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Touch-screen PLC

CAN-based control of material conveying systems

2020-10-22 A typical application of the M7-IPC programmable logic controller (PLC) by Wittmann is to control preparation and supply of plastic granulate.

Embedded computer

CAN FD in the processor of industrial PCs

2020-10-12 Syslogic has announced industrial computers based on Intel Atom x6000E processors for early 2021. The company is planning embedded computers specifically designed for vehicle, IoT, and railroad applications.

Rugged computer

HMI for logistics and heavy-duty applications

2020-10-07 Ruggon (Taiwan) launched the Vulcan X vehicle-mount computer with a 10,4-inch display. It supports the J1939 higher-layer protocol.

Cooperation

Secure autonomous driving controller with 12 x CAN

2020-10-07 Kaspersky has announced the first integration of its automotive KasperskyOS into an electronic control unit (ECU) of an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), developed by AVL Software and Functions (AVL SFR).

Box PC

Embedded computer for machine vision applications

2020-10-01 Advantech (Taiwan) released the fanless EPC-C301 box PC powered by an eight-core Intel processor. The device offers two isolated CAN ports.

Box PC

Embedded fanless computer

2020-09-28 The embedded PC Boxer-8222AI by Aaeon is designed for AI (artificial intelligence) edge computing applications. Beside others, it features one CAN interface.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Control device platform for small batch development

2020-09-10 In the initial phase of development, companies must tailor control units specifically to the respective test bench or prototype. These units can often only be used once. Due to a customizable controller, soon they will be variable enough for further ...

Box PC

Industrial computer for TSN applications

2020-09-03 Kontron offers the KBox A-230-LS computer platform with time sensitive networking (TSN) capability. The PC provides an optional CAN interface.

J1939 and NMEA 2000

Harsh environment control and IoT connectivity

2020-08-21 Divelbiss announced the introduction of the HEC-P2000 series of IoT-enabled (Internet of Things) controllers for harsh environments. They support J1939 and NMEA 2000.

ECUs

ISO 26262 certified automotive controllers

2020-08-17 TTControl’s HY-TTC 500 electronic control units received the ISO 26262:2018 functional safety certification up to ASIL C. The ECUs provide up to seven CAN ports.

For tough environments

Compact PLC for mobile machines

2020-07-30 Inter Control (Germany) launched the Digsy Fusion E controller supporting three CAN interfaces. CANopen and J1939 are offered as standardized higher-layer communication protocols.

Stand-alone or networked

CAN controller for mobile machines

2020-07-17 Wuerth Elektronik ICS introduced the ICCS 121P CAN and the ICCS 64P V2 CAN controllers, which offer two CAN interfaces respectively.

With central processing unit

Multimedia single board computer

2020-07-13 F&S Elektronik Systeme used NXP’s central processing unit (CPU) in one of its single board computers. A CAN interface for communication is also available.

7-V_DC to 36-V_DC power supply

Modular controller for fuel cells

2020-07-08 Smart Testsolutions (Germany) expanded its CVM (cell voltage monitoring) product series by the Slim Master controller. It is optimized for use in fuel cell test benches or as a mobile diagnose module.

Wired or wireless

Charging of electric commercial vehicles

2020-06-29 Vector’s charging controller VC-EVCC-P supports charging via roof-mounted pantographs and via inverted pantographs. The communication with the charging infrastructure is realized via a J1939 connection or by a CAN-to-Wifi gateway.

IP67-rated

Customizable IPC for military and aerospace applications

2020-06-23 Acromag (USA) introduced the ARCX‑4000 customizable embedded computer designed for rugged environments. A CAN interface can be added e.g. for multi-sensor monitoring on mobile applications.

Fan-less

Four-core box PC for in-vehicle networks

2020-06-19 The POC‑551VTC by Neousys (Taiwan) is a fan-less in-vehicle controller with one galvanically-isolated CAN interface. The PC sizes 64 mm x 116 mm x 176 mm and weights 1,3 kg.

Computer-on-module

Applications in automation and industrial control

2020-06-03 Advantech announced the ROM-5620 Smarc 2.1 module, its first Arm Cortex A35 based on the NXP i.MX8X application processor. The product is suited for automation equipment and HMI (human machine interface) devices.

Customizable configuration

Industrial PC for artificial intelligence projects

2020-05-26 Syslogic (Germany) released the industrial computer RML A3 Dev for development of AI (artificial intelligence) applications. The number of CAN interfaces (two regularly available) can be extended to six.

Board

ARM-based embedded computer series expanded

2020-05-15 Versalogic added a model to its Swordtail product series of ARM‑based embedded computers. It comes with an ISO 11898‑2‑compliant CAN interface which supports the 29-bit identifier extended frame format.