CES 2020
2020-01-16 Saferide Technologies (Israel) demonstrated in Las Vegas at the CES 2020 its vSentry anomaly detection software. The software checks automotive ECUs (electronic control unit) on unusual behavior.
Industrial edge controller
2020-01-08 Opto 22 has launched the Groov Epic firmware version 1.5.0, which runs under Codesys, Node-Red, and PAC Control. It supports CAN connectivity.
SPS 2019
2019-11-15 For the first time, Microcontrol (Germany) exhibits its Node-RED programmable CANopen host controller at the SPS 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany in hall 5, stand 406.
Open-source language
2019-09-30 Microcontrol offers for its µMIC 200 host controller Node-RED programming support. Node-RED is an open-source project.
Pumps PC software
2019-09-16 Lemcom Manager by Coval is a PC software for mini-vacuum pumps with fieldbus communication such as CANopen.
Linux
2019-08-27 Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has launched the UCB 8.0 open-source software. It supports CAN and J1939.
Kinematic functions
2019-08-15 Zub, a daughter of Maxon, has added kinematic commands to its Aposs path editor and its motion control library. The software supports among others X/Y tables, Scara and delta robots.
Gateway and boot-loader
2019-08-08 Port (Germany) offers CANopen software for an Ethernet gateway and introduces a CANopen boat-loader.
Volkswagen transformation
2019-07-09 Volkswagen joins Automotive Grade Linux and the Linux Foundation to accelerate open source innovation and shared software development.
CAN Newsletter magazine
2019-07-02 What kind of CAN security can still be added to a deployed CAN system if the processors have only medium performance and only adding a few kilobytes of extra code is possible?
Computex 2019
2019-06-11 VIA Technologies (Taiwan) has demonstrated a smartphone driver assistance app with CAN integration functions during Computex 2019.
Collaboration
2019-06-06 Kvaser has announced that the Elektrobit Assist ADTF 3 software now supports Kvaser’s CAN hardware portfolio.
Free of charge
2019-05-23 The manufacturer Peak-System, specialized in Classical CAN and CAN FD, has released the Bit Rate Calculation Tool for iOS, Android, and Windows.
Linux support
2019-05-08 Hainzl (Austria) supplies for its CAN and CANopen hardware products a Linux software platform. It supports C++ and QT programming.
Open-source
2019-04-29 The OrtCAN (Open RT CAN Framework) is a set of CAN- and CANopen-related software components. It includes the LinCAN driver program for Linux.
Automotive Grade Linux
2019-04-15 Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative cross-industry effort developing an open source platform for connected car technologies, has announced that Volkswagen has joined the Linux Foundation project.
PC tool
2019-02-20 Coval offering CANopen vacuum pumps has introduced the Lemcom configuration tool. The PC software simplifies system design.
Vehicle network security
2019-01-10 The two companies announced at CES 2019 in Las Vegas to integrate Arilou's Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS) with the Green Hills Integrity real-time operating system (RTOS).
2018-11-22 Predictive maintenance aims to eliminate faults and therefore machine breakdowns as quickly as possible. An even better approach is not to allow the faults to occur at all.
CAN-based software
2018-10-29 Insystems Automation presented its Pick-2-Light-software at a demonstration assembly unit. This enables to create a programmable and customizable working station even for those without any prior programming experience.
