From a signal perspective, the PCI-Engine acts as a high-performance, 8-cylinder engine. If your engine is smaller, then you have signals to spare. If it is larger or more complex, add a second PCI-Engine and synchronize up to 16 cylinders.

The PCI-Engine consists of a two-board set including a controller board, and a signal conditioning and routing board. Both boards use a standard PCI interface, and plug into the PCI slots of a standard PC.

The PCI-Engine integrates all the signal conditioning required to handle a range of engine configurations. Daughter boards are used to provide optional crank-synchronous knock signal generation and a second channel of variable reluctance cam/crank.

The PCI-Engine Signal Conditioning Board is tightly connected with the Compute Board across a low-noise interconnect. PCI-Engine provides a compact, configurable, high-performance solution for automotive engine simulation that gets you up and running fast.

Selectable transceivers allow you to configure each of two CAN bus interfaces for any of the following standards:

· high-speed (ISO 11898-2 / J1939 / J2284)
· fault-tolerant (ISO 11519-2 or ISO 11898-3)
· single wire (J2411)

For more, see PCI-Engine data sheet in PDF (225 kb).