Life Racing PDUX2B (12v) Power Distributor Unit

£1,557.00 (+VAT)

The Life Racing PDUX2B (12v) represents the latest advancements in microprocessor controlled power distribution systems. The PDUX range offers advanced features such as soft-starting power demanding components, Custom CAN configuration and real number (floating point) manipulation and comparison. Regarding power saving, the PDUX range has the ability to sleep and wake via CAN bus messaging or by using hardware pins including the ability to wake/sleep upon the triggering of certain user-specified sensor inputs.

For full specification of this PDU, please see the description below the PDU configuration options.

Configure your PDUX2B: 

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Description

The Life Racing PDUX2B (12v) comes equipped with 16 programmable outputs in total, including 4 extremely capable multifunction outputs which can be defined by the user to operate in either discreet high-side or low-side switching, low-side PWM, Half or Full bridge operation. These flexible outputs, as well as the PDU’s 12 input channels and additional 2 low-side PWMs, can be used to expand and enhance the I/O configuration of any Life Racing ECU. A feature and build-time-choice option are available for an internal IMU and two-wire wheel speed interface respectively.

Life Racing PDUX2B (12v) Specification:

Features

  • Schematic based calibration including logic simulation tool.
  • Custom CAN across 3 buses including mux frames and retransmission (gateway) features, configured with a graphical display and import/export tool.
  • Low power state woken on physical input, CAN activity, or specific CAN frame.
  • Configurable evaluation frequency operation of schematic components in circuitry – “Expert Frequency Mode”
  • Optional internal IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) feature offers a six-axis gyro and accelerometer which can be processed internally or transmitted over CAN.

Outputs

  • 16 Main Power Outputs
    • 4 multifunction high side, low side, high side PWM (100Hz-20kHz) outputs. (40A continuous, soft-start inrush limiting 65A, hard-start inrush 65A)
    • 2 high side outputs. (40A continuous, hard-start inrush 65A)
    • 8 high side, high side PWM (100Hz-20kHz) outputs. (15A continuous, hard-start inrush 30A)
    • 2 high side outputs (15A continuous, hard-start inrush 30A)
  • Output linking (‘teaming’) to support very high current devices.
  • 2 additional low side outputs with configurable PWM (100Hz-10kHz, 5A maximum).
  • All outputs short circuit and thermally protected with multi-stage in-rush control.
  • All outputs additionally protected by physical fuses as required by worldwide regulations.
  • Combined diagnostic output with reset input.
  • 128 scalable CAN (‘soft’) outputs.
  • Custom datastream (CAN) – i.e. customisable channel current, channel state and device information.

Inputs

  • 12 physical 0-5V inputs, including software selectable 3k Ohm pull-up resistors.
  • Four inputs capable of programmable “wake ” functionality.
  • Comparing and manipulating real numbers (floating point decimal) in schematic using configurable logic blocks.
  • Analogue inputs can be linearised, viewed as raw voltage or Boolean values.
  • Dedicated wake pin.
  • 128 CAN ‘soft’ inputs with configurable scaling

Interfaces

  • 2x 100Mbit/s full duplex Ethernet (Ethernet switch functionality).
  • 3x CAN 2.0B – fully flexible.
  • Option for galvanically isolated CAN bus (CAN3 – custom projects only)
  • RS232C serial interface (custom projects only)
  • LIN Bus (custom projects only)

Power Supply

  • 6V to 20V input voltage (12v)
  • Dedicated logic power input.
  • Regulated 5V sensor reference supply output with full circuit protection.

6V to 30V (24V) and 6V to 60V (48V) input voltage versions are also available.

Sleep State

  • Low power standby state with configurable wake options:
    • Wake by voltage signal (1.6mA).
    • Wake by any CAN activity (CAN1 only) (2mA).
    • Wake by specific CAN frame (two frames required, CAN-1 only) (2mA).
    • Wake by CAN specific CAN frame with low latency (one frame required, CAN-1 only) (10mA)

ECU Slaving

  • Allows a Life Racing ECU to “claim” unused pins across a dedicated CAN bus utilising the following PDU I/O:
  • Outputs 1-4 with additional functionality including H-Bridge pairing and configurable PWM frequencies
  • Low Outputs 5-6 with configurable PWM frequencies
  • All 12 inputs, including eight frequency capable (optionally bipolar), and all with software selectable 3k Ohm pull-up resistors

Physical

  • 1 Leavyseal connector with a total of 62 pins
  • Amphenol SurLok Power Stud
  • Machined Aluminium enclosure
  • 145 x 175 x 50mm (including connectors)
  • 750 Grams
  • Operating Temperature -40C to +85C
  • M4 mounting threads.

Download Files

life-racing-pdux2b-p-datasheet-v1-5

Life Racing PDUX2B Datasheet (v1.5)

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