imc CRONOScompact: Applications

Combine analog, CAN, FlexRay, LIN, ...

Vehicle type testing has grown increasingly complex, thanks in part to almost limitless information now available via vehicle ECU. “Unfortunately, when we were conducting proof-of-concept testing, we ran into a problem of incompatible vehicle buses and protocols - some CAN, some LIN, some FlexRay even.” But your testing needn’t slow down, since imc CRONOScompact systems may be ordered with multiple synchronized vehicle data bus options. You can bring all of the different subsystem data together into one central location, along with signals from actual sensors installed on the vehicle.

imc CRONOScompact - benefits for vehicle testing:

• PC-less data logging
• Utilize pre-configured experiments
• Intelligent power adapter with UPS
• Optional: Lithium-ion battery
• Optional: extended temperature range
  (-40° to +85°C, 0 to 100%RH ), condensation allowed
• Shock and vibration rated

Applications:

• Drivability, dynamic behavior
• Comfort measurements
• Safety and security
• Climatic tests and optimization
• Brake performance testing
• Chassis measurements
• Engine and powertrain testing
• Car performance testing

In environments where measurement needs frequently change or temporary test setups are required, flexibility is key. The imc CRONOScompact system offers a modular and adaptive approach to meet these demands. With its versatile hardware and intuitive software, you can quickly respond to a wide range of measurement tasks.

Simply insert the appropriate measurement modules into the base system, and the intelligent software automatically identifies them. The configuration process is seamless—just read the TEDS, and you’re ready to go.

Need more channels? No problem. Easily link multiple systems to create a measurement network, allowing you to expand the number of channels as needed. Additionally, with the integration of CAN or EtherCAT interfaces, you can extend your setup with decentralized imc CANSAS or CRONOSflex measurement modules. These modules connect digitally, enabling distributed configurations for even greater flexibility.

Given the short development cycles now common, test engineers are being called on to provide test data earlier and earlier in the development component cycle - often before the entire system is actually ready. Be ready to meet the developers demands: with an imc CRONOScompact system equipped with the imc HiL option, you can quickly incorporate the Simulink models that the developers have already created directly into your test stand, combining virtual and actual signals to complete the test, yet following existing test standards and without modifying your existing test procedures.