June 16, 2009 — United Electronic Industries (UEI) today released Version 2.0 of its UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller. Some of the new features of the popular Linux-based controller are:
- Now available for GigE Cubes and RACKtangle platforms in addition to the standard PPCx cubes
- Linux OS (2.6.x Kernel)
- Xenomai Real-Time OS support
- Eclipse IDE Support
- Independent 1G Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports for communication and diagnosticsThese new features greatly extend the capabilities of this popular open-source high-speed controller for embedded control system and Hardware-in-the-loop applications.
- Ethernet I/O system slaved to a host PC
- Standalone Data Logger/Recorder
- Simulink Target
- Modbus TCP-based I/O slave Each Cube consists of a core module (that holds the processor and network interface) along with three or six open I/O slots.
Ideal for high speed PID loops (8 channels > 20 kHz), you can program it in C in either Linux or Windows environments.Using the UEIPAC 2.0, Linux applications written on a PC can run fully standalone on any of several UEI platforms — without a dedicated host PC.
The controller is compatible with any of the 30+ I/O boards available from UEI, now and in the future
About the “Cube”
UEI’s powerful “Cube” architecture is a compact (4 x 4 x 4” or 4 x 4 x 5.8”) Ethernet-based I/O platform that in addition to functioning as a UEIPAC, can be deployed in four different configurations:
Users select the deployment option that meets their requirements.
Users then match the Cube’s I/O configuration to their application by selecting the appropriate boards.
With over 30 I/O boards available, there’s sure to be a configuration to meet almost any application requirement.
The six slot Cube provides up to: 150 analog inputs, 192 analog outputs, 288 digital I/O, 48 counter or quadrature channels, 72 ARINC-429 channels, 24 Serial or CAN-bus ports, or 12 1553 communication channels
