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Build an ELD Better, Faster, and Cheaper Than KEEPTRUCKIN, Samsara, and Others
To mention it upfront, I am not suggesting building the best ELD (Electronic Logging Device) solution in the market. Such systems already exist, and while I like the idea of disrupting the market, I deem such an attempt extremely time-consuming, thus expensive, and most likely not worth the efforts. In other words, KEEPTRUCKIN and Samsara [...]
Industrial PC Based On Raspberry Pi Platform Supports A Broad Range Of Connectivity Options And Functions
The Revolution Pi series, from KUNBUS GmbH, is a cost-effective industrial PC based on the well-established Raspberry Pi platform. The RevPi series, for short, represents controllers composed of open hardware and software, meeting the EN 61131-2 standard. The operating system is a specially adapted Raspbian version with an RT patch. The RevPi Compact from KUNBUS is a [...]
USB Device For I/O Testing And Prototyping Supports, Classical CAN, CAN FD, CANopen
DAB-Embedded introduced its USB2IO interface explorer, a device that connects USB to various I/O interfaces for prototyping and functionality tests of electronic devices with CAN, CAN FD, and CANopen interfaces.The product combines a protocol analyzer, data-logger, communication interface, an embedded functional test platform, and basic signal generator. The device targets electrical engineers, firmware developers, enthusiasts, and [...]
Embedded STM32 Module With Two CAN FD Ports And Linux OS
Emtrion Embedded Systems introduced its Emstamp Argon computer-on-module, an STM32 module with two CAN FD interfaces. The board utilizes the STM32MP157 processor from ST Microelectronics. It carries dual ARM Cortex-A7 (650 MHz) and ARM Cortex-M4 (200 MHz) cores, making it suitable for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and other industrial communication systems. Moreover, it provides an ARM [...]
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 [...]