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CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: Overview
A few years ago vehicles were being designed with multiple proprietary data networks as OEMs reused designs and connectors from years past. But with the increasing need to cut production costs, reduce design time, and limit the variety of parts supplied, every OEM is making a concerted effort to adopt networking standards in place of their older legacy designs. For more information on industry standards, visit these sites:
Controller Area Network (CAN)
Local Interconnect Network (LIN)
MOST (Media Oriented System Transport)
FlexRay

CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: News

Infineon Develops Complete FlexRay Bus System for the Vehicle of the Future

Infineon Technologies has announced that it has started working on next generation FlexRay standard bus system for high-speed in-vehicle communications. The new FlexRay transceivers from Infineon...  >>  

NXP unveils industry's first certified LIN 2.1 transceiver

NXP announced that its TJA1021 transceiver is the industry´s first to be certified according to the recently established LIN 2.1 specification.  >>  

ON Semiconductor Expands IVN Transceiver Family with New GIFT-Compliant High-Speed, Low-Power CAN ASSP

ON Semiconductor has announced a new high-speed Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver IC for automotive in-vehicle networking (IVN) applications.  >>  

ON Semiconductor Introduces Improved Standalone LIN Transceiver

ON Semiconductor has announced the NCV7321, a standalone Local Interconnect Network (LIN) transceiver for the automotive industry.  >>  

Freescale delivers single-chip microcontroller solution for next-generation automotive gateways

Freescale’s new MPC5668G supports the automotive leading communications interfaces, such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, Media Local Bus and FlexRay technology.  >>  

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CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: Blogs

COAX Cabling for 1394 Vehicle Networks Offer Highest Data Speeds, Lowest Cost

By Peter Helfet, EqcoLogic NV Copper is the medium of choice for in-vehicle networks, including entertainment and navigation systems, and offers very high data rates. The 1394 Copper Automotive Standard, the blueprint for next generation networking in cars, will offer net data rates of up to 800Mbits/s (1394 “S800” speed).  >>  

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CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: Semiconductor Solutions

Fully Integrated LIN Transceiver

ATA6620 is a fully integrated LIN transceiver, designed according to the LIN specification 2.0, with a low-drop voltage regulator (5V/50 mA). The combination of voltage regulator and bus... [from Atmel]  >>  

Seat Control

An example application diagram shows a full-featured seat module in which various seat adjustment motors are controlled electronically. This module can be connected to the body network (e.g.... [from Infineon]  >>  

Freescale - FlexRay Communications System

The FlexRay Communications System is designed to provide high-speed deterministic distributed control for advanced automotive applications. Its dual-channel architecture offers system-wide... [from Freescale]  >>  

Freescale - Controller Area Network

A controller area network (CAN) is an asynchronous serial bus network that connects devices, sensors and actuators in a system or sub-system for control applications. This multi-master... [from Freescale]  >>  

Microcontrollers

Links to FlexRay, 8-, 16- and 32-bit MCU offerings: Fujitsu integrates FlexRay into its automotive-proven 16 bit and 32 bit microcontrollers. [from Fujitsu]  >>  

Atmel Introduces a Family of AVR Microcontrollers for Automotive LIN Networking Applications

Atmel announced the availability of a new family of AVR 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN Automotive networking applications. The ATtiny167 is the first device and is optimized to LIN slave... [from Atmel]  >>  

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CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: Application Resources

EMI/ESD Protection Solutions for the CAN Bus

The Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communication protocol for providing reliable high−speed data transmission in harsh environments. This document provides guidelines to select a...  >>  

Industrial Controller Area Network (CAN) Applications

The controller area network (CAN) is a serial, asynchronous, multimaster communication protocol for connecting electronic control modules in automotive and industrial applications. CAN was designed...  >>  

In-Vehicle Networking By-Wire

A “by-wire” denotes a control system that replaces traditional mechanical or hydraulic linkages with electronic connections between control units that drive electromechanical actuators.  >>  

Driving Flexibility Into Automotive Electronics Design

Traditional microcontroller manufacturers are faced with a dilemma that affects the entire market. A microcontroller is an application-specific product, so a new microcontroller with a different...  >>  

LIN application note

The TH8080 is a physical layer device for a single wire data link capable of operating in applications where high data rate is not required and a lower data rate can achieve cost reductions in both...  >>  

LIN Application for XC164CM

In automotive application development, there is a need to have tools which can help you configure the chip to work the way you need it. Such tools can greatly reduce the overhead of application...  >>  

High speed CAN Transceivers Application Note

This application note is intended to present the high speed CAN application and the usage of Infineon CAN transceivers in these applications. This document refers to international standard ISO...  >>  

In-Vehicle Networking: When Can It Live Up To Its Full Potential?

This study examines the increasing demand for by-wire safety-critical and powertrain controls, with their associated needs for advanced networking. Cost reduction and simplification issues are...  >>  

PIC Microcontrollers and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers with Integrated CAN

Microchip offers a complete line of 8-bit microcontrollers and 16-bit digital signal controllers to meet the needs of high performance, embedded applicationsns using the CAN bus. With their...  >>  

The LIN Bus in Modern Automotive Headlamp Systems

This paper will concentrate on the cost and performance advantages when using the LIN (Local Interconnect Network) bus network in a headlamp application.  >>  

Microchip AN228: A CAN Physical Layer Discussion

Many network protocols are described using the seven layer Open System Interconnection (OSI) model. The Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol defines the Data Link Layer and part of the Physical...  >>  

Network Systems CAN and LIN

Controller Area Network (CAN) Application Notes. Local Interconnect Network (LIN) Application Notes. Featured Products. Technical Articles. Web Links  >>  

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CAN, LIN, MOST, FLEXRAY: Reference Designs

RF Design Kit

The RF Design Kit supports the development of RKE systems with Atmel’s UHF FSK/ASK remote control transmitters and UHF FSK/ASK remote control receivers.  >>  

Microchip PIC CAN Dev. Kit: C, Debugger, Programmer & Board

This kit comes ready to use and the economical way to get started in CAN development, containing everything you need: a step-by-step tutorial, software drivers, the full version PIC C compiler, and...  >>  

Configurable Processor Module Solutions

The Firefly II Configurable Processor Module comes complete with a processor and memory. Just plug the Firefly II module into your project and you can quickly go from design to prototype to...  >>  

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