Opal-RT OP4200 User manual

OP4200 RCP/HIL SYSTEM
USER MANUAL
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SYMBOL DEFINITIONS
The following table lists the symbols used in this document to denote certain conditions:
Symbol Definition
ATTENTION: Identifies information that requires special consideration
TIP: Identifies advice or hints for the user, often in terms of performing a task
REFERENCE _ INTERNAL: Identifies an additional source of information within the bookset.
CAUTION Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, may result in equipment or work (data) on the system being
damaged or lost, or may result in the inability to properly operate the process.
Indicates a situation where users must observe precautions for handling electrostatic sensitive devices.
!
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
!
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in serious injury or
death.

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CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................................................... 7
FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................... 7
I/O CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 7
SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DETAILS ............................................................................................ 8
OP4200 HARDWARE .............................................................................................................................. 9
RECEIVING AND VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 9
STANDARD HARDWARE ..................................................................................................................... 9
OptiOnal Hardware .............................................................................................................................................9
HARDWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................................. 10
Side COnneCtOrS ...............................................................................................................................................10
FRONT CONNECTORS ..................................................................................................................... 11
CASSETTES ....................................................................................................................................... 12
CaSSette ledS ................................................................................................................................................. 12
BASIC INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................... 13
GENERAL CABLING INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................. 13
COnneCt tHe pOwer Cable ...............................................................................................................................13
COnneCting tHe grOund SCrew .........................................................................................................................14
COnneCting netwOrk Cable .............................................................................................................................. 14
INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................................................................... 15
dip SwitCH COnfiguratiOnS ...............................................................................................................................15
CHanging tHe ip addreSS ..................................................................................................................................16
teSting SignalS uSing tHe lOOpbaCk kit ............................................................................................................19
PIN ASSIGNMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 20
TROUBLESHOOTING HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................................... 21
OP4200 HARDWARE - CASSETTES.................................................................................................... 23
OP4230-1 16 ANALOG OUTPUTS .................................................................................................... 23
featureS ......................................................................................................................................................23
deSCriptiOn ................................................................................................................................................ 23
SCHeMatiCS ..................................................................................................................................................23
tYpiCal appliCatiOnS ............................................................................................................................... 24
OP4240-1 16 ANALOG INPUTS ........................................................................................................ 25
featureS ......................................................................................................................................................25
deSCriptiOn ................................................................................................................................................ 25
SCHeMatiCS ..................................................................................................................................................25
OP4242-1 16 ANALOG INPUTS ........................................................................................................ 26
featureS ......................................................................................................................................................26
deSCriptiOn ............................................................................................................................................... 26
SCHeMatiCS ..................................................................................................................................................26

OP4250-1 32 DIGITAL INPUTS .......................................................................................................... 27
featureS ......................................................................................................................................................27
interfaCeS .................................................................................................................................................. 27
tYpiCal appliCatiOnS ............................................................................................................................... 28
OP4260-1 32 DIGITAL OUTPUTS ...................................................................................................... 29
featureS ......................................................................................................................................................29
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
OP4200 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 30
OP4200 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 30
Op4230-1 SpeCifiCatiOnS .........................................................................................................................31
Op4240-1 SpeCifiCatiOnS .........................................................................................................................32
Op4242-1 SpeCifiCatiOnS ..........................................................................................................................33
Op4250-1 SpeCifiCatiOnS ..........................................................................................................................34
Op4260-1 SpeCifiCatiOnS ..........................................................................................................................35
LIMITED WARRANTY............................................................................................................................ 36
liMited warrantY ..................................................................................................................................... 36
return pOliCY ............................................................................................................................................ 36
eXCluSiOnS .................................................................................................................................................. 36
warrantY liMitatiOn and eXCluSiOn ..................................................................................................37
diSClaiMer Of unStated warrantieS ................................................................................................37
liMitatiOn Of liabilitY ............................................................................................................................. 37

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DESCRIPTION
I/O Configurations
DESCRIPTION
The OP4200 is part of the OPAL-RT line of simulation systems. It contains a SoC (system on chip)
integrating an ARM CPU and a Kintex™-7 FPGA, a high-end FPGA, signal conditioning for up to 128
I/O lines and 2 high-speed fiber-optic SFP ports. The design provides four slots for signal conditioning
cassettes.
FEATURES
• 16GB SD card.
• 1024MB DDR3L SDRAM.
• Xilinx Zynq®XC7Z030 all programmable SoC device with Dual-core ARM® Processor Cortex A9
1GHz, Kintex™-7 FPGA, 125K LUT.
• Linux-based real-time operating system.
• 4 cassettes for analog or digital I/O interfaces
• 2 high-speed communication ports
• Communication options: 2 CAN, 2 RS232, 1 Ethernet
I/O CONFIGURATIONS
The OP4200 simulator provides signal conditioning for up to 128 I/Os, which are managed from the PL
(FPGA) section of the Zynq module.
The I/O lines are routed from the Zynq board to the 4 cassettes, through the OP4200’s carrier board.
The swappable cassettes provide signal conditioning flexibility. They are factory configured and their
configuration information is processed by the system at boot time for initialization (I/O line direction,
analog module calibration coefficients, etc.). During initialization, the boot system validates that the
cassette type and position matches the I/O configuration used in the model.
Zync 7030
OP4200
JTAG Zynq 7030 Carrier Board
FPGA
CPU
I/O
CASSETTE
1
I/O
CASSETTE
3
I/O
CASSETTE
4
I/O
CASSETTE
2
SFP
SFP
RS232CAN ETH USB
SYNC
RS232CAN
Figure 1: OP4200 system architecture (standard configuration)

