Lipowsky Baby-LIN-3-Dual LIN Bus Simulator

Overview

Overview

The Lipowsky Baby-LIN-3-Dual is a versatile LIN and CAN bus simulation device that lets you easily control, monitor, and test LIN and CAN communications from a PC.

Key Features

• 480MHz Cortex M7 processor for 60% faster performance than previous models
• High-speed 480MBit/s USB 2.0 interface with USB-C connector
• 32MB RAM and extended 500KB SDF memory
• Support for LIN bus voltages from 8-26VDC at speeds up to 115200 baud
• Galvanically isolated communication interfaces
• Range of LIN and CAN bus simulation modes
• Included license for Lipowsky's LINWorks software suite

Applications

The Baby-LIN-3-Dual can be utilized in a variety of situations that require communicating with LIN or CAN devices, including:

Research and Development

• Simulate LIN and CAN networks during the design and testing stages
• Log bus data for analysis without a PC connected

Manufacturing and Quality Testing

• Perform production line end-of-line (EOL) testing
• Run durability tests by executing pre-programmed command sequences

Service and Repair

• Quickly diagnose issues by monitoring live bus traffic
• Identify faulty ECUs during troubleshooting

LIN and CAN Bus Support

The built-in LIN and CAN bus drivers offer extensive protocol support:

LIN Bus

• LIN versions 1.2 and higher
• Cooling and SAE J2602 standards
• Baud rates up to 115200
• 8-26VDC operation

CAN Bus

• ISO 11898-compliant interface
• CAN 2.0 and CAN FD support
• Up to 8MBit/s CAN FD data rates

Simulation Capabilities

• Master and slave behaviours
• Complete bus traffic replication
• Residual bus simulation with all but one node
• Passive bus monitoring with no nodes

Simultaneous LIN and CAN simulations are supported.

Included LINWorks Software

• LDF editing
• SD file creation
• Bus control, monitoring and logging
• Example files and documentation