Stimulation
Data
recorded from a real system can be used to stimulate a virtual or prototype
system. This allows known datasets to be presented to new equipment so
that baseline results can be generated without the cost of a field trial
with new and unknown data - a major cost and time saving feature. This
allows quantitative answers to be provided to questions such as 'Will
this new detector find a target at twice the range of the old detector?
Reformatting issues need to be overcome so that 'old' data can be presented
in 'new' ways. The previously captured data needs to be presented with
correct timing, correct logical and electrical formats for the new system
that is being stimulated.

The formatting options, available in the recording and replay paths of
our recording solutions, simplify this process.
Furthermore, the computer based control systems used by the recorders
can be adapted to generate pseudo data patterns in non-realtime for replay
at the appropriate data rate. This allows stimulation of new systems with
data sets that are generated from computer simulation scenarios, a very
good way to join-up virtual and real systems to provide seamless testing
throughout the development cycle of a new product.
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