Solutions for automotive test systems

Residual bus simulationGateways and PC interfaces Data logging and visualizationFunctional models (HIL, Matlab/Simulink)

The modular concept of the Ixxat automotive products enables easy adjustment to your individual requirements – both in terms of functionality and costs.

Thomas WaggershauserProduct Director for Ixxat Products

Solutions for automotive test systems

The versatile HMS solutions are used in many different areas:

Content

2-3 Solutionsforautomotivetestsystems

4-5 Embeddedplatforms

6-10 Automotiveconfigurationtool

11 canAnalyser

11 Data logger for CAN

12 PCinterfaces

13 Repeaters,Bridges&Gateways

14 Third-partyproducts

15 Customizedsolutions

In test benches Simulationofvehicleparts

viaRBS Simpleconnectiontothetestbench

viaagatewaysolution Onlinedatalogging

Modernvehiclesareequippedwithavarietyofelectroniccomponentsandcontrolsystems–reachingfromtheenginecontrolunittoairbagsandelectronicseatadjustment.Communicationbetweenthesesystemsiscarriedoutusingdifferentstandards–likeCAN,FlexRay,LINorothers.Knowledgeaboutthesestandardsiskeyduringdevelopment

andtestingofnewelectroniccomponentsforvehicles.HMSisexperiencedinallimportantautomotivecommunicationstandardsandoffersprovensolutionsfortestingnetworkedsystemsandcomponentsinthe“IxxatAutomotive”portfolio.

For crash tests Crash-safe,compactand

powerfulloggingsolution Triggeringuponsignalsand/orimpact

detectionevent Ringbufferforpre/posttriggering

For driving tests Scalableloggingsolution

forallimportantvehiclebus systems–easytoconfigure

Visualizationofthedata/signals–quick,clearlyarrangedandwithoutprogramming

Functional models Communicationsimulation

viaRBS Extensiontofunctionalsimulationvia

Matlab/Simulinkmodels Canbecombinedwithloggingand

visualization

HIL Communicationwiththe

deviceundertestviaresidualbussimulation Signalstimulation/manipulationvia

standardizedinterfaces ConnectionofIOsviaIxxatgateways

In test vehicles EasyintegrationofElectronic

ControlUnits(ECU’s)fromvariousintegrationlevels/OEMs

Long-termrecordingofdata Onlinevisualizationandparametrization

Customized Platformconceptwhichallows

forfastandcost-effectiveadaptation Supportsallrelevantprotocolsand

standards Easyinterfaceextensionandsoftware

adaptation,alsoonbehalfofcustomers

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LINSAE J1939

K-Line

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Embedded PlatformsThe basis for accessing automotive bus systems

The Ixxat FRC Embedded Platforms form the basis for manifold testing and analysis applications – both with Ixxat automotive software tools as well as with customer-specific software solutions.

Theembeddedplatformshaveapowerfulprocessor,areal-timeop-eratingsystemaswellasavarietyofdifferentautomotivecommunicationinterfaces.Theyarethereforeidealforapplica-tionsinwhichseveralbussystemsaretobemergedintoasingledevicewithitsownprocessingpower.ThePCisonlyneededforconfigura-tionorstimulation/visualizationofdata,astheactualintelligence–fore.g.thetransportprotocols–isout-sourcedtotheembeddedplatform.Additionally,itispossibletoimple-mentstand-aloneapplicationsinor-derto,forexample,combineseveralbussystemsviaagatewayinavehiclewithoutacontrolPC.WhenusingtheIxxatautomotivetools,therequiredapplication-de-pendentfunctionscanbeactivatedonthedeviceviaruntimelicense.

Test bench

Inthetestbench,vehiclepartssuchastheelectronicpowersteeringarefrequentlytestedisolatedfromthevehicle.Thecommunicationinterfaceshouldbeinstalledclosetothedeviceundertest,inordertominimizetheinterferenceinthebustopology.Inordertobecomeoperational,mostECUsalsorequireasimulationofthe–fromtheirview–remainingvehiclebus.TheEmbeddedPlatformsweredesignedforthisuse,bothfeaturingacommunicationinterfaceaswellasaresidualbussimulationinonedevice.UsingthecorrespondingIxxat

tools,theplatformscanbeconfiguredwithoutowncodingeffortandcanbeplaceddirectlyatthedeviceundertest.Thetestbenchcomputeristhenconnectedwiththeplatformacrossanydistance. Functional simulation

ECUsaresometimesrequiredtorespondtocertaineventsinrealtime.PC’sareofteneithertooslowornotsecurelychronologicallydefined.Inthesecases,theintelligentembeddedplatformscanbeusedforfunctionalsimulations.ResponsesarepromptlyindicatedandthenforwardedtothePC–time-uncritically.

