CAN adapter providing up to 8 CAN interfaces

Accessing CAN bus with embedded computer

CAN (Controller Area Network) is an asynchronous serial bus system which was developed by Bosch in 1983 for networking control units in motor vehicles. CAN field busses are used in numerous areas today: in automation, the automotive industry and medical technology, in aircrafts and trains as well as in marine, aerospace, industrial and engineering industries. Access to the CAN bus was made by standard interfaces like RS232, USB, PCI und PC/104. In the recent years CAN Ethernet gateways are gaining more and more acceptance, at least to provide remote access by LAN and internet in the age of “Internet of things”.

For many years, Analytica sells professional products for ethernet based access to CAN networks under the brand of AnaGate. The new Anagate CAN X series includes CAN adapters providing up to 8 CAN ports in compact industrial housing for easy mounting onto DIN rails. The devices are designed for operation in industrial applications and can be used in extended temperature range of -20 up to 70°C.

The AnaGate CAN X series

The devices of the AnaGate X series using a 400MHz ARM9 processor are designed for high system performance. The 2, 4 or 8 CAN interfaces can be individually connected to a computer or PLC by standard Ethernet protocol (gateway operating mode). In addition, it is possible to interconnect the present CAN interfaces internally to link different CAN networks (bridge mode). By use of two or more devices distant CAN networks can be connected over LAN or internet.

Not only a simple CAN adapter

The AnaGate CAN X units are more than simply media gateways from ethernet to CAN. As embedded system operating on a 32 bit linux platform (kernel 3.9) with 256 MB flash and 64 MB DDR2 DRAM memory the product opens up further possibilities. User can create own software to extend the adapters for individual fields of application. This is possible on the device itself, via disclosed TCP/IP based software protocol by a connected computer or by the included software API containing libraries for linux and windows. The integrated two USB host interfaces and analogue inputs/outputs offer room to grow.

Analytica – Individual hardware and software development in technical fields of application

The company Analytica GmbH based in Karlsruhe is an innovative and independent system house. Since it was established in 1996, the main lines of its activity are IT-consulting, supply of complete solutions in the field of communication, motion control and complex automation.
Focus is been put on development and assembly of microprocessor-controlled electronic hardware and associated software solutions.

Analytica GmbH
Vorholzstr. 36
D-76137 Karlsruhe
Internet: www.analytica-gmbh.de
E-Mail: information@analytica-gmbh.de

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