MicroLabBox

With MicroLabBox, dSPACE introduces a compact, versatile and powerful development system for laboratory use.

• Control, test and measurement applications can be brought to reality fast, easily and cost-efficiently 
• Does not take up more space than a conventional laptop computer
• Features over 100 channels of different I/O types
• Combination real-time processor and FPGA provide the versatility needed for research and development
• Compact all-in-one system
• Features 2 GHz dual-core real-time processor (Freescale PowerPC QorIQ P5020) capable of achieving fast closed-loop cycle times of less than 15 µs
• High computation power
• Comprehensive high-performance I/O
• User-programmable FPGA enables extremely fast control loops, as required in applications such as electric motor control or active noise and vibration cancellation
• AC motor control
• Ethernet and CANbus interface 
• Integrated sensor supply provides power for sensors without any additional laboratory devices
• Supported by dSPACE software package, including Real-Time Interface (RTI) for Simulink for model-based I/O integration and the experiment software ControlDesk Next Generation to provide access to the real-time application by means of graphical instruments during run time
• Available in two panel variants
• Top-panel variant provides Sub-D and BNC connectors, making wiring easy when used on a laboratory desk
• Front-panel variant provides Sub-D connectors, making it easy to integrate into a stack of laboratory devices
• Connector information printed on each unit and is also included in the I/O blockset of the device's implementation software
• Can be used with or without a host PC
• Autonomous mode, without the host PC, real-time application is loaded from the on-board flash memory when unit is started
• Programmable buzzer and set of LEDs provide status information of the real-time application to the user
• USB connector lets users save data to a mass storage device