Analysis

Theplatformscanalsobeusedforbuscommunicationanalysis.AsimpleusecaseisthepureinterfacefunctionwithacorrespondinganalysissoftwareonthePC.However,thestrengthoftheintelligentdevicesisthepre-processingofdata.

Thankstoefficientpre-processingofdata,itispossibletoonlysendselected,physicalsignalsfromdifferentbussystemstothePCforevaluation.ItisrecommendedtouseEthernetwhenconnectingtothePC,sincethemeasurementresultsthencanbetransmittedacrosslongdistanceswhilebeinggalvanicallyisolatedandfail-safe.Othertypesofconnectionsarealsosupported,suchasUSBorWi-Fi.

Development platform

Formostapplicationcases,Ixxatoffersthecorrespondingtoolsforplatformconfiguration.Nevertheless,therearespecificapplicationcaseswhereitmaybenecessarytocreatecustomizedsolutions.TheopenplatformarchitectureofIxxat’ssolutionsmakesitpossibletoveryquicklyprovideadaptationsandextensionsaswellasfullycustomizedsolutions.Ifnecessary,thiscanalsobeperformedbytheuseraloneusingthesoftwaredevelopmentkits.

Application areas

Functions and interfaces FRC-EP 170 FRC-EP 170

CAN-only FRC-EP 190 FRC-Mobile

InterfacesFlexRayA/Bchannel, each10MBit/s

1 x - 2x(max.) 1 x

CAN High Speed 6x(max.) 6x(max.) 8x(max.) 6x(max.)CANLowSpeed 1x(max.) 1x(max.) 2x(max.) 1x(max.)CANFD 2x(max.) 2x(max.) 4x(max.) 2x(max.)LIN 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 xK-Line 1 x - 2 x -RS232 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x

USB 2 x(HostandDevice)

2 x(HostandDevice)

2 x(Host andDevice)

2 x(Host andDevice)

Digitalin 4 x 4 x 4 x(max.) 4 xDigital out 4 x 4 x 4 x(max.) 4 xAnalogin(12bit) - - 4 x(max.) -

Furtherinterfaces - -

optional EtherCAT-Slave

I/O-

ExpansionSlots/ExtensionsSDHC card slot 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 xInternalmemory - - - 32 GB

Internal expansionslots

2 x mPCIe form factor

2 x mPCIe form factor

2 x(FlexRay,CAN,CAN-FD,EtherCAT)

2 x mPCIe form factor

Externalextensions

Wi-Fi,USBdevices

Wi-Fi,USBdevices

Wi-Fi,USBdevices Wi-Fi

Others Prepared:GSM/GPS,BluetoothandAutomotiveEthernetGeneralPCconnection Ethernet10/100MBit/s,WLANorUSB2.0

Plugs StandardplugforPC;DSubplugforfieldbus

30and48pinSHSplug

Temp.range -40°C...+80°CProtectionclass IP42 IP42 IP42 IP67

Powersupply6-36VDC;350mAtyp.

at 12 V

6-36VDC;350mAtyp.

at 12 V

6-36VDC;420mAtyp.

at 12 V

6-36VDC;350mAtyp.

at 12 V

Dimensions(mm) 142 x 113 x 40

142 x 113 x 40

182 x 113 x 50

190 x 180 x 60

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Automotive Configuration ToolEmbedded Platform + ACT = Versatile Solutions Enabled

The embedded platform only provides the processing power and the desired interfaces in an automotive-suitable form factor. A total solution is achieved when a corresponding configuration has been created for these devices. For this purpose, HMS offers the Automotive Configuration Tool, ACT – a powerful, yet easy to use PC software with versatile functions and possibilities.

