IXXAT’s IEEE 1588 protocol stack enables the fast and easy development of IEEE 1588 conform devices. Due to the broad functional range, continuous development and the wide distribution, IXXAT’s IEEE 1588 protocol software can be considered as the leading 1588 reference implementation.

The new release 1.04 now also supports the Intel PCI network card “Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T4″ under Linux, enabling the high accurate system time synchronization on standard PCs using IEEE 1588.

Further new features are, among others, the “Alternate Master Function”, enabling the fast shift of slave devices between a faulty master and a standby master, which results in an improved synchronization behavior, as well as the “Acceptable Master List”, which prevents the synchronization of a slave device using a not approved master device.

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Last orders can be made until 06/30/2012.

• EtherNet/IP Adapter Communication Driver (EIPA)
• EtherNet/IP Adapter Developer Kit (EADK)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Communication Driver (EIPS)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Developers Kit (ESDK)

In addition to error corrections and advanced features, the software packages are now prepared for the new version A9 of the ODVA EtherNet/IP Protocol Conformance Test Software.
The example programs, included in the scope of delivery, are available for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Furthermore, a new version 1.30 of the EtherNet/IP Scanner Simulation Test Tool (EIPScan) is available. The tool is based on version 4.2.0 of the EtherNet/IP Scanner Software and, in addition to error corrections and advanced features, supports now also Windows 7

Customers with active maintenance contracts will receive the software automatically free of charge.

IXXAT Automation and System on Chip engineering (SoC-e) Bilbao in Spain started a cooperation on IEEE 1588 in the beginning of 2011. By combining SoC-e’s IP core for Xilinx FPGAs and IXXAT’s field-proven PTP protocol software, a new powerful IEEE 1588 solution was created. SoC-e’s customers can now benefit from IXXAT’s PTP software, which is designed for highly accurate synchronization applications. The protocol software is field-proven in a wide range of applications while being comprehensively supported and maintained by IXXAT.

In addition, IXXAT offers many services covering training and consulting, assistance during system design, implementation support, and customer specific development. By the cooperation with SoC-e, IXXAT can add Xilinx FPGAs to its extensive list of supported hardware platforms.

Detailed information is available via info@soc-e.com and info@ixxat.de.

http://www.soc-e.com/

Since 1998 IXXAT is active on the Italian market, represented by its Italian distributor Tecnologix. With the new sales office IXXAT reacts to the increasing demand for services and products from Italy and forms a base for future expansion on the Italian market in cooperation with its longstanding distributor Tecnologix.

Stefano Bolzoni has been active for over 15 years in sales of electronic components and drive solutions and most recently was responsible as Export Sales Manager for a well-known Italian company providing mechatronic and servo system solutions worldwide.

The main focus of the sales office will be the development of customer relationships, both in products and is in the service sector. IXXAT is a development partner and supplier of customer specific OEM hardware especially for customers with specific requirements for embedded hardware components with respect to data communication and safety functionality. Furthermore, the sales office will take care of the Italian key accounts and will support our local distributor Tecnologix.

IXXAT Sales Office Italy
via 11 Settembre 2001, 13
10074 Lanzo Torinese (TO)

Phone: +39 0123 322510
Fax: +39 0123 326426
E-Mail: info@ixxat.it

Please note, IXXAT will be closed for Christmas and New Year’s holidays from December 24th until January 2th. Last delivery will be on December 21, 2011.

In 2012 we are back for you on January 3th.

With its new subsidiary IXXAT S.A.R.L. in Paris, IXXAT is now reacting con-sistently to the growing demand for products and services in the French-speaking region. As of October 1, IXXAT S.A.R.L. will start operations, with a focus on the automotive, CAN hardware, OEM hardware, and embedded system solutions areas, and particularly on on-site assistance of our key accounts, as well as providing support to our local distributor I.S.I.T.

Management of sales will be handled by Frédéric Astier. With over 10 years of experience in the sales of products and solutions for data communications in industrial and automotive systems, ultimately as key account manager for a well-known supplier of automotive communications solutions and tools, Frédéric Astier will now continue to expand IXXAT’s presence in both the product and services areas in France.

IXXAT S.A.R.L.
IParc Orsay Universite
2, rue Jean Rostand
91893 Orsay cedex

Tel.: +33 1 69 85 24 29
Fax: +33 1 69 41 81 15

CAN (Controller Area Network) and RS485 are popular standards in fieldbus systems. As RS485 only addresses layer 1 (the physical layer) and CAN also adds layer 2 (the data link layer) in the OSI model, it is difficult to compare the two standards. Nevertheless, this paper will compare the two standards in an attempt to assist users in deciding whether or not to employ CAN in their systems…

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At the successful certification according to the IEC 61158 standard all requirements for the conformance class B were met. The certificate approves both, the conformity to the PROFINET standard and the trouble-free interoperability with other certified devices.

The multibusAnalyser for Windows 2000/XP/ Windows7 allows to send FlexRay messages for stimulation or configuration of bus nodes very easily by using pre-defined transmission lists. Received messages can be displayed in scroll or overwrite mode, whereas changed message content is highlighted in color. Physical signals contained within the FlexRay messages are interpreted by using a Fibex data description file and displayed in plain text or as graphics. For offline analysis, the communication can also be recorded on the hard disk.

In addition, specific simulation and analysis tasks can be created using a powerful scripting host interface supporting the script languages C # and Visual Basic Script.

The new FR-IB100/PCIe FlexRay interface board is used to access the FlexRay bus. It comes with a 32 bit microcontroller system, two FlexRay channels (2 x 10 Mbps) with Freescale MFR4310 protocol chip, and provides a timestamp resolution of 100 ns. For analyzing the FlexRay start-up behavior, the FR-IB100/PCIe has an  asynchronous analysis mode. Based on the drivers included within the scope of delivery, customers can develop own applications using C++ or C #.

The scope of delivery also includes a FlexRay configuration tool that enables an easy management of the large number of FlexRay configuration parameters. After entering a few parameters, such as cycle time, message     quantity and length, the tool automatically calculates the dependent parameters and generates the file required for the configuration of the FlexRay protocol chips. Users who have a Fibex file of their FlexRay network can directly configure the card using the configuration data from the FIBEX file.