CANminiBOX™ Fanless Intelligent Linux CANbus Controller

CANminiBOX™ – based on Janz AG’s emPC-X133/1U – is a versatile, compact embedded control system that is particularly suited to embedded CANbus control applications. Aimed at fit-and-forget installations, CANminiBOX™ uses high-reliability components, and a wide variety of top-quality hardware and software options are available for this tiny AMD ÉlanSC520-based controller. 128 MB SD-RAM is sufficient to control Linux operating systems, while 512 MB CompactFlash card storage can easily be upgraded. Power consumption is low, so passive cooling is completely reliable and maintenance-free. DIN-rail-mounted, CANminiBOX™ can be placed almost anywhere, even in the tightest locations. With standard interfaces of 10/100BaseT Ethernet, USB, RS232, and one CANbus, this versatile controller system has remarkably small dimensions. The widely-used and free-of-charge operating system Linux comes standard, while other choices are possible and can be selected to perfectly match customer needs. Every CANminiBOX™ system is 100% tested and is customizable even in small quantities.

A range of operating systems is offered, with design-team hardware and software support provided at no charge. If the configuration here doesn’t exactly meet your needs, please contact Saelig technical support staff (support@saelig.com) for variations or customer-specific design quotes.

Technical Details:

Processor

• AMD Élan SC520 with 133 MHz (with integrated peripherals)

• 66 MHz memory bus frequency, 33 MHz PCI bus frequency

• L1 cache 16 kB unified cache (write-through or write-back)

• integrated FPU; IEEE 754 compliant

Memory

• system memory 128 MB SD-RAM

• Boot FLASH 1 MB, 3.3V in-circuit programmable (up to 2 MB possible)

• NVRAM 114 bytes (located in RTC) with battery backup; 4 kB (512 bytes) located in I2C EEPROM; 16 bytes reserved by the system

• internal storage medium Compact Flash socket, Type I/II

• 512 MB SD-RAM CompactFlash capacity

Interfaces

• 10/100 MBit/s Ethernet on front panel AMD AM79C973 chipset, PCnet-PCI II Ethernet controller (Master Bus capable) with 12 kB SRAM FIFO 10/100BaseT port at front panel

• 16550 compatible UART (COM1); on front panel; 15-pin D-SUB connectors; baud rate up to 115200 bps, RS232 level

• CAN ports on front panel, 9-pin D-SUB connector (according to CiA DS-102) SJA1000 CAN controller

• USB (v1.1), at front panel, Type A; USB PCI host controller, OPTi 82C861

Power Supply

• power input 10..28VDC, power consumption 6W

Physical

• ambient operating temperature range from 0°C … 50°C

• non-operating temperature range from –20°C … 75°C

• humidity 0% ~ 80%, non-condensing

• ESD protection 2 KV (human body model)

• dimensions (w x h x d): 3” x 2” x 4.7”

• weight approx. 0.4 kg (0.9 lb)

Supported Operating Systems

• Linux, QNX, VxWorks

Options on request

• Additional I/O ports

• Additional CANbus/ RS232 ports

• Different Operating System support

• Custom specific front panel design

• Custom specific system modifications

AMD Èlan SC520 with 133 MHz and 128 MB SD-RAM 1 x CAN/CANopen port, 1 x RS232 port, 1 x USB, 512 MB CompactFlash, Linux pre-installed.