Concio Holdings LLC

Kent Åke Lennart Lennartsson

Lars-Berno Fredriksson

Jonas Henning Olsson

A control network communication arrangement includes a second protocol embedded into a first protocol in a way that modules supporting the second protocol may be aware of and utilize the first protocol whereas modules supporting only the first protocol may not be aware of the second protocol. Operation of modules using the second protocol does not disturb operation of the modules not configured to use or understand the second protocol. By one approach, unique additional information is embedded into an end of frame portion of a message to confirm that the portion is the end of frame portion. This acts as a quality check confirming proper synchronization and decoding of the signaling on the communication bus.

Confirming data accuracy in a distributed control system

A filter or bridge device allows CAN-FD modules to communicate on a communication bus having classic CAN modules without generating error modules by sensing for CAN-FD frames. In response to detecting a CAN-FD frame, the filter or bridge device sends a mimic classic CAN message or frame instead of the original CAN-FD frame to classic CAN modules. An additional feature may include the filter or bridge device adding bits such as CAN overload frames onto the CAN-FD frame, mimicked classic CAN frame, or both to have the two messages end at about a same time to avoid timing errors when the modules begin to send new message frames.

Filter or bridge for communications between CAN and CAN-FD protocol modules

A control network communication arrangement includes a second protocol embedded into a first protocol in a way that modules supporting the second protocol may be aware of and utilize the first protocol whereas modules supporting only the first protocol may not be aware of the second protocol. Operation of modules using the second protocol does not disturb operation of the modules not configured to use or understand the second protocol. By one approach, the messages sent using the second protocol will be seen as messages sent using the first protocol but not having a message necessary to understand or as needing a particular response. In another approach, modules using the second protocol can be configured to send messages within a CAN message frame without being compatible with CAN.

High speed embedded protocol for distributed control system

High speed embedded protocol for distributed control systems

A control network communication arrangement includes a second protocol embedded into a first protocol in a way that modules supporting the second protocol may be aware of and utilize the first protocol whereas modules supporting only the first protocol may not be aware of the second protocol. Operation of modules using the second protocol does not disturb operation of the modules not configured to use or understand the second protocol. By one approach, the messages sent using the second protocol will be seen as messages sent using the first protocol but not having a message necessary to understand or as needing a particular response. In another approach, modules using the second protocol can be configured to send message during transmission of first protocol messages by other modules, the second protocol messages being triggered off of expected aspects of the message sent under the first protocol.

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Fotskäl, Sweden

Kent Åke Lennart Lennartsson