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Troubleshooting your PiCAN2 CAN Interface Board for Raspberry PI

The PiCAN2 board series we offer through this website provides Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus capabilities for the Raspberry Pi. And while the hardware has turned out to be exceptionally reliable, we receive requests for technical support on a regular basis. However, the vast majority of these inquiries could be prevented by following some basic steps that prevent [...]

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CAN Bus Data Logging Device With Bluetooth - From Prototype To Finished Product

An important part of our business at Copperhill Technologies is providing custom engineering services and consulting, primarily for Controller Area Network (CAN) and SAE J1939 technologies. Our strengths, skills, and passions include embedded hardware and software development, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing support. We guide our customers through the entire project cycle from development to finished [...]

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Android Open Accessory Application (AOAA) Kit With On-Board CAN Bus Network

The Android Open Accessory Application (AOAA) Kit by Embedded Artists is a standalone platform for evaluation and prototyping electronic accessories for Google’s Android operating system. It lets you get up-and-running with AOA experiments immediately. The AOAA board is also suitable for experimenting with CAN, Ethernet and RF networks.This board contains two microcontrollers from NXP, the LPC1769 and the LPC11C24. The two [...]

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Controller Area Network (CAN) Transceiver Family Supports CAN FD (Flexible Data-Rate) Protocol

A family of Controller Area Network (CAN) transceivers including various automotive Grade 0 qualified parts is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The ATA65XX family adds six devices to Microchip’s CAN portfolio.The family supports the recently established CAN FD (Flexible Data-rate) protocol for up to five Mbit/s communication speed and the new CAN PN (Partial Networking) standard for improved [...]

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Industrial-Grade ARM-Based Gateway With Pre-Installed Debian For IoT, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Automation

Neousys Technology announced the launch of IGT-20, an industrial grade ARM-based gateway. The IGT-20 gateway is based on the AM3352 from the Texas Instruments Sitara AM335x family and will be shipped as a ready-to-go system pre-installed with Debian. The industrial nature of IGT-20 means it is in compliance with common industrial certifications such as CE/FCC, shock [...]

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Development Platform For High-Performance IoT Applications Includes CAN Bus Interface

Fujitsu Components America announced its BlueBrain development platform for high-performance IoT applications is now available with a development breakout board and interface board, allowing designers to create a wireless monitoring and data collection system via Bluetooth. The enhanced BlueBrain Sensor-Based IoT System Platform will be available in Summer 2017 as a standard product through distribution.Jointly developed [...]

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SAE J1939 CAN Bus Range Of Hydraulic Sensors For OEM Mobile And Industrial Applications

The new SAE J1939 CAN range of hydraulic sensors from Webtec are designed for OEM Mobile and Industrial applications where the user needs real-time continuous monitoring of hydraulic flow, pressure and temperature on high-pressure hydraulic systems for closed loop control, to predict imminent hydraulic failure or for diagnostic fault-finding.The CT turbine flow meter range with SAE J1939 [...]

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Linear Actuator With Integrated SAE J1939 / CAN Bus Controller

LINAK Australia has introduced the new SAE J1939 control for their LA36 actuators as an all-in-one package solution. With this well-known CAN (Controller Area Network) based protocol, the user doesn’t need to customize electronics to use linear actuator movement in their CAN bus system.Actuators with built-in CAN bus control offer simple installation and can adjust to fit [...]

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SAE J1939 to USB Gateway For PCs (Linux, Windows) And Embedded Systems

Our jCOM.J1939.USB gateway board allows any host device, such as a PC or Embedded System, with a USB COM port to monitor SAE J1939 data traffic and communicate with the SAE J1939 vehicle network. It supports the full SAE J1939 protocol according to J1939/81 Network Management (Address Claiming) and J1939/21 Transport Protocol (TP). It is also supported [...]

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SAE J1939 Development And Prototyping With The Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and in developing countries. The original model became far more popular than anticipated, selling outside of its target market for uses such as robotics. Peripherals, such as [...]

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