Technical blog

Technical articles on embedded communication networks: CAN, CAN FD, CAN XL, Automotive Ethernet, sensor protocols, and test benches.

Copies of the PCAN-USB are circulating in Asia, with CAN communication faults. How to spot them and where to buy genuine hardware.

Python scripting turns PCAN-Explorer 7 into an automation platform: diagnostics, testing, logging and reporting.

Transporting CAN over Ethernet via UDP Multicast: overcoming the bus's physical and logical limits while preserving its characteristics.

Everything an engineer needs to know about automotive single-pair Ethernet: wiring, PAM-3 signaling, echo cancellation, PHY configuration.

Evolution of SocketCAN, driver configuration, and first steps with the PCAN-USB XL and PCAN-Explorer 7.

DoIP gateways speed up flashing: high-speed Ethernet (ISO 13400) and reliable ISO-TP transport over CAN/CAN FD.

Overview of test bench classes, advantages, trade-offs, and use cases, from development to production.

A simple and robust sensor-ECU interface based on the time coding of signal edges: fundamentals, application, and practical use.

More data, higher bit rate, backward compatibility with Classic CAN and CAN FD — ideal for zonal architectures and sensor fusion.

10 Mbit/s over a single twisted pair, multidrop topology and PLCA access to progressively replace CAN/LIN.