In order to run the examples provided by the eFPGASIM electrical machine library, the user must be equipped with one of the simulators below.

OP4815 Chassis (High End)

Application Scope

We recommend the use of the OP4815 for models requiring any of the followings:

• Up to 32 Analog I/O channels (Aout at 10 MSPS)
• Up to 64 bi-directional Digital I/O channels
• More than two similar electrical machines model required on a single FPGA
• Large converter topologies that need to be simulated on the FPGA (eHSx128 is required)
• More than four high-speed serials I/O links

Chassis Overview

Recommended I/O Module Configuration

Table 1 describes the standard I/O modules provides with the OP4815 simulators for testing machine controls. This configuration allows running the various off-the-shelf machines examples that come with eFPGASIM software.

Table 1: Standard I/O module configuration for OP4815 Chassis

OP5607/OP5707 Chassis (High End)

Application Scope

We recommend the use of the OP5707 / OP5607 for models requiring any of the followings:

• More than 32 Analog I/O channels
• More than 64 Digital I/O channels
• More than two similar electrical machines model required on a single FPGA
• Large converter topologies that need to be simulated on the FPGA (eHSx128 is required)
• Complex multi-core CPU simulation (more than 3 cores is required) used for simulating controls or large power system network
• More than four high-speed serials I/O links

Chassis Overview

Recommended I/O Module Configuration

Table 1 describes the standard I/O modules provides with the OP5607/OP5707 simulators for testing machine controls. This configuration allows running the various off-the-shelf machines examples that come with eFPGASIM software.

Table 1: Standard I/O module configuration for OP5607 / OP5707 Chassis

OP4610 Chassis (Mid-Range)

Application Scope

We advise the use of this simulator for models requiring any of the following:

• Up to 32 Analog I/O channels
• Up to 64 Digital I/O channels
• Two electrical machines model on a single FPGA
• Large converter topologies that need to be simulated on the FPGA (eHSx128 is required)
• CPU simulation on up to 6 cores
• Up to four high-speed serial links

Chassis Overview

Recommended I/O Module Configuration

Table 2 describes the standard I/O modules provided with the OP4610 simulator for testing machine controls. This configuration allows running the various off-the-shelf machines examples that come with eFPGASIM software.

Table 2: Standard I/O module configuration for the OP4610 Chassis

OP4512 Chassis (Entry level)

Application Scope

We advise the use of this simulator for models requiring any of the following:

• Up to 32 Analog I/O channels
• Up to 64 Digital I/O channels
• Two electrical machines model on a single FPGA
• eHSx64 is sufficient to simulate the converter topology
• CPU simulation on up to 4 cores
• Up to four high-speed serial links

Chassis Overview

Recommended I/O Module Configuration

Table 3 describes the standard I/O modules provided with the OP4512 simulator for testing machine controls. This configuration allows running the various off-the-shelf machines examples that come with eFPGASIM software.

Table 3: Standard I/O module configuration for the OP4512 Chassis

OP4510 Chassis (Medium End)

Application Scope

We advise the use of this simulator for models requiring any of the following:

• Up to 32 Analog I/O channels
• Up to 64 Digital I/O channels
• Two electrical machines model on a single FPGA
• eHSx64 is sufficient to simulate the converter topology
• CPU simulation on up to 4 cores
• Up to four high-speed serial links

Chassis Overview

Recommended I/O Module Configuration

Table 4 describes the standard I/O modules provides with the OP4510 simulator for testing machine controls. This configuration allows running the various off-the-shelf machines examples that come with eFPGASIM software.

Table 4: Standard I/O module configuration for the OP4510 Chassis

OP4200 Chassis (Low End)

The OP4200 Chassis is not currently supported by the eFPGASIM electrical machine model packages.

Legacy Chassis Support and Retro-Compatibility

The OP5600 Virtex 6 and Spartan 3 based simulators, the OP4500 and earlier chassis generation are excluded from the hardware list supported by the machine package.