Residual bus simulation

TheresidualbussimulationviewoftheACTtoolprovidesasimulationenvironmentforoneormoreECUsinordertotesttheseindependentlyofothernetworkdevices.Thisincludes,forexample,generationofthenecessarycommunicationtrafficaswellasautomaticcalculationofsignal-basedCRCsandalivecounters.Withoutprogrammingeffortandsupportedbyaconfigurationwizard,the user is guided through a few, logical graphical configurationstepsofaresidualbussimulation.Thegeneratedfunctionmoduleisautonomouslyexecutedontheembeddedplatform.

XCPonEthernet

WiththeXCPonEthernetsolution,itispossibletocontroltheresidualbussimulationviaastandardizedprotocolandtoevaluatecommunicationdata.Forthispurpose,allsignalsoftheCANdband/orFIBEXfilearemergedinaA2Lfile.TheA2Lfilecanthenbeimportedintosuitablesoftwaresolutions,enablingrepresentationofallsignalspresentonthebusandtoinfluenceallsignalssentbytheresidualbussimulation.

IxAdmin

TheIxAdministheadminis-trationtoolfortheconnectedembeddedplatform.WiththeIxAdmintool,createdconfigurationscanbeloadedonthedevice,updatescanbeperformed,runtimelicensescanbemanagedandbasicsettingscanbemade.TheIxAdmincanbeconnect-edtothedeviceviaUSB,EthernetorWi-Fi.

RBS

Vehicle Editor

ThebasisformostsolutionsintheautomotivesectorarebusdescriptionsinCANdB,FIBEXorAUTOSAR-XMLformat.Thebusdescriptionscontainagreatdealofinformation,butoftennotallrequiredinforma-tion.UsingtheVehicleEditor,everythingthatbelongstoacertainvehicle,anintegrationleveloratestconfigurationcanbeeasilycombined.Thisdatacantheneasilybeaccessedduringfurtherconfiguration.

Gateway

LANWLAN

USB

DIN DOUTAINLIN

Visualization and transmission

Data Logger

Trigger Module

Matlab Simulink

LIN

C User Code

Up to 128 GB data recordingfor all interfaces

with pre- and post-triggerRBS

Dataprocessinginre

altimewith

accesstoallinterfaces

HIL signal manipulation

BasedontheFlexRay/CANresidualbussimulationandtheXCPonEthernetextension,thesignalssentbytheRBScanbedefinedandmanipulated.Thisincludes,forexample,on/offsignalswitchingforadefinedtime/numberofcycles,transmissionofdefinedsubstitutevalueswithswitched-offsignalsanddefinedcorruptingofCRCsandalivecountersforallsignalssentbytheRBS.Signalmanipulationcontrolcanbedoneviausercode,thegatewayorXCPonEthernet.

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Gatewaytriggersandpossibledefaultvaluescanbefreelychosen.Ifthesourcesignaldescriptionandthetargetsignaldevi-atefromeachother,anoptionalsignaltransformationcouldtakeplaceauto-matically,inordertoensurethattheinterpretationofthesourceandtargetsignalisidentical.Itisalsopossibletoadaptthecycletimesofthesentmes-sagestorelievetherecipientconnectedtothetargetbus.

Analog / Digital IO

DifferentIOsareavailable,depend-ingontheembeddedplatformused.Thesecanbeaddedtothegatewayas

avirtualbus.Afterconfiguringthedatadirection,therangeofvalues,thecon-versionruleandtheunit,theIOscanbemappedsimilarlytotheotherbussystemsviadrag&drop.Thismakesitpossibletomapthetriggerinputsandoutputsoftheloggerortofillvehiclesignalsbasedontheanaloginputs.

Signal and data logger

Theloggerisaddedtothegatewaycon-figurationasavirtualbus.Signalsand messagestoberecordedcanbemappedontheloggerbusviadrag&drop,similartotheotherbussystems.Inaddition,itispossibletodefineand

tographicallyconfiguretriggerinputsonasignalbasis.Optionally,aringbuffercanbeconfiguredtoenablerecordingofdatatothestoragemediawhichwasreceivedbeforethetriggerevent.Recordingthentakesplaceonacommontimebasisforallconnectedbussystems.Dependingontheappli-cation,differentSDHCcardrecordingformatscanbechosen.Theloggercanbeusedindividuallyorinparalleltoaresidualbussimulation.Recordingscanalsobeplayedbackagainlaterinthecorrectchronologicalorder.

