Control & Data Acquisition

Revloutionary Engineering Pro System

At the core of our operation is our control and data acquisition system for comprehensive dynamometer testing — Revolutionary Engineering Pro System (REPS). The flexible and intuitive REPS front-end design provides you with complete control over every aspect of the test cell.

The REPS system operates on an advanced software platform with a LabVIEW real-time operating system and a quad core, PXI controller. REPS has a channel-based configurable graphical interface allowing for easy test set up and variations. All I/O communication is performed via a dedicated EtherCAT-based network, which significantly reduces wiring and installation costs as well as signal-noise issues.

Utilities

Fully configurable control modes	Powerful test profiler featuring subroutines and nested loops
Playback for importing and replaying field-measured data	Advanced control features such as PID gain scheduling and feed-forward design
Controlled shutdown with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)	Authentication for managing users and access rights
Web-based and VNC-based remote access	Master Setup links individual setup files for convenient saving and loading
Configurable displays, buttons and indicators

Channels

Built-in channel calibration utility	Configurable low-pass filter channels
Constant or variable alarm limits

Virtual Channels

Waveform	Ramp	Integration
Differentiation	Formula	Trigger

Reporting

Multiple data report formats (TDMS, Text, MS Excel)

Real-time data logging

Post-mortem logging

EtherCAT Network

Deterministic data acquisition at a rate of 1000 Hz

Daisy chaining for multiple EtherCAT chassis

Optional Features

Chassis dynamometer controls	CAN communication	ASAP3 communication
Smoke Meter driver	Micro Soot Sensor driver	Digital Power Meter driver (WT1600 and WT3000)