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The contraints of Ethernet-based field buses: Why use CAN?

Kvaser DIN Rail – Remote Device With I/O Pins

In this article, we take a look at the Kvaser DIN Rail and how to control this device using CANlib. Overview HW The Kvaser DIN Rail family is a collection of Ethernet to CAN/CAN FD interfaces with support for I/O ports via add-on modules. The housing has a mounting clip that attaches to a 35 ... Read More

Shortening the Design Cycle to Serve Customers: New Eagle’s tools rely on Kvaser at their Core

Background Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, New Eagle’s team of engineers specialize in creating mechatronic controls: the electronic brains that drive mechanical systems. Some companies ask New Eagle to design and build their control systems and custom applications from start to finish, while others turn to New Eagle for high-quality software tools and volume production ... Read More

New Video Course: Get up and running with the Kvaser DIN Rail SE400S-X10

Kvaser has produced a short video course on our newly-released Kvaser DIN Rail SE400S-X10, a powerful DIN-Rail mounted four-channel Ethernet to CAN/CAN FD interface with support for digital, analog and relay add-on modules. Designed as a complement to the information in the User Guide (available from the Downloads page), this guide will get you up ... Read More

Reducing Costs and Improving Efficiency for Pi Innovo with Kvaser’s Real-Time Interfaces

Pi Innovo specializes in the rapid development of custom electronic control units (ECUs), leveraging its off the shelf production-capable OpenECU® platform, that are deployed by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in agriculture, automotive, aviation/aerospace, construction equipment, military vehicles, railway and trucking With the increased complexity of today’s embedded systems – it is not uncommon for vehicles to ... Read More

How to test if your CAN termination works correctly

It is well known, in the CAN community at least, that every CAN and CAN FD network should be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. More information can be found on ‘Why use a resistor?’ and how to maximise signal quality in the whitepaper ‘Using termination to ensure recessive ... Read More

Valve specialist, Staccato Technologies, joins Kvaser’s Technical Associate program

Mölndal, Sweden – 19th November 2019 Staccato Technologies, a Swedish valve producer and newly appointed Kvaser Technical Associate, has chosen Kvaser Leaf Light Controller Area Network (CAN) to USB interfaces to package with a new product for fine pneumatic actuator control. Staccato Technologies’ unique digitally-controlled valve technology combines the precision and speed of electric motor-controlled ... Read More

How to connect multiple Kvaser BlackBirds

In this document I will show the different methods available for connecting one or more BlackBirds to a single computer. I will also investigate issues related to disturbance and unexpected delays when using multiple BlackBirds. Writer: Lars-Göran Fredriksson, Field Application Engineer, Kvaser AB Version: V1.01 2019 An Introduction to the Kvaser BlackBird v2 Kvaser BlackBird ... Read More

Rapid OEM engine ECU replacement with Pi Innovo’s M670 OpenECU Partner: Pi Innovo