Hardware Support in INCA

INCA supports a large number of hardware devices for diverse measuring and calibration tasks. These can be configured in the Hardware Configuration Editor: you can indicate the hardware and the interfaces through which the devices are connected to the PC. You can also specify which measured signals and calibration parameters are acquired through each input. For the control unit interfaces, you can specify the desired project and the working and reference datasets.

The information entered describes the hardware equipment and is stored in the selected workspace as the hardware configuration.

Note
The measuring signals supplied by the ETAS hardware can be synchronized. Here a distinction is made between hardware and software synchronization. Actual hardware synchronization occurs independently from INCA and is possible with ES6xx measurement modules which are connected to each other (also in cascade) via an ES600 network module and with several ES1303 cards in the same ES1000.2/3 system. Software synchronization, however, occurs only via INCA. Software synchronization is generally less accurate than hardware synchronization; the maximum achievable accuracy is 1 ms.

Note

The measuring signals supplied by the ETAS hardware can be synchronized. Here a distinction is made between hardware and software synchronization. Actual hardware synchronization occurs independently from INCA and is possible with ES6xx measurement modules which are connected to each other (also in cascade) via an ES600 network module and with several ES1303 cards in the same ES1000.2/3 system. Software synchronization, however, occurs only via INCA. Software synchronization is generally less accurate than hardware synchronization; the maximum achievable accuracy is 1 ms.

Some widely used hardware devices are readily supported in the INCA base system. Further hardware, both from ETAS and from 3rd party manufacturers, is supported by INCA. The support of these devices in INCA is distributed via separate add-ons.

For detailed information on the hardware supported by INCA, please refer to the ETAS internet pages.

Note
The associated hardware components are described in separate operating instructions. Before connecting the hardware components, starting the system and working with INCA, be sure to thoroughly read, understand and follow these operating instructions.