MicroNova adds CAN FD to its Test Systems

Increased Bandwidth for NovaCarts Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) Simulators


NovaCarts HiL simulators from MicroNova now come with the bus standard “Controller Area Network with Flexible Data Rate” (CAN FD). CAN FD enables significantly higher data transmission rates than the traditional CAN bus system and is therefore ideal for more complex control units requiring greater bandwidth.

The enhancement permits automotive manufacturers and suppliers to use NovaCarts systems to exhaustively test communication between control units over CAN FD. 

The enhanced CAN protocol is now integrated as standard in all new NovaCarts HiL simulators. It is also possible to easily upgrade existing systems. While integrating CAN FD, MicroNova also upgraded the vehicle bus nodes used in its test systems as well as its NovaCarts Test Operation Software in order to allow a link between gateways and error functions. Since the new HiL systems use the same tool chain as all NovaCarts systems, experienced NovaCarts users can continue to work as usual with them.

“Classic CAN buses are increasingly reaching their limits as a result of the constant growth in the volume of communication in vehicles,” explains Martin Bayer, Business Unit Head of Testing Solutions at MicroNova AG. “CAN FD offers car makers and automotive suppliers a powerful and inexpensive solution for building on the well-proven and familiar CAN standard and at the same time for creating additional bandwidth in their bus systems.”

The CAN FD protocol allows significantly more data to be transferred than with the classic CAN standard. To achieve this, the payload was increased from eight to 64 bytes and a faster data transmission rate introduced. 

About MicroNova

MicroNova has been a software and systems vendor since 1987 and offers products, solutions and services in three business areas: testing of automotive electronics, management of mobile radio and communication networks including solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the distribution of IT and project management solutions. 400 experts work with technological competence and passion at the headquarters in Vierkirchen near Munich and at eight other locations in Germany and the Czech Republic. Numerous customers such as Audi, BMW, Continental, Telefónica Germany, Vodafone Germany and Volkswagen rely on MicroNova's expertise.


Press Contact


MicroNova AG
Press Contact
Unterfeldring 6
D-85256 Vierkirchen
Phone: +49 8139 9300-824
Fax: +49 8139 9300-80
Email: presse@who-needs-spam.micronova.de

Mehr

News: Just released: Customer magazine InNOVAtion 1/2023 more

Press Release: "MicroNova Battery Model" accelerates development of battery controllers more

Career: Project Manager (m/f/d) more

MicroNova - Contact

MicroNova AG
Unterfeldring 6
85256 Vierkirchen

    +49 8139 9300-0
    info@who-needs-spam.micronova.de

» How to find us