Network interface enables Car2x/V2X comms
Presented as an advance for 802.11p-based electronic control units (ECUs), Vector has developed the VN4610 network interface, for IEEE-802.11p and CAN-(FD) based applications. The interface to the CANoe.Car2x test tool advances 802.11p-based ECUs to production readiness quickly, claims Vector.
The VN4610 is a network interface with a USB interface for accessing IEEE-802.11p and CAN-(FD) networks which allows the receiving and sending IEEE-802.11p messages in implementing car2x-/V2X applications. The received IEEE-802.11p messages are transferred to the application time-synchronous to the CAN-(FD) messages. The built-in GNSS receiver provides the GNSS time and the current GNSS position.
The VN4610 meets all technical hardware requirements for safely testing DSRC applications over IEEE-802.11p radio channels. It routes all received messages from the two radio channels, unfiltered, to a test tool such as CANoe.Car2x for analysis. One advantage is that messages can be analysed which would be rejected by an ECU due to timing, geo information or Car2x/V2X protocol errors. Latency measurements can also be performed because the time stamps of messages are synchronised to the bus channels.
According to Vector, the CANoe.Car2x test tool with the VN4610 offers a tuned solution for creating an environment simulation for testing Car2x/V2X applications. The user sends messages using the VN4610 interface and configures the communication parameters for the various tests.
Vector manufactures software tools and embedded components for the development of electronic systems and their networking with different systems from CAN to Automotive Ethernet.
Vector has been a partner of automotive manufacturers and suppliers and related industries since 1988. Vector tools and services are used by customers in the automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, transportation, and control technology industries worldwide.
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