Generic Ethernet

InadditiontotheCANinterfacesinstalledinthedevice,theIxxatFRCEmbeddedPlatformshaveupto16„virtualCANonEthernet“buses.AnIxxat protocol is used here, which allowsforthereceiptandtransmissionofmessagesfromandto16differentIPaddresses.ForeachvirtualCANbus,theACTgeneratesaCANdBbusde-scriptionfile,whichtheremotestationcanusetointerpretthedatastream,similartoarealCANbus.Dependingontherequirement,avirtualCANchannelcanbeevaluatedbythecontrolPC,analyzedwiththeIxxatcanAnalyserortransformedtoCANagainviaanIxxatCAN@net.

EtherCAT

TheFRC-EP190comeswithanEther-CATextensioninordertocombinetheautomotiveworldwiththeindustrialworldinthetestbench.WiththeACT

tool,thesignalsfromthevehicleorECUcanbeselected,whicharetobeanalyzedorstimulatedviaEtherCAT.TheEtherCATconfigurationcanbereaddirectlyfromthedevice.

FDX

TheFastDataExchangeprotocolisanEthernet-basedcommunicationinter-faceandrepresentsafavorablealter-nativetoXCPonEthernetforaccessingphysicalsignals.FDXdoesnotrequireanelaboratecommunicationstackandcanthereforebequicklyimplementedonanytargetplatforms.FortheFDXinterface,theACTgeneratesanXMLdescriptionfilethatcanbeusedfortheinterpretationofthedatastream.

Signal visualization

Thesignalvisualizationisaddedtothegatewayconfigurationasavir-tualbus.Usingtheintegratedwebserver,itallowsasimpledisplayandstimulationofallmappedsig-nals.Anydevice(PC,smartphone

ortablet)canbeusedhereasadisplaydevice.ThebasicrequirementisonlyaHTML5-capablewebbrowser.HMSprovidesagenericHTMLpageforthispurpose,whichcanbeadaptedbytheusertoownneeds.ThevisualizationdeviceisconnectedviaUSB,EthernetorWi-Fi.

User code

Inadditiontothevariouspossibilitiesofthestandardgatewaysolution,itispossibletoimplementown,specificfunctions.Forthispurpose,theusercodebusisaddedasavirtualbusofthegatewayconfiguration.Signalsormessagesthataremappedviadrag&dropfromandtoallotherbussystemsserveasaninput/outputfortheowncode.TheusercodeapplicationiswritteninstandardCandmayrepre-sentspecificalgorithms.Digitaloutputcontrolaswellasimplementationofacomplex logger trigger module is there-forepossible.

Liketheresidualbussimulation,thegatewayconfigurationisanotherviewoftheACTtool.Thegatewayisaversa-tilesolution,whichcanbeusedaloneorinconjunctionwitharesidualbussimulationtocombinedifferentdatastreams with each other, regardless ifphysicalorvirtualbussystemsarebeingaddressed.ThegatewayviewoftheACTtoolisdividedintotwoareas:sourceandtar-get.Regardlessofbussystemhandled,messagesorindividualsignalsfromthesourcetothetargetbusarealwaysmappedinthesamewayviadrag&drop.ThecreatedconfigurationcanbeloadedonanIxxatembeddedplatformandexecutedstand-alone.

FlexRay / CAN / CAN FD / LIN

Abusdescriptionfilecanbeprovidedforthesephysicalbussystems.Withthesignal-basedgateway,itisthere-forepossibletocombinesignalsfromdifferentsourcemessagesintoonetargetmessage.Intheprocess,send

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Functional models

Forsomeusers,Ccodedevelopmentiseithertoocomplexortherearealreadyfinishedmodelsfromotherprojects.ItispossibletointegratesuchmodelsusinganownAPI.Similartotheusercode,aMatlab/Simulinkmodelcanthenaccessthemappedsignalsandmessages,makingitpossibletointegratealsocomplexfunctionalmodels.

