rtX Powertrain I/O Specifications

rtX System
I/O

Total channels
I/O Specification
Signal Conditioning Provided
Digital Crank-based Profile Generation for crank and angle-based triggers 8 High-resolution crank clock.  (0.025 CA deg)Maximum frequency supports engine rate of at least 10,000 rpm. 8 crank-based digital pattern profiles synchronized with crank angle.  Frequency resolution at least 0.0037 samples / second. Vbatt level, high side or low side selectable
Cam signal emulation 4  Slew rate:150 cam deg/second. The position of the CAM teeth can be changed with a resolution of 1/10 crank angle degree. Vbatt level output
Fuel Injector and Spark Measurement 16 8 channels each for spark and fuel. Measure pulse duration and crank-angle for edges used for spark and fuel pulse measurements.  TTL level inputs on Engine Board; Vbatt level input if SCR board is present.  Crank resolution:  0.1 CA deg.  Pulse time resolution: 1 microsecond. Minimum pulse of 8 microseconds. Vbatt level input.
Crank Angle Monitor 1 This signal is a feedback of the crank signal that can be used as a model input. n/a
PWM Measurement 8 41.666 nanosecond accuracy at frequency up to 50 kHz Vbatt level
PWM Generation 8 Output drivers source/sink 100 mA.  41.666 nanosecond accuracy within range 366 Hz to 12 MHz Vbatt level, high side or low side selectable
Stepper Motor Measurement 1 Measures stepper motor position based on control signals & measure angular position of shaft encoder (2-signal type) Vbatt-level encoded pair.
Frequency Measurement 2 Measures the frequency of an input signal. Support Vbatt levels
Digital inputs & digital outputs TTL 8 4 input and 4 output channels TTL level General Purpose I/O on Engine Board connector if SCR board is not used; Vbatt level input on SCR board connector. Support Vbatt levels
CANbus 2 Selectable physical layers: ISO 11898, ISO 11519, J2411 n/a
Knock Sensor Outputs 2 2 channels of sinusoidal knock waveforms, gated by crank synchronous events. External noise source input. n/a
Thermistor 6 Resistance Range covers typical range of 40 ohms to 100K ohms The performance will be equivalent to using a 15-bit DAC. Outputs are protected against shorts to +/- 50V n/a
Ratiometric Analog Output: Potentiometer 6 3 multiplying DACs of 16-bit resolution. The board is rated at ±10V reference input, and ±10V, ±20mA output on all channels. The MDACs can be updated individually or simultaneously. Each channel can be configured to use an external or internal reference. Routing Provided
Analog Input 32 32 single-ended or 16 differential 16-bit analog input channels. The input voltage range is selectable from four voltage ranges: +/- 3.3V, +/- 5V, +/- 10V, 0-5V, 0-10V n/a
Analog Output 8 16-bit Analog outputs. Provides +/- 10V range. 10 mA current drive. n/a
General Purpose TTL I/O 16 16 TTL transceivers, input/output direction selectable on an 8-channel basis n/a
High Voltage Discrete Input 16 Provides isolated high-voltage inputs.  50V max n/a
High Voltage Discrete Output 16 16 isolated single pole double throw latching relays. Operate and release time is 3 ms. The contacts are rated at 30 V, 1 A, (50 V, 0.5 A) with 60 mΩ  resistance n/a