The FlexCard PMC II is a bus interface device for automotive bus systems in PMC design. Four physical layer (FlexTiny II) slots allow several configurations of bus communication controllers.

 

 

FlexRay

• Asynchronous monitoring mode allows listening without FlexRay synchronicity
• Combined asynchronous and synchronous monitoring mode (the procedure of a bus start-up can be monitored and registered exactly)
• Configurable Tx-acknowledges
• Network synchronicity will be reported immediately (with timestamp)
• Chronological correlation of bus messages with one timestamp base
• Firmware update directly at the user PC possible
• Extensive filter configuration available
• Significant bus error messages
• Triggering on the precise slot, cycle, channel and on various error states
• Start-up communication controller

CAN

• Silent mode useable for listening without bus interference
• Transmit FIFO up to 512 messages
• Configurable Tx-acknowledges
• Significant bus error messages

Interfaces

• Mezzanine PC interface
• Display with LEDs
• Trigger
  - 2x in/out configurable
• Bus interface
  - 4x FlexTiny II (max. 8x CAN high-speed or max. 4x FlexRay A+B or
  combinations with fewer controllers)
  - FlexTiny II with and without isolated transceiver available

Device

• 4x Binder 712 8pol connector
• 3,3V and 5V compatible PCI power supply
• Driver for Windows, Linux, Xenomai, LabVIEW
• PCI Adapter available

Hardware

• 2 MB onboard RAM  
• Cyclone III FPGA
• Bosch E-Ray IP Core FlexRay controller
• Bosch D-CAN IP Core CAN controller
• V2.1 A FlexRay protocol specification  
• V2.0 A/B CAN protocol specification 
• Configurable bus termination
• CPU load reduction through DMA
• Short latency times
• Hardware time synchronization 
• Exchangeable Physical Layer (4x FlexTiny II slots)

FlexTiny II

You can use the following FlexTiny II combinations with FlexCard PMC II:

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
FlexRay*	-	-	-
FlexRay*	Dual-CAN	-	-
FlexRay*	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	-
FlexRay*	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN
FlexRay	FlexRay	-	-
FlexRay	FlexRay	Dual-CAN	-
FlexRay	FlexRay	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN
FlexRay	FlexRay	FlexRay	-
FlexRay	FlexRay	FlexRay	Dual-CAN
FlexRay	FlexRay	FlexRay	FlexRay
Dual-CAN	-	-	-
Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	-	-
Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	-
Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN	Dual-CAN

*=FlexRay is self-sync capable
For Linux the support of more that 2 channels is under development.

Software

• Uniform API
• Driver (32-bit)
  - Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7)
  - Linux
  - Xenomai (2.5)
  - LabVIEW (8.6)
• Driver (64-bit) in preparation
  - Window 7
  - Linux

Software support

• Eberspächer Electronics
  - Caromee
  - FlexAlyzerV2
• National Instruments
  - LabVIEW (8.6)

Scope of delivery:

• FlexCard PMC II
• Documentation
• FlexCard API
• FlexAlyzer
• Demos
• Tools