Solution FlexRay/CAN RBS Gateway Development tool Data loggerDescription Residualbussimulation

forFlexRayandCANbasedsystemsonIxxatEmbeddedPlatforms

Universalapplicationformessage/signalconversion ontheIxxatEmbeddedPlatform

DevelopmentenvironmentfortheimplementationofspecificrequirementsonIxxatEmbeddedPlatforms

Applicationforconfigurationoftheembeddedplatformas data logger

Functions GenerationofFlexRayandCANmessagesaswellasreactiontomessagesreceived

ProvisionoftwocoldstarternodesforstartingupaFlexRaysystem

PC controlledandstandaloneoperation

Easyconfigurationbasedondataofthebusdescriptionfiles

Signalmanipulationforallsignalstransmittedbythe RBS

StimulationviaXCPonETHERNETandcommercialthird-partysoftware

Messageorsignalconversionbetweenallbussystemsontargethardware

SupportofFDX&EtherCAT

Easyallocationofsignalsfrom the source to the targetbusviadrag&drop

Optionalautomaticsignalconversion

Matlab/Simulinksupport

Automaticplausibilityandconsistencycheckoftheconfiguration

SignalvisualizationonHTML5capabledevices

LoggingtoSDHCcardorUSBstoragemediaindifferentformats

ExpansionbyCusercodeorfunctionalmodels

Eclipse-based developmentenvironment

Applicationdevelopment forLinuxUserMode

Cross compiler for Ixxat EmbeddedPlatforms

RemotedebuggingviaEthernetorUSB

High-levelcodedebugging

APIforconnectingyourownapplicationtothe Ixxat residual bus simulation

Message/signalconversionfromallbussystems/IOstothememory

Pre-andposttrigger

Graphicalconfigurationoftriggerconditions

Drag&dropassignmentofsignalsfromsourcetodestinationbus

Plausibilityandconsistencycheckoftheconfiguration

SignalvisualizationonHTML5-capabledevices(e.g.tabletorPC)

LoggingtoSDHCcardorUSBstoragemediaindifferentformats

DBCandFibexcompatible

ExpansionbyCusercodeorfunctionalmodels

Softwareversion

chargeable chargeable chargeable free

Development tool

AnEclipse-baseddevelopmentenvironmentisavailablefordevelopmentofown,specificapplications.ThisiseitheravailableindependentlyorintegratedintheACTtool.Throughthedevelopmentenvironment,theusercodeap-plicationscanbedevelopedtoextendthegatewaysolution

canAnalyserPowerful and versatile tool for development, test and maintenance of CAN, CANopen, CAN-FD, SAE J1939 and LIN systems

ThecanAnalyserisbasedonamodularconceptwhichmakesitopenandexpandable.ThestandardversionofcanAnalyserhasfunctionsthatcovermanyapplicationareassuchas:

Transmissionofsinglemessages,signalsandmes-sagesequences

Receptionandinterpretationofmessagesandsignals

Displayofstatisticdata Signalmanagementwithdatabases–Editingvia

editororimport(CANdb,FIBEX,DIM) FIBEXandCANdbfileexport

ThecanAnalyserisbasedontheVCIdriverandcanbeusedwithallIxxatinterfaces.Additionalfunctionsareprovidedbyoptionalmod-ules,suchastheprotocol-specificdisplayofmessagesinCANopenorJ1939systems.Customizedfunctionscanbeaddedbyusingtheopen.NETprogramminginterface.

Moreinformationcanbefoundatwww.ixxat.com/canAnalyser

Data logger for CANCost-effective logging solution for CAN, CAN FD, LIN and FlexRay (optional)

TheIxxatdataloggerforCANisbasedonthepowerfulFRCplatformandcanbeeasilyconfig-uredwiththefreeversionoftheACTtool.

Simultaneousrecordingofupto8CANchannels(4xCANFD),LINand4digitalinputs(optionalFlexRay)

Recordingofallconnectedbussystemswithauniformtimebase

Easyconfigurationviadrag&dropofmessages/signalsorcompletebuses–withsupportofCANdb,DBCandFibexfiles

Graphicaltriggerconfigurationwithpreandposttrigger(ringbuffer)

Fastboottime RecordingonSDcard,USBstickorUSB

harddisk(CSV,MDF4orbinary) DatavisualizationviaWeb-socketwith

HTML5capabledevices(tablet/PC)usingUSB,LANorWLAN

Easyupgradefromdataloggertogateway

orcompletelyseparateapplicationscanbecreated.ThisissupportedbytheintegrationintotheACTproject,theconve-nienteditor,cross-compileraswellasahigh-levellanguagedebugger.Theapplicationsdevelopedinthiswaycanbeexecutedstand-aloneontheIxxatembeddedplatforms.

