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News Release from: CANtronik | Subject: Engine gauges
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
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CANtronik can provide application-specific engine gauges and instrumentation for diesel powered equipment in just hours if needed, with a range of displays and specialist software tools and services
A new company, CANtronik, is able to provide application-specific engine gauges and instrumentation for diesel powered equipment in just hours if required, thanks to its range of displays and specialist software tools and development services CANtronik specialises in displays that are compatible with the CAN fieldbus, which is widely used in industrial and off-highway vehicles, boats, and diesel-powered equipment such as compressors and generators
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company offers a large-format LCD panel supported by data acquisition hardware, and sophisticated software including a novel generic engine monitoring application.
This application can be configured in hours to provide the engine instrumentation that drivers/operators require, such as speed, RPM, fuel gauge, and alarms.
Other software tools, and CANtronik development services, allow completely custom solutions to be developed in days or weeks.
The new company has been founded by Dave Winwood, formerly Head of Engineering for Teleflex Morse Electronics, a well-known supplier of CAN-compatible man-machine interfaces for vehicles.
He has spent over 30 years in the industry and has developed hundreds of instrumentation systems for companies ranging from producers of specialist vehicles and equipment such as pumps, mining equipment and cranes, to some of the world's best-known industrial and marine OEMs.
"Our new service is all focused on helping OEMs and system integrators to reduce time to market, and add value," says Dave Winwood: "Our portfolio and experience allows OEMs to focus their development efforts on their core skills, which might be tools for earth moving for example, while we provide the electronics instrumentation system to specified cost and time budgets".
At the heart of the company product range is the CANtronik display, a human-machine interface (HMI) with a large graphical screen, user interface buttons, and serial and CANbus interfaces.
The large format of this display allows it to show as many as three or four vehicle gauges simultaneously.
This is supported by remote data acquisition hardware, software including a monitoring application compatible with SAE J1939, J1587 and J1708 (protocols used for monitoring engine and heavy vehicle electronics), and development tools for the man-machine interface and its embedded processor.
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