| Free Device Description Explorer for CANopen and POWERLINK |
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September 2008 |
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IXXAT is pleased to announce the availability of a new tool that enables the user to inspect respectively convert CANopen and POWERLINK device description files conforming to the CiA 306 and CiA 311, as well as the upcoming EPL V2.0 XML specifications... |
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| New version of IXXAT´s Powerlink stack now available |
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July 2008 |
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Conforms to the latest Powerlink specification DS 1.0.0
The current version 1.04.05 of the Powerlink stack from IXXAT Automation GmbH provides the following features:
- Node monitoring on Controlled Nodes (CNs) via object 0x1016
- Support of all priority levels on Managing Nodes (MNs) for the allocation of the asynchronous communication channel
- Support of all mandatory and many optional objects according to the Powerlink specification DS 1.0.0
- Modification of the Node ID at run-time via the object dictionary
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Many well-known vendors do use the Powerlink stack from IXXAT in their products, so the software can be considered as the Powerlink reference implementation. The successful usage of IXXAT´s protocol stacks in multiple devices in the certification tests simplifies the future certification of a Powerlink device considerable. Furthermore the interoperability of the stack was approved on several Powerlink plugfests and in many developed systems... |
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| Easy error diagnosis for CAN and CANopen Systems |
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July 2008 |
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With IXXAT´s universal installation tester "CANcheck", error diagnosis for CAN and CANopen systems becomes now even more easy.
Besides approved functions for physical wiring, cable, termination and line length tests as well as the operational tests including signal level, busload and display of message and error frames, CANcheck now offers additional functions for recording of measurement results as well as for verifying the plausibility of this results... |
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| New Configuration Tool for CANopen |
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June 2008 |
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With the new version 1.6 of the CANopen ConfigurationStudio, an extended version of the universal CANopen network configuration tool from IXXAT becomes available.
The CANopen ConfigurationStudio 1.6 simplifies the configuration of PDO messages within the "Visual Object Linker" significantly. PDO configuration is performed by simple drag & drop operations, so even users without an in-depth knowledge of fundamental CANopen mechanisms can operate the tool... |
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| CANopen Device Manager version 3.1 now available |
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April 2008 |
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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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| Mobile CAN Interfaces for USB with Linux Driver Support |
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April 2008 |
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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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| Protocol Stack and IP-Core for IEEE 1588 Version 2 |
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January 2008 |
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For the implementation of the IEEE 1588 "Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems" or in short form "PTP" according to the new version 2, IXXAT offers various solutions which are adapted to the different application requirements.
The IXXAT IEEE 1588 protocol software, which is already available for some time, is now also available for the version 2 of the IEEE 1588 standard and enables the fast and easy implementation of the IEEE 1588 standard into customer devices. Various microcontroller platforms are supported... |
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| FlexRay/CAN rest bus simulation with FlexRay CCM and MultibusAnalyser |
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January 2008 |
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Based on the powerful PC interface for FlexRay and CAN, the FlexRay CCM, IXXAT offers tools for the analysis and residual bus simulation with full FIBEX support.
The FlexRay/CAN rest bus simulation provides a simulation environment for one or more electronic control units (ECUs), so they can be tested independently of other nodes. This includes the generation of message traffic that is necessary for the ECU under test and reaction to messages, which have been sent by the tested control unit... |
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| Powerlink Managing Node functionality available
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January 2008 |
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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... |
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| Universal Embedded Platform for the Automotive Area |
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January 2008 |
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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... |
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