Interface and Connectivity
CAN Bus and CAN FD Bus Products and Solutions
Bring communication and connectivity in your embedded design to the next level with Microchip's Controller Area Network (CAN) bus solutions technology. Originally created for automotive applications, the CAN protocol is a high-speed, reliable communication protocol for applications requiring robust communication at bit rates reaching 8 Mbps. Incorporating the CAN protocol into your design is a cost-effective communications option which enables a high degree of real-time capability for simple to complex electrical environments.
Microchip offers a complete line of products to meet the needs of high-performance embedded applications using the CAN protocol, including 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors and digital signal controllers (DSCs) with integrated CAN, external CAN controllers and CAN transceivers. With easy-to-use development systems, code examples, drivers and application notes, Microchip provides a total CAN bus solution that enables low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for your high-performance, embedded design.
CAN Solutions with MCUs, DSCs and MPUs
Microchip offers a complete line of products to meet the needs of high-performance embedded applications using the CAN protocol, including 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers and Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) with integrated CAN.
Learn More
Microchip offers both digital signal controllers and 32-bit MCUs with integrated CAN FD bus compliant to 11898-1:2015 (ISO CAN FD). These products range from entry-level devices to high-performance products both in industrial and automotive qualified solutions.
Learn More
Microchip offers a wide range of microprocessor-based devices supporting both CAN and CAN-FD for industrial and qualified automotive solutions. CAN is supported on both the SAM9 and SAMA5D series MPUs, with support provided for both RTOS and Linux® operating systems.
Learn More
CAN Solutions with Interface and Connectivity Products
Microchip’s CAN and CAN-FD transceivers support the newest CAN standards, ISO 11898 2/5/6, ISO 11898-2:2016 and SAE J2962-2. These CAN transceivers offer unique features, various wake-up functionalities and high levels of EMC performance with and without Common Mode Choke. These devices also offer the industry’s first Grade 0 (Temp: -40 to 150C) automotive approved CAN transceiver family.
Learn More
By combining a CAN controller and high-speed CAN transceiver in a single package these devices minimize application component count while offering the same features as the stand-alone devices.
Learn More
These CAN Partial Networking (PN) transceivers support not only local wake-up via WAKE and remote wake-up pattern according to ISO 11898-2: 2016, but also support ISO 11898-2: 2016 compliant CAN partial networking. A CAN frame decoder evaluates the bus traffic and checks for a matching frame that has been configured into registers via the SPI. The device is able to keep the complete ECU in a low power mode even when bus traffic is present until a valid wake-up frame is received. It also features a watchdog and a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).
Learn More
These products increase design flexibility while reducing component count and can be easily added to a microcontroller with an available SPI interface. Therefore, a CAN FD channel can be easily added to a microcontroller that is either lacking a CAN FD peripheral or that doesn't have enough CAN FD channels.
It supports both CAN frames in the classical format (CAN 2.0B) and CAN Flexible Data Rate (CAN FD) format as specified in ISO11898-1:2015.
Learn More
CAN Software
AutoSAR 4.0.3 support for the PIC32MZ2048ECH144 and PIC32MZ2048ECH064 as well as the SAM V70 and SAM V71 microcontroller families. AutoSAR driver is also available for external CAN FD controller MCP2517FD using a PIC32MZ or SAMV71 MCU as a host controller.
AutoSAR MCAL driver support for dsPIC30F, dsPIC33F and dsPIC33E DSCs available from Microchip. OSEK/VDX support available for dsPIC30F, dsPIC33F and dsPIC33E from Erika Enterprise (Evidence).
Vector CANbedded™ and osCAN™ development solutions support Microchip PIC18, PIC24H, dsPIC30F, dsPIC33E and dsPIC33F MCUs and DSCs with embedded CAN Controllers.
CoaXPress® Technology
CoaXPress® technology is a standard for high-performance machine vision, industrial inspection and traffic monitoring systems. CoaXPress is the state-of-the-art method for connecting high-performance, high-resolution cameras to high-speed capture cards (i.e. frame grabbers).
CoaXPress operates over standard 75-ohm, 50-ohm and shielded differential pair cables. CoaXPress Version 1.1 currently supports up to 6.25 Gbit/s per cable from the camera to the frame grabber. For the trigger and control function up to 20 Mbit/s can be sent simultaneously in the opposite direction via the same cable. Power is also supplied over the cable from the frame grabber to the camera. Furthermore, the CoaXPress standard allows for a number of cables to be used in parallel; for example, four cables offering up to 25 Gbit/s image data streaming with CoaXPress 1.1.
