Extension of the supported target platforms

The CANopen protocol software from IXXAT, which has been available for many years and has proven itself in numerous applications, is now also available for the following target systems:

• Linux Kernel 2.6 with SocketCAN driver and GNU C development environment for Freescale MPC 5200B with internal MSCAN Rev 2.1 or x86 based PCs with passive IXXAT CAN interface modules (CANopenRT)

• Infineon XE16x with internal MultiCAN for Keil C166 V6

• STMicroelectronics STM32 (STM32F103) with internal bxCAN for Keil ARM (Real-View) µVision III and IAR Embedded Workbench

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By using IXXAT’s Powerlink FPGA IP Core, the Powerlink Managing Node (MN) functionality can be implemented rapidly and cost effective into any kind of host system.

The major advantages of the FPGA based implementation are the flexibility, the vendor independency, the reduced development time and due to this the low development costs.
Furthermore, the possibility of reconfiguration of the FPGA solution allows the implementation of various real-time Ethernet based protocols on the same hardware platform.

Besides the Powerlink functionality, the MN IP Core includes a standard Ethernet controller, an Ethernet hub and a PCI controller for the host communication.

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IXXAT will present it’s new universal Embedded Platform on the Embedded World fair in Nuremberg. This platform is intended for customers who like to start the development of specific application software for the automotive area fast, but do not have the target hardware available.

The hardware supports a temperature range between -20 °C and +70 °C, is based on a powerful ARM9 microcontroller and provides many interfaces for the connection to all important automotive bus systems. Available interfaces are among others: FlexRay, 4 x CAN, 2 x LIN and K-Line. In addition, further RS-232 interfaces for the connection of external peripheral devices are available, as well as digital and analog I/Os.
The chosen hardware architecture provides a high data throughput for all interfaces without claiming to much microcontroller computing time. Time stamps with an accuracy of 1 µs can be assigned to the messages on all automotive bus system interfaces. This also applies for the analog and digital I/Os.

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IXXAT is pleased to announce the availability of version 3.1 of its versatile CANopen Device Manager.
CANopen Device Manager is a universal, plug-in based CANopen tool targeted to support engineers during the device development and testing process. Due to its unique extensibility by custom plug-ins or Python script files it is also the ideal basis for the implementation of highly specialized end-of-line test applications or service tools.

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Besides PCI and ISA, IXXAT now also supports the well-priced single channel USB-to-CAN compact and the dual channel USB-to-CAN II interface with a layer-2 Linux driver free of charge.
This enables the development and the usage of customer specific analysis, configuration and test applications on notebooks and other mobile systems. Due to the common driver interface, an adaptation of existing Linux applications to support the USB interfaces can be made very easily.

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IXXAT will present its CAN and FlexRay products on the testing expo from Mai 6. to 9., 2008. A special highlight in 2008 is the residual bus simulation for FlexRay and CAN systems, based on the MultibusAnalyser and the FlexRay CCM.
We would be pleased to welcome you at our booth. The IXXAT booth number is 1164.

Cooperation of IXXAT and Altera at FPGA based solutions for Industrial Ethernet Protocols

Due to the benefits of high performance and low cost, the use of Ethernet-based communication protocols, like PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Powerlink or SERCOS III, is growing rapidly in the industrial market. However, despite the fact that they are all Ethernet based, many of the protocols in use today are incompatible, leaving the developer with the problem of how to cost effectively support multiple standards.

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Integration of FlexRay-based control units in existing test benches by using a FlexRay/CAN gateway

Today, measuring and control technology in vehicle test benches is connected to the control units via CAN interfaces.
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New version 5.1 of the CANopen Master API available

The new version 5.1 of the CANopen Master API is now available. Besides general improvements the new version now also supports the version 3 of the universal CAN driver (version 3.1.4.1784). In addition to the previous supported CAN interfaces, the CANopen Master API 5.1 supports the CAN interface boards iPC-I XC16/PCIe and iPC-I XC16/PMC.

for PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP und Powerlink

With the proved “Industrial Ethernet Module” from IXXAT devices can quickly and cost-efficiently be adapted to various Industrial Ethernet technologies.

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