[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”143.8px” custom_margin=”|auto|6px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Our scientific observations involve a large number of steps to ensure the data quality for which we are world-renowned, but what if we could further improve productivity by simulating our operations?<\/p>\n
That’s just what the recent HILSE (Hardware in the Loop Simulation Environment) project achieves: providing an infrastructure that is representative of the production environment for software and firmware testing while allowing engineers to perform maintenance activities efficiently.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/foto-Claudio-Follert-e1675294871752.jpeg” title_text=”foto Claudio Follert” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]”During the pandemic we were creating new ideas to achieve this goal, working and providing all the necessary documentation. It was really a great team work, and all Design & Made in ALMA Chile”, says Claudio Follert, Electronic technician I del Grupo de Mantenci\u00f3n de Antenas<\/strong>, who was also in charge of modifying the old Tclots room to convert it into the now called “HIL Room”.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]HIL is a concept known in the design and manufacture of complex systems when it is not possible to perform all the necessary functional tests. For this purpose, a simulation environment faithfully representative of the final system is built, where all kinds of tests and new developments are carried out. In the case of ALMA, the HILSE project successfully implemented a full-scale replica of the complete observatory, including a subset of the hardware and software used in regular operations.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20220318_154435-2-scaled.jpg” title_text=”IMG_20220318_154435 (2)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HilDiagramV9_ants1-1.png” title_text=”HilDiagramV9_ants1 (1)” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]\u00bfQu\u00e9 beneficios conlleva?<\/strong> Entre sus ventajas, HILSE nos permite realizar pruebas en el proceso de desarrollo, reduciendo el costo de la prueba, adem\u00e1s de aumentar su cobertura, flexibilidad y repetibilidad.<\/p>\n The idea was presented in 2016 at the SPIE conference and finally, after several steps of approval and verification, was delivered to ALMA last year, after being accepted by the respective committee.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]”The proposal was very attractive because it would allow to increase the frequency and coverage of the system tests with less impact on scientific efficiency, at lower cost and in a safer way”, explains Jos\u00e9 Luis Ortiz, nuestro L\u00edder T\u00e9cnico de Sistemas Digitales<\/strong>, y que para este proyecto se encarg\u00f3 de colaborar en la implementaci\u00f3n de los componentes relacionados con el subsistema de Back End, como referencias fot\u00f3nicas, sincronizaci\u00f3n de se\u00f1ales y fibras \u00f3pticas.<\/p>\n <\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JL-Ortiz-1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”JL Ortiz (1)” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Although it is just starting to operate, the good results have been immediate. It was used to validate new hardware for the correlator without intervening in the production system and has been used for the validation of the new ALMA software cycle. More importantly, its use will enable hundreds of additional hours of astronomical observing. se espera que HILSE sea una pieza clave del desarrollo y testeo de la nueva instrumentaci\u00f3n que llegar\u00e1 como parte del proyecto ALMA 2030.<\/strong>.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n Our scientific observations involve a large number of steps to ensure the data quality for which we are world-renowned, but what if we could further improve productivity by simulating our operations? That’s just what the recent HILSE (Hardware in the Loop Simulation Environment) project achieves: providing an infrastructure that is representative of the production environment […]<\/p>\n