Gateway / Bridge / Router Solutions
Ixxat gateway solutions enable easy interconnection of communication networks and allow for using powerful data manipulation.
With the Ixxat gateway solutions you can interconnect different bus systems. The gateways are configured by easy to use tools. Although the configuration is easy, you can still use a a lot of filters and mapping rules. Beside that, the gateways do support a variety of protocols, file formats, visualization possibilities and manipulation functions like C user code. Both the powerful and scalable hardware platforms and the easy-to-use tools for configuration/management make Ixxat gateways the ideal choice for your application. The gateway supports cyclic, event-triggered or user triggered sending methods and can be extended with RBS functionalities for automated checksum and counter calculations.
Application examples
Standalone programmable gateway with signal visualization on mobile devices
Gateway with an import/export of vehicle descriptions files and powerful data manipulation functions with C User Code and/or Matlab/Simulink
Direct connection of different networks with PLC or PC-based EtherCAT master devices
Connection of different networks with cloud-based solutions
Highlights
Stand-alone or PC-based
Powerful hardware platforms enabling either stand-alone or PC-based operation
Versatile gateway modes
Easily choose between signal-based, frame-based and mixed mode operation with flexible sending methods on your choice
Various data formats
Support of DBC, LDF, ARXML, Fibex, ESI, MDF, BLF, ASC, CSV
Data recording
Parallel logging of the transferred data
Programming
C user code with Eclipse based development environment and/or Matlab/Simulink models to adapt the solution to your specific requirements
Easy configuration
Free configuration software (ACT freeware) for Windows allows easy and fast configuration
Four different hardware platforms to meet your personal gateway requirements
CANnector, FRC-EP170/190, CANbridge NT and CAN@net NT – functional comparison of the hardware products
| Detailed hardware information | CANnector | FRC-EP190 | FRC-EP170 | CAN@net NT / CANbridge NT |
| Number of CAN / CAN FD (max) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| LIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FlexRay | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Industrial Ethernet support | EtherCAT (Slave) | EtherCAT (Slave) | – | – |
| Digital IOs / Analog IN | 2/- | 4/2 | 4/- | – |
| Description file support | DBC, LDF, Fibex, ARXML, ESI | DBC, LDF, Fibex, ARXML, ESI | DBC, LDF, Fibex, ARXML | – |
| Frame / Signal based configuration | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / – |
| Signal Visualization | Webbrowser / OPC UA / APP | Webbrowser / OPC UA / APP | Webbrowser / OPC UA / APP | APP |
| Filter / Pass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Logger | Yes (USB, PC, Cloud) | Yes (SD-card, USB, PC, Cloud) | Yes (SD-card, USB, PC, Cloud) | – |
| Logger file formats | MDF, BLF, ASC, CSV | MDF, BLF, ASC, CSV | MDF, BLF, ASC, CSV | – |
| Programming (C-User-Code) | Yes (Eclipse IDE with Debugger) | Yes (Eclipse IDE with Debugger) | Yes (Eclipse IDE with Debugger) | – |
| Matlab / Simulink / RBS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Further Interfaces / Protocols | B, ETH, WLAN, LIN, Bluetooth, OPC UA, FDX, XCP | USB, ETH, WLAN, LIN, K-Line, Bluetooth, FDX, XCP | USB, ETH, WLAN, LIN, K-Line, Bluetooth, FDX, XCP | ETH (CAN@net NT only) |
| Included Tools | ACT – Advanced Configuration Tool (easy configuration via drag & drop) | ACT – Advanced Configuration Tool (easy configuration via drag & drop) | ACT – Advanced Configuration Tool (easy configuration via drag & drop) | Gateway Configurator |
Product selection for logging applications with supported interfaces and order numbers
(B) only CANnector and FRC-series: 6/8 CAN in total, thereoff max. 2/4 CAN-FD capable
(C) 4/6/8 CAN in total, thereoff max. 1/2 Low-Speed CAN capable
(D) 4 digital inputs/outputs (5 V TTL)
(E) 4 digital inputs (max. 34 V), 4 digital outputs (max. 34 V, 1 ampere)
(F) only CANbridge NT 420 and CAN@net NT 420: max. 4 CAN in total, thereoff max. 2 CAN-FD capable
* CANnector Bridge – based on CANnector S, ready2use with a basic bridge configuration