Closed-Loop Control Now Available On A Single VXI Card.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996--Hewlett-Packard Company today brings closed-loop control to VXI systems on a single C-size card. The HP E1415A algorithmic closed-loop controller offers a new level of performance, ease-of-use and value in difficult closed-loop control applications, such as rocket and automotive engines, turbine and wind-tunnel testing. Typically, these applications require complex monitoring and control.

"This controller makes product development quicker and easier," said Chuck Reynolds, HP product marketing engineer. "It frees the test system computer for complete, accurate data acquisition and allows superior test results in less time through precise control. It handles more loops faster and more economically than anything else available."

Closed-loop control with the HP E1415A is faster and more powerful than standard proportional integral differential (PID) controllers, more accurate and more flexible than programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and easier and less costly to implement than custom systems.

The card features standard PID algorithms for turnkey operation, easy-to-use loop tuning methods and documentation, and a comprehensive, user-friendly programming environment for developing custom control algorithms. The controller can handle a single loop at update rates as fast as 2.5 KHz/loop, and up to 32 loops at slower update rates.

U.S. PRICES AND AVAILABILITY

The HP E1415A closed loop controller is available now for $6,500. A variety of signal-conditioning plug-ons are available at additional cost.

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