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.
CAN Newsletter magazine
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.
CAN modules
2020-05-15 The Autosar basic software Microsar Safe from Vector continues to meet the requirements of ISO 26262 up to Asil D. This is confirmed by the corresponding certificate. The CAN software modules were evaluated.
Development kit
2020-02-25 Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa) and NXP Semiconductors announced the integration of the free-to-use Emsa Micro CANopen libraries into the NXP MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK).
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.
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.
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.