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Introduction to CAN Bus and SAE J1939 Prototyping
This post is part of a series on CAN Bus and SAE J1939 Prototyping with the ARM Cortex M3 processor. The prototyping of Controller Area Network (CAN) interfaces used to be a tedious task, but the recent years have seen the emergence of low-cost, yet easy-to-use embedded development platforms such as the Arduino, BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi, and others. This [...]
App Note: Arduino Due With 2-Channel CAN Bus Prototyping Board
According to the official Arduino website: The Arduino Due is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel SAM3X8E ARM Cortex-M3 CPU (datasheet). It is the first Arduino board based on a 32-bit ARM core microcontroller. It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 12 can be used as PWM outputs), 12 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a [...]
App Note: ARM Cortex M3 Development Boards Require External CAN Bus Transceiver
The ARM Cortex-M is a group of 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores licensed by ARM Holdings. The cores are intended for microcontroller use, and consist of the Cortex-M0, M0+, M1, M3, M4, and M7. The ARM Cortex-M3 processor is very well suited for highly deterministic real-time applications, even for low-cost platforms, such as automotive body systems, industrial control systems, wireless [...]
App Note: Arduino Due With CAN Bus Breakout Board
The Arduino Due is a microcontroller board based on the Atmel SAM3X8E ARM Cortex-M3 CPU. It is the first Arduino board based on a 32-bit ARM core microcontroller. It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 12 can be used as PWM outputs), 12 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 84 MHz clock, [...]
App Note: mbed LPC1768 Development Kit With CAN Bus Breakout Board
The mbed Microcontrollers are a series of ARM microcontroller development boards designed for rapid prototyping. The mbed NXP LPC1768 Microcontroller in particular is designed for prototyping all sorts of devices, especially those including Ethernet, USB, and the flexibility of lots of peripheral interfaces and FLASH memory. It is packaged as a small DIP form-factor for [...]
Graphic Touch Rugged HMI With SAE J1939 Module
Beijer Electronics introduced its iX T7BR, a rugged 7-inch operator panel designed for operation in extreme environments. Optionally, the panel supports J1939 and CANopen. The model is tested and certified to withstand rough environmental conditions such as wind, snow and rain, working on heavy duty motors in remote locations, or in a steamy offshore engine room. The [...]
Ruggedized SAE J1939 Compliant Circular Connectors With Caps
Worth over $100 Billion dollars globally each year, the heavy equipment market is constantly working to remain competitive in harsher environments while becoming more efficient. There are always areas of the vehicles that require the high performance of traditional metal connectors. In other areas of the vehicle, however, high quality thermoplastic connectors with superior terminal [...]
Dual Axis CAN Bus SAE J1939 Inclinometer For Use In Agricultural Machinery, Forklifts
The 0729-1761-99 Dual Axis CAN Bus SAE J1939 Inclinometer by The Fredericks Company is designed to prevent unsafe operation of industrial machinery and uses a wide-range electrolytic tilt sensor and signal conditioner to provide reliable tilt measurement. The inclinometer measures and signals tilt from a level position in applications such as construction and agricultural machinery, forklifts, scissor lifts, [...]
Industrial-Strength Full Or Half Duplex Isolated RS-485 Transceivers
Maxim Integrated released their MAX14853/MAX14855 and MAX14943/MAX14949 RS-485 transceivers that include a transformer driver and low drop out (LDO) regulator simplifies power and data isolated designs. The MAX14943 isolated RS-485/PROFIBUS DP transceiver, as well as the MAX14949 transceiver, each provide up to 80% efficiency at 150mA load. Available in full or half duplex isolated RS-485 transceivers, the family [...]
Wireless IoT Platform Connects CAN Bus, Ethernet, USB To The Cloud
A new wireless IoT edge node, called the PingPong, is a flexible and powerful hardware platform for connecting field devices to the cloud. The module from Round Solutions is a small form factor board supported by an RTOS running with a Microchip PIC32MZ 32-bit MCU and a high-speed cellular Telit module. It is based on a modular hardware [...]