CoaXPress is the only open and royalty free standard that allows video, camera control and triggering, and up to 13W of power to be delivered via a single, off-the-shelf 75Ω coaxial cable up to 100m with standard BNC, Micro BNC or DIN1.0/2.3 connectors.
CoaXPress is also supported by GenICam, an Application Programming Interface standardized by European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and has been widely adopted by many industry partners. It accelerates and simplifies application development as well as upgrading components of visions systems.
To learn more about the CoaXPress standard, watch our brainshark video.
Infrared Products and Solutions
Microchip's infrared products are designed to meet a variety of application needs with distinct advantages that enable the embedded system designer to easily add infrared wireless connectivity.
Microchip's product offering includes simple bit-encoding/decoding devices to complex products that embed the IrDA® protocol stack plus bit encoding/decoding functionality on one small 18-pin device.
INICnet™ Technology for Automotive Multimedia Networking
INICnet™ technology simplifies automotive infotainment networking with support for Ethernet, audio, video and control over a single cable. INICnet can coexist with automotive Ethernet to seamlessly interface Internet Protocol (IP)-based data communications across vehicle domains, while providing efficient transport of audio and video data. INICnet does not require development and licensing of additional protocols or software stacks, reducing development costs and keeping development on schedule. INICnet supports a variety of system management methodologies via IP, or a dedicated control message channel. Data rates of 50 Mbps on UTP, or 150 Mbps on coax or optical cabling, are supported.
- Integrated network management
- Fast network start-up (off to full network availability in about 120 ms)
- Industry-standard application interfaces, including I2S, USB, SPI, MediaLB, I2C
- Synchronization - the same clock is available at all nodes in the system
- On-chip switching and routing of stream data
- ECU power management support
- Multiple data types simultaneously supported: audio, video, packet, message
LIN
Reliable, Low-Cost Networking
Low-cost Local Interconnect Network (LIN) systems are used throughout the automobile in comfort, powertrain, sensor, and actuator applications.
The modular Microchip LIN family ranges from simple transceiver ICs to complex system basis chips with LIN transceiver, voltage regulator and watchdog. At higher integration levels, the Microchip System-in-Package (SIP) solutions feature an AVR®, an Arm® Cortex® M0+ microcontroller or PIC® microcontroller, LIN transceiver, voltage regulator and watchdog in a single package.
Key Features
- High level of integration – Depending on the individual integration level, we embed a large number of functions into our LIN devices, including LIN transceiver, voltage regulator, watchdog and microcontroller, so you don’t have to add these capabilities later.
- Broad portfolio – Microchip gives you the broadest in-vehicle networking (IVN) product portfolio on the market with modular families at all integration levels to meet diverse application requirements.
- Proven reputation – Approval of all major car manufacturers is available.
- Advanced application support – A broad range of development tools give you a quick start on developing, prototyping and testing new designs.
- Family footprint – The ATA6632/33/34 series of devices also provide a family footprint so designers can upgrade their designs with various devices within these series.
- LIN 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2A and SAE J2602-2 compliant
- Industry standard 8-pin SOIC pin-out
- DFN and PDIP package options also available
- Enhanced ESD and EMC performance
- LIN 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2A and SAE J2602-2 compliant
- Built-in voltage regulator - 3.3V or 5V output voltages
- Voltage regulator output current up to 85mA
- LIN 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2A and SAE J2602-2 compliant
- Built-in voltage regulator - 3.3V or 5V output voltages
- Voltage regulator output current up to 85mA
- Programmable Window Watchdog via external resistor
- Ratio metric battery voltage monitor
- LIN 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2A and SAE J2602-2 compliant LIN transceiver
- Built-in voltage regulator - 3.3V or 5V output voltages
- Voltage regulator output current up to 85mA
- Programmable Window Watchdog via external resistor
- AVR, Arm Cortex M0+ microcontroller or PIC microcontroller with 8-64K flash
- LIN 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2A and SAE J2602-2 compliant
- Built-in voltage regulator: 3.3V or 5V output
- Voltage regulator output current up to 85 mA
- Two low side protected switches (relay driver)
- One high side protected switch
USB Controllers and Power Management Devices
- USB 3.0 Hubs
- USB 2.0 Hubs
- Flash Media Card Readers
- USB to UART/I2C/SPI Bridge
- USB to Ethernet
- HSIC to Ethernet
- USB 2.0 Port Power Controllers
- USB 2.0 Switch with Battery Charging
- USB 2.0 Graphics Controller
- USB 3.0 Graphics Controller
