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Controller Area Network (CAN Bus) - Serial Network Technology For Embedded Systems
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 as well as other applications. The CAN bus is primarily used in embedded systems, and as its name implies, is a network technology that provides fast communication among microcontrollers [...]
Arduino Due - Programming And Debugging Using JTAG ICE And Atmel Studio
Atmel’s SAM3X series MCUs are great for users who want to move further from the world of 8bit/16bit microcontrollers to 32bit ARM Cortex core MCUs. One of the most famous device in this series is SAM3X8E, Atmel’s Smart ARM microcontroller. The development platform of choice for getting started with the SAM3X8E is the Arduino Due board. The SAM3X8E [...]
GSM/GPRS/GNSS/Bluetooth HAT for Raspberry Pi, Based on SIM868
This is a handy, low power Raspberry Pi HAT which features multi communication functionalities: GSM, GPRS, GNSS and Bluetooth. It allows your Pi to easily make a telephone call, send messages, connect to wireless Internet, global position, transfer data via Bluetooth, and so on. Features Raspberry Pi connectivity, compatible with Raspberry Pi 2B/3B/3B+/Zero/Zero W Supports SMS, phone call, GPRS, [...]
Monitoring SAE J1939 Data Using The Raspberry Pi Plus PiCAN2 CAN Bus Interface Board
During the past years, we have received multiple inquiries in regards to creating an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) using the Raspberry Pi in combination with our PiCAN2 CAN Bus interface board, where the PiCAN is being used to monitor SAE J1939 data.The mere monitoring of SAE J1939 data (Parameter Group Numbers - PGN) is fairly easy, [...]
Isolated CANopen I/O system With Eight Digital Inputs And Eight Digital Outputs
The Hipecs-CIO103 module from Frenzel + Berg (Germany) is a CANopen I/O system with eight digital inputs and eight digital outputs. The CAN Bus network is galvanically isolated. According to the manufacturer, the product’s output technology differs significantly from other I/O modules in the marketplace, since the power drivers of the module can drive up to 2 Amps on [...]
SAE International Released A New Version Of The J1939 Digital Annex Spreadsheet
SAE International has released a new version of the J1939DA spreadsheet containing Parameter Group Numbers (PGN) and Suspect Parameter (SPN) definitions.The SAE J1939 committee updates the digital annex periodically. The J1939DA supplements the document series specifying the CAN Bus network for use in heavy-duty vehicles. It provides definitions for the physical, the transport, and the application layer. Additional [...]
Raspberry Pi HAT Provides Eight Channels Of Analog Voltage Measurement For Data Acquisition And Data Logger Systems
Measurement Computing Corporation announced the release of their MCC 118 voltage measurement DAQ HAT for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a single board computer in use today. This growing base of Raspberry Pi users, along with open-source software becoming more industry accepted, is driving growth and making single board computer use more prevalent in professional [...]
SAE J1939 Compatible Joystick For Heavy-Duty And Off-Road Use
The TRY54 multifunction joystick from Megatron (Germany) was developed for operation of heavy-duty applications. It was designed for up to 10 million movement cycles. According to Megatron, the handling minimizes the risk of operating errors, and, due to its installation depth of less than 60 mm, the joystick can be integrated into construction machines or forklifts, where space [...]
Release of CANopen Magic Lite Version - CANopen Monitor, Analyzer, And Simulator
In a cooperation with Peak-System, the Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA) has launched the Lite Version of their CANopen Magic monitoring and analyzing tool.CANopen Magic is a versatile software tool to monitor, analyze, trace, configure, simulate and test CANopen and CANopen FD networks and devices. It contains functions for the entire lifetime of a CANopen network: from development and [...]
Smarc 2.0 Computer-on-Module With NXP ARM Cortex-A72 Processor Supports Two CAN Bus Ports
Congatec (Germany) introduced their conga-SMX8, the company’s first Smarc 2.0 Computer-on-Module. It was designed for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications as well as for embedded control systems.These Smarc 2.0 modules with NXP i.MX8 processors, hardware-based virtualization, and resource partitioning are also applicable for stationary and mobile industrial applications including real-time robotics and motion controls. Since the modules support an [...]