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DESCRIPTION
System Interconnection Details
SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DETAILS
Two SFP sockets are located on the left side if the chassis to allow interconnexion with 3rd-party
devices or with other OPAL-RT chassis. These sockets are connected to the PL section of the Zynq
module and configured by the FPGA programming file (generated using OPAL-RT RT-XSG toolbox).
There are two standard modes of operation available for the SFP ports, both based on the Xilinx Aurora
communication protocol:
• Generic Aurora communication: this mode is enabled using the RT-XSG blockset’s Generic Aurora
blocks in the FPGA programming file’s Simulink model. These blocks are used to exchange
data with 3rd-party devices or with other OPAL-RT systems The data communication layer (data
packing/unpacking) must be configured by the user according to the targeted application. The
communication speed is configurable between 1 and 5 GBps and the SFP transceivers should be
selected accordingly.
• OPAL-RT MUlti-System Expansion link (MUSE)1: this mode encapsulates the Aurora protocol within
a network protocol designed by OPAL-RT for inter-system communication. The communication
speed is set to 5Gbps by default, but downgrades automatically to the speed of the other port, if
that port is used at a lower speed for 3rd party device connection.
The MUSE mode is selected in the RT-XSG block by setting the synthesis manager architecture
option to <remote>. In this mode, the unit must be connected to another OPAL-RT system that is
connected in ‘central’ mode, and it then becomes a remote expansion unit (similar to an OP4520 or
OP5607). The simulator ARM CPUs are then used only for monitoring the unit, and not during the
real-time simulation.
1 Restrictions to using MUSE with OPAL-RT Board software architecture may apply depending on your application and software configuration. Please contact
your sales representative or field application engineer to verify compatibility

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OP4200 Hardware
Standard Hardware
OP4200 HARDWARE
RECEIVING AND VERIFICATION
After opening the package, remove the equipment and components. Check all the items described in
“Standard Hardware” and make sure that they are undamaged.
STANDARD HARDWARE
The OP4200 simulator includes the following basic hardware:
Item Description Part Number Qty
OP4200 Hardware chassis with 4 signal conditioning cassettes 429-0101-0094 1
RJ45 cable 305cm (120”) RJ45 cable BLUE T00-0817 1
USB - Serial Cable Includes DB9M-USB A Male,
DB9, F/F, null modem mini type
Converts serial connection to USB to interface OP4200 with computer
T00-0814
T00-0994
1
1
Power Supply Desktop AC Adapter 60W 24V
pluggable terminal blocks 4 pos
T00-4387
T00-0509
1
(1)
OP5972 Power jack adapter kit for OP4200 power input 0310-0287
Auxiliary power cable Cable to connect external Vuser supply to digital output cassette from
power jack adapter (OP5972)
0113-0927 1
Screw terminal board DB37 male slim breakout board (1 per bank of 16 channels) T00-4069 1
Loopback kit Provides access to quick testing and troubleshooting:
Loopback DB37 board
Flat cable
Power cable
0126-0361
0113-0737
0113-0799
1
Table 1: Standard hardware list
Optional Hardware
Item Description Part Number
OP5970 DB37 to Spring cage adaptor 000-126-0556
OP5971 DB37 to SMB adaptor 000-126-0555
OP5973 Mechanical rackmount kit 420-0108-0003
MUSE transceiver Avago AFBR-57R5APZ
MUSE cable LC-LC multimode 850nm optical fiber

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OP4200 Hardware
Hardware Interface
HARDWARE INTERFACE
Side Connectors
B C D E G HF
A
Figure 1: OP4200 side connector panel
A. JTAG connector for ZYNQ programming (used in the event of lost or damaged configuration, this
feature should only be used by qualified personnel).
B. SFP (small form-factor pluggable) ports controlled from the FPGA, for high-speed communication
with other simulator FPGAs or with third-party devices (see “CONNECTIVITY” for details). Each
socket controls one communication link. SFP transceivers and fiber optic cables must be selected
according to the type and speed of the communication protocol implemented in the FPGA (OPAL-
RT MUSE link or 3rd-party device connection).
MUSE link requires specific SFP and cable:
SFP: Avago AFBR-57R5APZ
Cable: LC-LC multimode 850nm optical fiber
C. RJ45 (network connection) and USB 2.0 connector.
D. Fiber optic connectors (Rx and Tx), used to synchronize the OP4200 with other simulators.
E. Phoenix terminal power connector. Can be used with OP5972 power jack adapter kit.
F. Reset button
G. DIP switches: the position of the boot mode switches allow selection of different boot modes for the
processor. (see “DIP Switch Configurations” for detailed information)
H. Ground connector screw: attach grounding wire to nearest ground when using OP4200 in high risk
environments.
!
The OP4200 may be subject to EMI when installed in proximity to other devices
OPAL-RT strongly recommends the use of anti-static wrist straps whenever handling any electronic
device provided by OPAL-RT. Damage resulting from electrostatic charges will not be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty.