ECU virtualization platform
2022-04-28 Renesas announced an automotive ECU (electronic control unit) development platform including CAN FD connectable RH850/U2x MCUs (micro-controller units) along with RTA-HVR software from Etas.
Control unit
2022-03-18 Due to increasingly-automated processes, the amount of signals and data processed on control units is growing. This is why STW is expanding its ESX control family with two models. The control units are based on a platform that utilizes the 32-bit Aur...
CAN Newsletter magazine
2022-03-09 Most cyberattacks remain undetected until it’s too late, so early detection is a must. As the connected car evolves, it is recommended that cybersecurity configuration be performed remotely with an enterprise security management system.
Anniversary
2022-03-01 25 years ago, Microcontrol (Germany) has been founded. In 1997, the company also joined CAN in Automation (CiA) as a member. In this article, Frank Wielpütz, CEO at Microcontrol, talked about history and future of the company’s CAN-related...
CAN (FD) IP core and ecosystem
2022-02-28 Digital Core Design (DCD) provides the DCAN FD IP core for implementation of standalone CAN (FD) controllers. The company’s subsidiary DCD-Semi also offers the CAN-All ecosystem considering automotive safety standards.
Open source
2022-02-23 CANFDuino is an open-source project for Arduino. It is available on Crowdsupply as part of the Microchip-Get-Launched design program, using the ATSAMC21G18A micro-controller.
Windows tool
2022-02-08 The freely-available Windows tool PCAN-OBD-2 Viewer from Peak-System has been released in a revised version 1.2. It was developed on the basis of the free-of-charge usable PCAN-OBD-2 API (application programming interface).
Bosch and Etas
2022-01-11 Mid of 2022, Bosch will develop and sell basic vehicle software, middleware, cloud services, and development tools under the umbrella of its Etas subsidiary.
CAN frequency inverter
2021-06-01 The combination of hardware from electrical engineering and cloud-based software has resulted in all-in-one solutions at Knestel in recent years. This includes applications in agriculture or the fitness sector, for example.
Software for Windows
2021-05-26 The CAN-OPC UA Server provided by ESD Electronics enables the integration of the company’s own CAN interfaces into the IIoT world. With the help of this software, Windows CAN frames can be mapped as objects without having to write code for them...
Control software
2021-05-19 ZF presented its latest energy management system. The software controls the energy allocation for both the driveline and auxiliary units in electric buses and truck units. This is realized via CAN interfaces.
ECU calibration with CAN
2021-03-17 The software Sumac from the Swedish company Udoka Electronics supports CAN interfaces from Peak-System. The integration of the PCAN-Basic API enables the access to the CAN interface.
2021-03-10 VW has established the Car.Software unit. It is not only responsible for the software development as the name suggests, but also for the in-vehicle networking. CAN is an important communication technology for future VW cars.
Partnership
2021-01-19 The latest release of the MCUXpresso software development kit (SDK) from NXP now also includes a free version of the Emsa’s (Embedded Systems Academy) Micro CANopen FD library.
2020-12-07 The 700th CiA member is not a typical one: It is a provider of oscilloscopes, which comes with software for Classical CAN and CAN FD. The company located in Germany supports also other automotive networks including wireless communication.
Cooperation
2020-11-30 The measurement software Dasylab distributed by Measx now supports CAN interfaces from Peak-System. Signals of external measuring devices transmitted via CAN, can be integrated into Dasylab applications with all PC interfaces of the PCAN series.
2020-11-30 The latest version of the Dasylab measurement software 2020.1 now also supports the CAN interfaces and loggers from Kvaser. Dasylab users thus have the fifth CAN platform at their disposal.
