Vector Informatik in Germany has launched a compact dual channel Automotive Ethernet 10BASE-T1S interface with support for the Open Alliance TC10 power management protocol and low-level error reporting.
The VN5614 provides comprehensive analysis, simulation, testing, and monitoring of two independent 10BASE-T1S buses. It can be used for complex remaining bus simulation as well as passive measurements.
The interface allows the connection of multiple simulated ECUs to the bus for remaining bus simulation. It can also send extra or invalid Ethernet packets for fault injection and also provides a passive connection to the 10BASE-T1S bus, enabling transparent monitoring of Ethernet communication without any modifications to the bus configuration.
For deeper insight into the bus, the interface reports low-level errors, cycle information, PHY-level collision avoidance (PLCA) beacon events, and statistical data. This information is displayed in applications such as CANoe and CANalyzer, which is useful in both automotive and Megawatt Charging Systems (MCS) analysis.
The VN5614 supports the Open Alliance TC10 standard for power management and can be used for testing or monitoring and complements Vector’s existing automotive and standard VN5650 and VN5240 Ethernet compact tool interfaces.
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