoBox is a compact real-time system for performing fast function prototyping in fullpass and bypass scenarios. MicroAutoBox can be used for many different rapid control prototyping applications, for example, vehicle dynamics, powertrains, body control, x-by-wire applications, and aerospace applications. The MATLAB®/Simulink®/Stateflow® modeling tools are seamlessly integrated into the dSPACE prototyping environment. And with dSPACE's software Real-Time Interface (RTI), the connection between dSPACE hardware and the modeling tool, developers can implement their Simulink® models on the MicroAutoBox automatically without needing programming skills.