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CAN-in-Automation (CiA) To Launch CAN XL During International CAN Conference

Today,  CAN-in-Automation (CiA - not related to the American Homeland Security Department) announced its intention to launch yet another flavor of the ever-popular CAN Bus technology, namely CAN XL, which supports an extra-large (XL) payload of up to 2048 bytes. For more information on CAN XL, we have to wait until after the announcement during the [...]

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CAN FD Controller With Integrated CAN Transceiver And SPI Interface

Texas Instruments has introduced their TCAN4550, a CAN FD stand-alone controller with integrated (on-chip) transceiver. The TCAN4550 represents an interface between a CAN Bus network and a host controller through a serial peripheral interface (18-MHz SPI).It supports the Classical CAN and the CAN FD data link layer. In addition, the chip comes with CAN FD transceiver functionality: differential [...]

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CAN FD To USB Gateway Project With Teensy 3.2 And Microchip MCP2517FD CAN FD Controller

Our Teensy 3.2 With CAN FD Breakout Board provides all the components needed to create your CAN FD to USB-Micro Gateway. The board comes with the Microchip MCP2517FD CAN FD controller, while the Teensy 3.2 provides the USB connection. It also has an onboard 5 VDC regulator and reverse-voltage protection. The MCP2517FD is a cost-effective and small-footprint CAN [...]

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Windows-Based Analysis And Test Environment For CAN -FD, LIN And Automotive Ethernet

CanEasy by Schleissheimer (Germany) is a Windows-based analysis and test system for CAN-FD, LIN and Automotive Ethernet. The tool simulates serial bus traffic, it provides a high degree of automation and is easily configured and extended with the support of plug-in modules. The goal is that users should focus on their task and not on their tools. CanEasy is a [...]

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CAN Bus And CAN FD Bit Rate Calculation App for iOS, Android, and Windows

Peak System, a manufacturer of Classical CAN Bus and CAN FD devices, has released its Bit Rate Calculation Tool for iOS, Android, and Windows.The free-of-charge application determines the register values of a Classical CAN Bus, CAN FD, or SJA1000 CAN Bus controller for user-defined CAN Bus and CAN FD bit rates. Furthermore, the results can be modified [...]

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PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) Interface Supports CAN Bus, CAN FD, FlexRay, 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-T1

The Flexcard PMC-II by Star Corporation is an interface device for automotive bus systems connecting up to eight Classical CAN or CAN FD networks to a host controller.The eight ports are configurable regarding the physical layer (Flextiny II) with switchable bus termination resistors included onboard. All interfaces are synchronized by employing time-stamps with a resolution of one [...]

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Repeaters for CAN Bus, CAN FD And CAN-Based Higher Layer Protocols Such As CANopen And SAE J1939

Adding to the current IXXAT line of CAN bridges and gateways, HMS Networks launched four Ixxat CAN FD repeaters, all supporting both the new CAN FD standard as well as traditional CAN Bus.With the IXXAT CAN FD repeaters, HMS allows the networking of existing CAN Bus systems as well as in CAN FD-based systems.The repeaters enable CAN FD (CAN [...]

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Galvanically Isolated Repeaters For CAN Bus, CAN FD And CAN Based Higher Layer Protocols

Ixxat, a brand of HMS Networks (Sweden), has released its product line of galvanically isolated CAN FD repeaters. Adding to the current Ixxat line of CAN bridges and gateways, HMS Networks offers four CAN FD repeaters, which are also suitable for Classic CAN Bus networks. The products allow CAN FD and CAN Bus devices to be networked using tree [...]

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Dual CAN FD Interface Board With Real Time Clock For Raspberry Pi

CAN FD (CAN with Flexible Data-Rate) is an extension to the original CAN Bus (Classic CAN) protocol specified in ISO 11898-1. CAN FD was created to provide gains in bandwidth within automotive and industrial networks. The CAN FD protocol has moved application software closer to "real time" through the reducing delays between instruction and transfer of [...]

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CAN Bus USB Module With Two Isolated High-Speed CAN FD Interfaces

The CAN-USB/400-FD by esd electronics is a USB gateway module with two isolated CAN Fd ports compliant with ISO 11898-2. The module is powered by an ISO 16845:2004 certified esd Advanced CAN Core (esdACC) implemented in an Altera FPGA, and it is capable of managing of up to 100% CAN busload. The interface can transmit and receive [...]

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