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PC Interfacesfor analysis and control of CAN, CAN-FD, FlexRay and LIN systems

Ixxat PC interfaces are used in a wide range of applications, either in test benches to connect devices to be tested to a test computer or as control interface in production systems.

Windows

The“VirtualCommunicationInterface”(VCI)driverforWindowsisdesignedasasystemserverandallowssimultane-ousaccessbyseveralapplicationstooneormoreCANcontrollersofoneormorePCinterfaces.Thedriversup-ports32and64bitWindowsoperatingsystemsandincludesasimpleCANbusmonitor“canAnalyserMini”.

Userinterfaces: C,JAVAandLabViewAPI DASYLab(includesIxxatdriver)

Repeaters, Bridges & Gatewaysfor test back-ups and system extension

Ixxat repeaters, bridges and gateways are used in many application areas, for system extension, protection and control of noise.

CAN repeaters

IxxatCANrepeatersarespeciallyde-signedforuseinanindustrialenviron-ment,meetingthehighestdemandsintermsofrobustness,temperaturerangeandsafety.Userscanbenefitfromsignificantlyimprovedsystemreli-abilityalongwithcost-savingsthankstosimplerwiring.The CAN repeaters are used to estab-lishaphysicalcouplingoftwoormore

Product CAN-CR200 CAN-CR210/FO

DescriptionStackableISO11898-2 CAN repeater

StackableISO11898-2tofiberopticconverter

CAN bus interface

2x ISO11898-2;DIN rail bus

1x ISO11898-2;DIN rail bus

CANcon. SUBD9

Integr.CANtermination Switchable

Galvanic isolation

CAN1/CAN21kV,1sec.

CAN1-PWR1kVCAN2:Fiber-Opt.

LWL connection -

F-SMAorST (fiberoptic50/ 125μmduplex)

Product CANbridge NT 420 CAN@net NT 420 CANblue II

Description Bridge/Routerfor CANandCAN-FD

GatewayandBridge forCAN/CAN-FDtoEthernet

CAN/Bluetooth Gateway,Bridge andPCInterface

Application field

Extensionofthe networkdimensionandnetwork segmentation

CANconnectionvia EthernetaswellasCAN-Ethernet-CANbridge

Wireless CAN connectionofWindows,Linuxoremb.applications

Functionality Filtering,Identifierconversion,Baudrateconversion,CAN/CAN-FDconversion Messagefiltering

Fieldbusinterf. 4xCAN(2xswitchabletoCAN-FD) 1 x CAN

CANbusinterf. ISO 11898-2 ISO 11898-2 ISO 11898-2

CANcon. Screwterminals Screwterminals Sub D9 plug

Furtherinterfaces - 10/100MBit/s,

RJ45socket Bluetooth

Galv.isolation yes yes yes

Product CAN-IB600 /PCIe

CAN-IB120 /PCIe Mini

USB-to-CAN V2 Automotive

USB-to-CAN FD Automotive

CAN@net II/VCI CANblue II

PC interface PCI express PCIeMini

Card USB USB Ethernet Bluetooth (V2.1)

Fieldbus interfaces

1-2xCAN/ CANFD 1/2xCAN 2xCAN(HS/LS)

1xLIN2xCAN/CAN-FD1xLIN 1x CAN 1x CAN

CAN bus interface ISO 11898-2 ISO 11898-2

ISO11898-2;switchable to ISO 11898-3

ISO 11898-2 ISO 11898-2 ISO 11898-2

CAN connection

Sub D9 plug (CiA303-1)

Cable with openends

RJ45with Sub-D adapter

RJ45with Sub-D adapter

Sub D9 plug (CiA303-1)

Sub D9 plug (CiA303-1)

Galv.iso. 1kV,1sec. optional 1kV,1sec. 1kV,1sec. 1kV,1sec. 1kV,1sec.

More products can be found at www.ixxat.com/bridges

FR-IB100 /PCIePCI express

FlexRay

2x 10 MBit/s

Sub D9 plug

yes

More products can be found at www.ixxat.com/can-interfaces

Easy integration into customer applications

PowerfuldriversforWindows,Linuxandreal-timeoperatingsystemsareincludedwiththePCinterfaces,en-ablinganeasyintegration.AuniformprogramminginterfaceforallCANinterfacesallowsquickswitchingbe-tweencardswithoutadaptationofthecustomerapplication.Thus,itiseasytoselectthethebestCANinterfacedependingonapplication,performancerequirementsorcosts.

