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The latest version of the ACG and CPP SDKs has just been released. The software is available for download directly on the website. Please visit imperix.com/downloads.
The most important changes and updates are as follows:
Full support for the All-in-one Programmable Inverter (TPI8032 22kW).
New Power library blockset for Simulink and PLECS.
New Spectral Analyzer function in the scope module.
New hide/show curves mechanism in the scope and rolling plot modules.
Smaller changes
Added synchronous averaging over 2 periods of CLOCK_0 (support for double rate sampling and PWM update).
Increased addressable SBI/Os addresses to 1024.
Added option to “simulate sensor sensitivity” to ADC blocks in PLECS. Enabled by default.
Optimization of the computation time when using CB-PWM.§
Bugfixes
Cockpit
– Fixed transient position saturates around 2.1s
– Fixed crash when closing the target config window while connecting is still in progress
– Fix scope freeze when an empty frame is received from the decoder
Fixed SFP out block with number of signals > 1
Fixed multi-masters: root master can now have slaves.
Fixed synchronous averaging being disabled in multi-master mode.
Imperix is proud to support the local Formula Student racing team
Published on: May 29, 2024
We’re happy to announce our continued partnership with VRT, the Formula Student team from the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland. For the second year, they can count on our sponsorship to support their wonderful adventure.
The formula student gathers students from universities worldwide, with the objective of designing a fully functional racing car and subsequently racing with it!
We are proud to support this team by providing them with our products and solutions as well as the advice of our engineers. For this new car, the team notably benefited from our TPI8032 – an all-in-one programmable inverter – to develop a test bench. The latter will help improve and test the new motor control algorithms necessary to manage the transition to a dual-engine system.
Wide-bandgap power converters with easy-to-use inverter development modules
Published on: May 14, 2021
Imperix, a specialized provider of high-end hardware and software tools for power electronics, is glad to announce the implementation of the RedLink® product range from Firecomms, a global leader in the provision of industrial fiber optic solutions and optical transceivers. Thanks to the high quality and performance of Firecomms products, Imperix is able to reinforce its leading position on the market of prototyping solutions for wide bandgap power converters.
Imperix has grown a multi-disciplinary product portfolio on inverter modules and high-performance controllers. Such modularity brings many challenges at managing the galvanic isolation throughout the setup while complying with the various sources of EMI-induced perturbations.
Firecomms’ long-term cooperation with Imperix fostered the implementation of the high-speed version Redlink® transceivers within Imperix’s new Silicon-carbide power modules range. The high-speed, low Pulse Width Distortion (PWD), robust EMI performance, and low propagation delay skew of the 50 MBd RedLink® transceivers provide simple, reliable, and galvanically isolated transmission of switching and fault signals while maintaining the time resolution provided by the Imperix B-Box RCP power electronics controller.
“We’re glad to see that our industry-proven optical communication technologies thanks to Imperix products, can accommodate and accelerate the R&D of modern converters”, says Michael O’Gorman, Head of Product Development at Firecomms.
Simon Delalay, Managing Director at Imperix adds, “Thanks to Firecomms products, our customers are definitely able to develop wide-bandgap inverters as they would play with LEGO blocks”.
Firecomms, a global leader in the provision of industrial fiber optic solutions and optical transceivers, efficiently combines state-of-the-art compound and silicon semiconductor technologies with innovative small-scale integration for rugged communications over short links and across high-voltage isolation barriers as well as in networking links utilizing the unique benefits of Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) and related optical fiber products. The RedLink® series consists of a range of DC to 1, 5, 10 and 50 MBd transceivers in industry-standard interconnect systems (horizontal, vertical and 30° tilted) while the company’s innovative OptoLock® plugless transceivers and industry-standard LC transceivers support both the DC-50 MBd designs as well as 125-250 Mbps applications.
Firecomms is jointly headquartered in Cork, Ireland and Tongxiang, China and is supported by a global footprint of distribution and logistics teams with facilities in the USA, Europe, Shanghai and Southeast Asia. In Ireland, R&D is driven by an experienced team of Ph.D. researchers and engineers, while world-class manufacturing is based in China.
Imperix develops high-end control equipment and prototyping hardware for power electronics, drives, smart grids, and related topics. Its products are designed to enable cutting-edge innovation in corporate and academic environments. They are especially valued for their ability to accelerate the implementation of laboratory-scale power converters and facilitate the derivation of high-quality experimental results. The company also offers various levels of integration services, intended to assist its customers in their prototyping activities. As such, its offering ranges from the delivery of plug-and-play hardware and software to that of fully customized systems involving specialized control software algorithms.
Imperix ltd. is established in Sion, Switzerland. Its name is derived from the Latin verb imperare, which stands for controlling – or ruling – and refers to the company’s core business: the control of power electronic systems. It is a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL).
Imperix supports engineers who are now forced to work from home
A few B-Box RCP development units are powered up and connected to the web, so that everyone can work remotely with them. Experimental activities will probably remain forever difficult to conduct in the cloud (!), but at least engineers can validate the real-time execution of their code and explore the newest functionalities. Detailed instructions on how to use the dedicated VPN access are given here.
Our B-Boxes have been flashed with our newest software (v3.4), which is almost – but not yet – released. This way, testers will experience the best experience and capabilities. The corresponding SDKs can be downloaded from the same link.
The Evaluation kit allows to quickly assess the tremendous capabilities of the B-Board PRO, right from the top of the desktop.
The Evaluation kit enables development engineers to power up the B-Board PRO and get the first signals out of it within few minutes. It notably contains an easy-to-use carrier board that gives instant access to most analog and digital signals, normally located on the bottom of the B-Board PRO.
The kit also contains documentation and getting-started examples as to best support a rapid evaluation of the hardware and software capabilities, featuring the very same performance as the larger B-Box RCP system.
Imperix is proud to announce the B-Board PRO. This piggy-back module that is the heart of the B-Box RCP is now also available as a standalone controller for embedded applications. The B-Board PRO features the exact same specifications and performance as the B-Box RCP.
This new solution enables imperix to extend its range of solutions for industrial customers, helping them streamline their developments from the simulation to the field. With a seamless transition between the laboratory and the series-manufactured products, moving to production has never been so simple !
The new hardware revision embeds the latest processing devices, including a dual-core ARM processor and Kintex-grade FPGA. Together with an ultra-light and specialized operating system, this guarantees state-of-the-art performance for all closed-loop control applications. Running a converter control algorithm in the hundreds of kHz range becomes no longer a challenge! The B-Box also distinguishes by a scalable design up to 64 boxes and many more features.
Imperix has recently launched the 3rd revision of its Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) platform, the B-Box RCP 3.0. Boosted by its dual-core ARM processor as well as numerous highly specialized FPGA-based peripherals, the B-Box certainly becomes the most powerful prototyping controller dedicated to power electronics!
No less than 6 different types of PWM modulators are ready to use, supporting down to 4ns PWM resolution. A fully configurable analog front-end is also embedded, featuring over-current and over-voltage protections that are 100% software-independent.
Discover our new SiC made for fast converters!
Imperix is proud to announce the release of its newest power module, the PEB8024 SiC half bridge building block. Featuring 1200V Silicon Carbide MOSFET semiconductors, this module offers a significant performance increase over its predecessor, the PEB 8032 variant.
The use of Silicon Carbide power switches gives access to performance so far inaccessible with traditional Silicon devices. Indeed, SiC MOSFETs allow much faster switching frequencies, while guaranteeing lower losses. This enables building converters with superior harmonic performance, better efficiency, improved power density or all of them at the same time!
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