MicroLabBox II

The evolution of a revolution

Compact. Powerful. MicroLabBox II. Your development and test system for rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop applications.

Easy transition

From offline simulation in Simulink® to execution on the MicroLabBox II. 

Ready-to-use I/O functions

Comprehensive set of I/O libraries provided by dSPACE.

Communication interfaces

Bus & network interfaces incl. 10 GBit/s Ethernet, CAN FD, LIN.

Powerful CPU & large FPGA

Geared up for what is ahead of you: Fast control loops, complex models and much more.

What is MicroLabBox II?

As the evolution of the well established MicroLabBox I, the MicroLabBox II is a compact laboratory system for rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) applications that combines compact size and cost-effectiveness with high performance and versatility.

Its high-performance quad core processor can easily run demanding Simulink® models, e.g., for the simulation of electric motors. Its extensive set of I/O interfaces every single reqquirement of control or test engineers who want to prototype their algorithms.

Furthermore, the MicroLabBox II provides a user-programmable FPGA for even faster control loops or the most demanding and accurate simulation models. 

Thanks to the dSPACE experiment software, ControlDesk, model signals can be accessed for visualization and measurement purposes without additional effort. Model parameters can be calibrated during run time without recompiling the application.

Application Areas

The MicroLabBox II lets you set up your control, test, or measurement applications quickly and easily, and helps you turn your individual concepts into reality. More than 100 I/O channels of different types make the MicroLabBox II a versatile system that can not only be used in mechatronics research and development areas, but also for all kinds of testing purposes such as:

  • Electric drives development
  • Power electronics development
  • Research & education in academia
  • Renewable energy
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics
  • Medical engineering

Be Inspired by the Capabilities of MicroLabBox II

MicroLabBox II

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MicroLabBox II

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Key Benefits & Features of MicroLabBox II

Wide Variety of I/O Functions

As the latest generation of the well established MicroLabBox series, the MicroLabBox II comes with a wide variety of I/O functions that make it easy to connect existing models to hardware channels.
Included I/O functions:

  • Voltage in/ voltage out 
  • PWM inputs/ PWM outputs
  • Voltage signal capture, digital pulse capture
  • Waveform out, digital pulse out
  • UART, I²C1, SPI1
  • CAN FD, LIN
  • Ethernet
  • XCP on Ethernet/ CAN

… and many more. 

For E-Mobility applications, dSPACE offers a comprehensive set of ready-to-use functions for processor-based e-motor control applications including field-oriented control with support for sine-, hall-, incremental encoders or resolvers. 

Libraries for FPGA based e-motor control applications that allow to reach even faster turn-around times are also available.

For hardware-in-the-loop applications, dSPACE also provides libraries for processor-based and FPGA-based e-motor and power electronics simulation. 

Well-Established dSPACE Tool Chain

The corresponding software ConfigurationDesk is used to easily connect an existing Simulink® model to the hardware interfaces of the MicroLabBox II. As soon as the interfaces are specified and configured, the execution of your model is just one click away.
ConfigurationDesk not only lets you use Simulink® models, but it also supports container formats like SIC and FMU. 
Once the application is running, ControlDesk can be used to visualize, measure, and even adjust model variables during run time. The MicroLabBox II USB port can also be used for data logging.

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