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New Series Of Industrial PLCs Based On The ESP32 Module
Industrial Shields introduced a new series of industrial PLCs based on the powerful and versatile ESP32 module. This new family of products accompanies their Industrial Shields Arduino and Raspberry Pi-based controllers and broadens its industrial automation offering.With the inclusion of the ESP32 board, the Industrial Shields catalog adds 13 new controllers, which support similar characteristics to those [...]
Embedded System With Two CAN-FD Interfaces Based On Raspberry Pi CPU
Emcomo (Germany) introduced its EM-RPI-Box passive-cooled embedded system with two CAN FD interfaces. The fanless embedded system with two CAN FD interfaces is based on a Raspberry Pi CPU board, and it comes with several mounting options. Target applications are industrial automation and automotive. The product comes with a Broadcom BCM2711, quad-core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC [...]
Data Converter Transforms SAE J1939 and SAE 1708/1587 Messages Into Single SAE J1939 Data Frames
The MasterCAN data converter series by Technoton serves as an interfacing and transformation tool between CAN J1939/71, J1708 (SAE J1587), and RS-485/232 (Modbus RTU) communication devices, designed for vehicle telematics (GPS vehicle tracking) and industrial automation (IIoT). The MasterCAN data converter is suitable for integrated sensors and peripherals with different interfaces into single telematics and remote management system. [...]
User-Configurable CAN to LIN Gateway Can Act As A Bi-Directional CAN-LIN Bridge Or Remote I/O Module
The CAN-LIN Gateway ECU by Mach Systems is an electronic control unit with two CAN/CAN FD channels, a LIN Bus port, and various multi-purpose digital/analog inputs and outputs. The control unit is completely configurable and can operate as a stand-alone data converter between a CAN/CAN FD and a LIN bus network or remote I/O modules to connect vehicle [...]
CAN Bus Tutorial - Benefits of Using the CAN Bus
The following is an excerpt from A Comprehensible Controller Area Network by Wilfried Voss. Like any field-bus system based on serial communication, Controller Area Network will reduce wiring, which was initially considered an advantageous side effect. Distributed control, i.e., the use of a multi-processor system, will consequently result in increased performance. The vastly reduced costs of microcontroller [...]
SAE J1939 Data Recorder - Programming And Data Retrieval
The following is an update on our activities regarding our development of an SAE J1939 data recorder. The development affects two of our devices, the SAE J1939 Gateway Module With USB Port, RTC, MicroSD Memory Card and the SAE J1939 Gateway And Data Logger With Real-Time Clock. Both gateways are supported by our free-of-charge jCOM1939 Monitor, an SAE J1939 [...]
CAN Bus Tutorial - CAN Bus Main Characteristics
The following is an excerpt from A Comprehensible Controller Area Network by Wilfried Voss. Everything that has to do with Controller Area Network (CAN) is based on maximum reliability with the maximum possible performance in mind. After all, CAN was initially designed for automobiles, definitely a very demanding environment for microprocessors, not only regarding required electrical robustness [...]
CAN Bus Tutorial - Typical CAN Bus Applications
The following is an excerpt from A Comprehensible Controller Area Network by Wilfried Voss. One frequently asked question is regarding any other field of application, besides automobiles, where CAN is successfully used. There is not just one answer, but many. There is no particular niche for CAN; its use is universal from any industrial application, space, aviation, maritime, [...]
CAN Bus Tutorial - What is CAN?
The following is an excerpt from A Comprehensible Controller Area Network by Wilfried Voss. Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial network technology that was originally designed for the automotive industry, especially for European cars, but has also become a popular bus in industrial automation and other applications. The CAN bus is primarily used in embedded systems, [...]
CAN Bus Tutorial - A Brief History of CAN
The following is an excerpt from A Comprehensible Controller Area Network by Wilfried Voss. The idea of Controller Area Network (CAN) was hatched by engineers at the Robert Bosch GmbH in Germany in the early 1980s. They investigated the market for a suitable field-bus technology for use in automobiles that would enable them to add additional functionality. [...]