Ten years of multimedia networking with MOST
By: by Ashok Bindra Editor, RF Design
Since its inception in 98, Media-Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) technology has made significant strides in the last 10 years...
Under The Hood of the 2008 Chrysler Town Country
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
A redesigned vehicle always provides an opportunity for new or revised features, including the power electronics. Chrysler's Town and Country minivan...
FlexRay goes Live
By: by John H. Day, contributing editor
BMW was first to put
FlexRay into production.
Proponents expect
other OEMs to follow
shortly, but there's
plenty of life left in LIN
and CAN — and plenty
of opportunity for tools
vendors....
Under the Hood of The BMW X5
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The 2007 BMW X5 sports activity vehicle is the first production application of the FlexRay protocol. Intended for safety systems and high data-rate networks, in the X5, FlexRay coordinates all functions of AdaptiveDrive, a combination of active roll stabilization and electronic damping control....
Navigating automotive body-control design challenges
By: by Willie Fitzgerald and Greg Robinson, Microchip Technology
As electronics growth continues to outpace mechanics, pneumatics and hydraulics, OEMs are facing increasing challenges in manufacturing vehicles that are safer, smarter and more energy efficient. Electronic control modules are helping to address these issues....
Meeting Bandwidth Challenges With New System Architectures
By: by Adam Prengler NEC Electronics America Inc.
To design body electronics that allow for
greater efficiency, higher reliability, increased flexibility and improved performance, designers are taking advantage of new technologies....
Under The Hood of the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
In addition to pulling a Rabbit out of a Golf, Volkswagen has a few electronic surprises in the 2006 model that goes on sale this summer....
FlexRay promises major long-term benefits
By: by Keith Horn Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc.
After several years of hard work by industry leaders worldwide on the development of the FlexRay communications protocol, the initial automotive applications are starting to become visible on the horizon....
Right Sizing Embedded Processors
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
MUCs and DSPs need to meet the needs of today's applications while providing a transition path for future performance....
Net Gain
By: by John H. Day, contributing editor
OEMs' demand for speed and bandwidth is driving innovation in vehicle network technology....
Turning Comfort and Convenience into Vehicle Differentiation
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
How many body electronics modules will carmakers supply to satisfy the average automotive buyer? The answer apparently is as many as it takes. According to Strategy Analytics, body electronics represent the highest volume electronics applications in today's vehicles. This report explores just a few of the changes that can be expected within the next few years....
In-Vehicle Network Standards Dance to Automakers' Tunes
By: by John H. Day, Contributing Editor
Even as CAN, LIN and other communications protocol standards mature, OEMs' apparently endless demands for variations threaten vendors' economies of scale....
Under the Hood of the 2005 Mercedes Benz SLK350 Roadster
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
This month, WAE looks under the hood and all the rest of the sheet metal of a vehicle that has four in-vehicle networks. The Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Roadster has a high-speed and low-speed CAN bus, a LIN bus and a fiber-optic MOST bus....
LIN Bus--An Emerging Standard for Body Control Applications
By: By Johann Stelzer, Microchip Technology Inc.
The local interconnection network (LIN) standard is the first to address Class A open-multiplexing protocols within vehicles. ...
Autosar Open Standard to Tackle Automotive Electronic Complexities
By: By Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director
At the pace at which electronics is proliferating in modern vehicles it may become difficult to manage the complexity of hardware and software systems if proprietary solutions continue to play a major role in future automobiles. ...