.NETAPIforintegrationintoAgilentVEE,C#,VisualBasic.NET

LabWindows

Linux & Real-time OS

ForuseoftheCANinterfaceswithLinux,QNX,RTX,INtimeandVxWorksIxxatprovidestheuniversal“Embed-dedCommunicationInterface”driver(ECI)freeofcharge.TheECIdriverhasaC-basedapplicationinterface.

SAE J1939 and CANopen

ForuseoftheCANinterfaceswithCANopenorJ1939,HMSoffersdriverAPIsthatprovideallprotocolspecificfunctionsandthusenablequickandeasydevelopmentofPC-basedcontrolandconfigurationapplications.

segmentsofaCANbussystem.Theycanbeusedtoimplementtreeorstartopologiesaswellasforlongdroplines.Inaddition,networksegmentscanbeelectricallydecoupledusingagalvanicallyisolatedrepeater.

CAN bridges and gateways

TheuseofIxxatbridgesandgatewaysopensupalargenumberofpossibil-ities.Forexample,CANsystemscan

beimplementedwithalargersystemexpansionorsystemscanbecoupledusingdifferentcommunicationtechnol-ogies,likeBluetoothorEthernet.CANbridgescanlinktwoormoreCANnetworksthatemploydifferentCANbitratesorprotocols.Translationandfilterrulescanalsobeused.AsanextensiontotheCANbridges,CANgatewaysallowaccesstoCANnetworksusingothercommunicationsystems,e.g.BluetoothorEthernet.

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Third-party productsIxxat Automotive products from HMS are used in various third-party products

CanEasy

CanEasyisasoftware-basedresidualbussimulationandanalysistoolforCANandLIN,whichsupportsallVCIdriverbasedinterfac-esfromIxxat.InconjunctionwiththeFRCdevices,FlexRaydatacanbeeasilystoredanddisplayed.WithCanEasy,residualbussimulationscanbeconfiguredquickly,automaticallyandflexible,alsoofferingadd-onsforXCPanddiagnosticfunctionality.Inaddition,anintegrateddevelopmentenvironmentisavailableforVBAor.NET.Sophisticatedandclearuserinterfacescanbeeasilydesignedbyusingrichpanels.

Afreetrialversionisavailableatwww.caneasy.de

hibento app

ThehibentoappallowseasyvisualizationandmanipulationofCANandFlexRaydata,providedbytheIxxatFRCEmbeddedPlatformsviaWLAN.TheappsupportsDBCandFibexdescriptionfilesanddisplaysthedatawithingraphicalinstruments,astrace,andasscope.

Afreedemoversionisavailableonrequest.

More products can be found at www.ixxat.com/automotive

Customized solutionsThe three solution levels

Level 1:Software adaptation of an existing Ixxat product

Foracustomerproject,CANsignalsinavehiclehadtobeconvertedtodigitalfrequencies.ThiswasnecessaryinordertoadaptanewCAN-basedenginetechnologyforcommercialvehiclestoourcustomer‘ssolution.Inthefirstapproach,thecustomerhadselectedthestandardCANio250inthePCBver-sion.Duringconsultationitwasconcludedthattherequirementscouldnotbemappedwiththestandardfirmwareofthedevice.BasedontheCANioADK(applicationdevelopmentkit),acustomizedfirmwarewasdevelopedwhichisprogrammedintothedevicesbeforedeliverytothecustomer.

Level 2: Hardware adaptation for an existing Ixxat product

Specificdevicerequirementsfromacustomerweremetbycustom-izingtheFRC-EP170motherboardwithregardstointerfacecompi-lationandpinassignment.Thehousingcoloranddesignwasalsomodifiedaccordingtothecustomer’sspecification.

Level 3: Completely customized product

AfterhavingprovidedthedisplaydeviceAZG2000toZFFriedrichshafenAGforseveralyears,HMScreatedthesuccessordeviceAZG3000throughacustomizationproject.Downwardcompatibilitywasveryimportant,andHMSmanagedtorepresentthefunctionalrangeoftheAZG2000modelalsointhenewAZG3000device.

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