For HILS, see Hardware-in-the-loop simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is a technique that is used in the development and test of complex real-time embedded systems. HIL simulation provides an effective platform by adding the complexity of the plant under control to the test platform...

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The Hils is a range of hills in Germany's Central Uplands

Central Uplands

The Central Uplands is one of the three major natural regions of Germany and covers most of the land area of the country. To the north lies the North German Plain or Northern Lowland; to the south, the Alps and the Alpine Foreland.- Formation :...

 that is up to high. It is located in the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim and Northeim, in the state of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

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Geography

The heavily forested massif of the Hils, which is part of the Leine Uplands

Leine Uplands

The Leine Uplands is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover...

 and Weser-Leine Uplands, is immediately southeast of the knife edge ridge known as the Ith

Ith

The Ith is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.- Geography :- Location :...

. It is located roughly northwest of Einbeck

Einbeck

Einbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.-Economy:Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer...

 between Holzen to the west and Delligsen

Delligsen

Delligsen is a municipality in Holzminden district, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

 to the east.

The highest elevation in the Hils is the high Bloße Zelle

Bloße Zelle

The Bloße Zelle is, at , the highest elevation on the Hils and in the Alfeld Uplands . It lies on the boundary of the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim, a good 4 kilometres northeast of Eschershausen....

, the second highest the nearby Großer Sohl , on which a monument to the poet, Wilhelm Raabe

Wilhelm Raabe

Wilhelm Raabe , German novelist, whose early works were published under the pseudonym of Jakob Corvinus, was born in Eschershausen ....

, has been erected next to the Wilhelm Raabe Tower named after him.

Numerous walking trails run through the Hils, which is accessible from the B 3, B 64 and B 240 federal highways.

Towns and villages in and around the Hils

The towns and villages which lie immediately in and around the Hils are:

Coppengrave

Coppengrave

Coppengrave is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....

, Delligsen

Delligsen

Delligsen is a municipality in Holzminden district, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

, Duingen

Duingen

Duingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 40 km south of Hanover....

, Eschershausen

Eschershausen

Eschershausen is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km northeast of Holzminden, and 50 km south of Hanover....

, Fölziehausen, Grünenplan, Hohenbüchen, Hohe Warte

Hohe Warte

Hohe Warte may refer to the following geographical locations:In Germany:* Hohe Warte , a forested upland in the Fichtelgebirge mountains of North Bavaria* Hohe Warte , a hill in the Fichtelgebirge...

, Holzen, Kaierde, Varrigsen.