ETAS ES5321.1, User Manual

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ES5321.1 PWM I/O Board (48/32-CH) - User’s Guide 10
Introduction ETAS
General Safety at Work
Follow the existing regulations for safety at work and accident prevention. All
applicable regulations and laws regarding operation must be strictly adhered to
when using this product.
1.2.4 Intended Use
Application Area of the Product
The ES5321.1 is an add-on card for the ES5300.1-A Housing and the
ES5300.1-B Housing for simulating digital signals (PWM, high/low, SENT
protocol).
The ES5321.1 add-on card consists of
• the add-on card itself. (The add-on card does not feature any expansion
slots.)
• PCIe and I²C interfaces to the ES5300.1 system housing
• Digital input and output interfaces to the ECU
The ES5321.1 may be installed and operated only in the ES5300.1-A Housing
and the ES5300.1-B Housing and not as a Stand-alone-unit.
The intended use of the ES5321.1 in an ES5300.1-A Housing or ES5300.1-B
Housing is:
• Use in industrial lab facilities or at industrial workplaces.
• Use as a hardware interface for ECUs in a hardware-in-the-loop test sys-
tem.
• Use in conjunction with ETAS software that supports the ES5300.1-A
Housing and the ES5300.1-B Housing.
• Use as an interface in conjunction with software programs that operate
the standardized, documented and open APIs of ETAS software products.
The ES5321.1 is not intended to be used:
• Within a vehicle on the road.
• As part of a life support system.
• As part of a medical application.
• In applications where misuse can lead to injuries or damages.
• In environments in which conditions prevail that fall outside the specified
ranges: see "Ambient Conditions" on page 37.
• With signal conditioning that falls outside the specified ranges: see "Tech-
nical Data" on page 35 (voltages, currents and power consumption).