NXP Semiconductors MR-CANHUBK344 Evaluation Board for Mobile Robotics
NXP Semiconductors MR-CANHUBK344 Evaluation Board is an evaluation board for mobile robotics applications such as autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and automated guided vehicles (AGV). Based on the Arm® Cortex®-M7 S32K3 general-purpose automotive microcontroller (MCU), the MR-CANHUBK344 features advanced safety, security, and software support. MR-CANHUBK344 includes one 100Base-T1 Automotive Ethernet and populates all six of the CAN FD ports available on the S32K344 MCU. The 6 CAN ports are connected to three distinct types of NXP CAN PHYs and allow for direct comparison between standard CAN FD, CAN FD/SIC (signal improvement CAN), and CAN FD/SCT (Secure CAN Transceivers). Tunneling CAN over Ethernet using IEEE1722 is one use case. Also on board is the SE050 Secure element with NFC (Near Field Communication) as well as UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, and other GPIO accessible on DroneCode standard JST-GH connectors.
The DroneCode standard JST-GH connectors on the MR-CANHUBK344 work directly with other NXP Mobile Robotics boards such as NavQPlus, UCANS32K1, and RDDRONE-BMS772.
Features
- Hardware
- Six CAN-FD ports allow for evaluation of each of the different NXP CAN PHYs as well as applications such as bridging between 100BaseT1 Ethernet to multiple CAN protocols
- Functionally safe capable MCU can be evaluated in the context of mobile robotics or other similar industries
- Additional GPIO and interfaces make this suitable for a small robotics vehicle controller, motor controller, or distributed processing peripheral
- Software
- S32 Design Studio tools
- Example application for IEEE1722 CAN over Ethernet
- NuttX RTOS Opensource repository
- NuttX/PX4 base example
- Zephyr RTOS open-source repository
Applications
- Automotive:
- