can-newsletter.org - Host controllers

Product additions

Two CAN controllers and one battery charger

2022-07-01 In June, Axiomatic Technologies has published several press releases regarding CAN-based products added to their portfolio. These include CAN controllers as well as a battery charger.

Edge AI Computing

Host controllers with CAN connectivity

2022-06-10 Vecow (Taiwan) offers host controllers with isolated Classical CAN and CAN FD interfaces. The EAC-3000 is intended for in-vehicle applications, robot control, and automated guided vehicles.

Ifat 2022

Silent and emission-free power take-off for electric trucks

2022-06-01 ZF announced that it has joined forces with Mercedes-Benz Trucks to equip its electric trucks with Eworx, ZF’s electrified power take-off (PTO) system. Demonstration vehicles were unveiled at Munich’s Ifat 2022 global trade fair on May 30...

Industrial PCs

Controlling AI edge applications

2022-05-12 Aaeon launched the CAN-connectable Boxer-8233AI, Boxer-8240AI, Boxer-8253AI, and Boxer-8254AI IPCs. The company’s recent Gene-EHL5 subcompact board with CAN and 5G connectivity is made to meet edge applications.

Embedded World 2022

System-in-packages for industrial controls and IoT

2022-05-12 Aries Embedded presents the embedded boards MSRZG2UL and MSRZFive, two system-in-packages (SIP) based on Renesas' single-core microprocessors RZ/G2UL and RZ/Five which come both with CAN (FD) interfaces.

Embedded World 2022

Qseven starter kit and carrier board

2022-05-04 The Qseven Cross Platform Starter Kit from Seco is based on a carrier board and offers the basic components for development with Qseven-compatible computer-on-modules (COM) Rev. 2.0 and 2.1. It provides a three-pole CAN terminal block via the CAN tra...

Two in one

Brushed DC motor combined with controller

2022-05-03 Two worlds meet and go hand in hand in the future, stated Dunkermotoren (Germany): The brushed DC motor (GR series) which is a universally-applicable drive motor which runs without semiconductors and the BGE 5510 dPro controller with CANopen.

Commercial vehicles

ECUs and other devices

2022-04-28 Elinta Motors (Lithuania) develops and manufacturers parts for the drivetrain of commercial and special-purpose vehicles. These parts provide CAN connectivity.

Stackable computer

CAN physical layer module

2022-04-19 The M5stack Chinese company has developed a tiny modular computer. With the CA‑IS3050G module it can be connected with other CAN devices.

Industry PC

Comes with CANopen or Devicenet

2022-04-14 The Eagle-Eyes series of fanless IPCs by Efco (Germany) can be extended by means of module slots with a CAN-based interface. Protocol stacks for CANopen or Devicenet are available.

Barebone computer

For artificial intelligence applications

2022-04-07 Advantech (Taiwan) released the EPC-R7200 series of Nvidia Jetson compatible industrial-grade barebone PCs. Variants with a CAN interface are available.

HMI and SBC

Control solutions with CAN FD

2022-03-30 iWave launched the IW-G39RH human machine interface series for tough operating conditions. Kontron introduced the Pi-Tron CM4 single-board computer based on Raspberry Pi. Both devices offer CAN FD connectivity.

Nvidia Jetson based

AI rugged computer for agriculture and construction machinery

2022-03-24 Syslogic’s AI (artificial intelligence) rugged computer RPC RSL A3 E2 is based on an Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial module and meets protection classes IP67 and IP69. It comes with two isolated CAN interfaces and is CAN FD capable. J1939 a...

War against Ukraine

Light Multirole Vehicles

2022-03-22 Iveco has supplied its LMVs (Light Multirole Vehicles) to the Russian and the Ukrainian armies equipped with CAN-connectable ECUs.

5-inch LCD display

Control of 3D printers

2022-03-21 Bigtreetech (China) launched the Raspberry Pad 5 LCD screen designed for use with FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printers. The display’s USB type-C port can serve as a CAN interface.

War against Ukraine

German companies supplied ECUs for Russian military vehicles

2022-03-18 Bosch and other Tier-1 suppliers shipped CAN-connectable ECUs (electronic control unit) to Russian companies producing military trucks and other vehicles.

Control unit

For automated machine applications

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...

Software upgrade

For secure automation processes

2022-03-03 Bedrock Automation released a software upgrade for configuration and run of the company’s OSA secure controllers. Support for CANopen and J1939 was added.

Control unit & gateway

Telematics for electric vehicles

2022-02-18 iWave took a look on the current electric vehicle (EV) market and evaluated the benefits of telematics in these. To connect to an EV, users can utilize a telematics control unit or a gateway. The company provides both. CAN, CAN FD, CANopen, and J1939...

CANopen available

Servo controller with up to 70-A peak

2022-02-02 Copley Controls announced the Nano servo controllers. With up to 70-A peak in an installation space of 35 mm x 30 mm x 23,4 mm, the series is ideal for applications in robotics, vehicles, or self-propelled transport and storage systems (AGVs).