# Nominal Connect

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connect

## The edge compute platform for hardware test

Connect runs at the edge, reading from and writing to instruments in real time. Capture data, control hardware, and sequence repeatable tests, all from Python. With Connect, Engineers focus on what to test, not how to build test infrastructure

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## Set up test stands in minutes, not months

### Control

Build operator applications with 30+ control and visualization panels

#### Pre-built UI components

Buttons, sliders, gauges, charts, tables, 3D renders, video feeds, and more

#### Real-time 3D rendering

Stream telemetry into live vehicle and environment visualizations

#### Hardware command panels

Control motors, actuators, power supplies, and valves through generated interfaces

#### Live data visualization

Time series plots, frequency analysis, heatmaps update in real time

#### Custom panel creation

Build specialized interfaces for your hardware in Python

### Capture

Integrate any instrument or system interface with pre-built and custom drivers

#### Leverage Python's hardware ecosystem

Access dozens of libraries (PyVISA, NI-DAQmx, pyModbus, pyserial)

#### <10 second setups

No-code, plug & play streaming from a LabJack or CompactDAQ to Nominal Core

#### High-speed synchronized capture

Multi-channel acquisition with real-time data visualization

#### Automatic streaming to Core

Every data point can flow from edge to Core for deeper analysis

### Configure

Adjust parameters and manage state in real time

#### Live parameter updates

Change setpoints, thresholds, and test conditions during execution

#### Remote configuration

Engineers at HQ push updates to edge systems via Core

#### State persistence

Hardware configurations save and restore automatically

#### Operational mode switching

Move between calibration, validation, and production seamlessly

### Sequence

Orchestrate complex test procedures with Python

#### Python-native framework

Use familiar syntax, libraries, and debugging tools

#### Wrap existing frameworks

Build operator GUIs for pytest, OpenHTF, or Robot Framework

#### Automated outcome logging

Pass/fail data syncs to Core with full context

#### Deploy anywhere

Run identical code from benchtop to production line

AVIATION

## Hermeus used Nominal Connect to orchestrate closed-loop actuator controls on their test stands

### REAL-TIME

Connect’s UI and Real-Time Engine facilitated deterministic, closed-loop control at kHz rates.

### COMPARE

Iron bird test results are automatically uploaded from Connect to Core for instant, collaborative test run analysis and comparison.

### SEARCH

Find test run anomalies across thousands of channels with consistent time-stamping and auto-encoding.

### VEHICLE

Mk 1

### TIME TO FIRST FLIGHT

7 months

### UPLOAD EFFICIENCY INCREASE

80%

### STATUS

Active

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core

## Test data management, advanced analysis, live monitoring, reporting, and operations. All in one collaborative workspace.

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