CAN Newsletter

March 2012: Energy efficiency

• Energy efficiency
  
  • STMicroelectronics: Partial deactivation of CAN nodes
  • Infineon: Power saving in CAN applications
  • NXP: Partial networking for conventional and electric vehicles
• 20 years CiA
  
  • Holger Zeltwanger - A personal review
  • Berghof: Electrified monorail system
  • EDS: Not only partner of the medical industry
  • G.i.N.: Recording in-vehicle data and maneuvers
  • MEN: Radiation-resistant FPGA features CAN connectivity for mission-critical applications
• Hardware
  
  • Infineon: A brief history outline of Infineon’s CAN modules
  • Maxon: CANopen for small drives
  • Posital: Sensors with CANopen
  • Systeme Helmholz: Modular I/O devices support hot-plug function
• Engineering
  
  • The One-Box concept of the British Police
  • Kvaser: Common-mode effects in CAN networks
  • Ixxat: CAN – vintage, not obsolete!
  • Ixxat: CAN topology components
• Applications
  
  • Lenze: Haircut with a hot flame
  • Yaskawa: Vacuum pumps using frequency inverter
  • Eckelmann: Energy efficiency and dynamic hydraulics
  • Janz Tec: A panel PC instead of controls and instruments
  • Janz Tec: Panel PC controls traffic lights
• Software
  
  • Fraunhofer IPT: Automatic deployment of IEC 61499 function blocks
  • Schneider Electric: CANopen and FDT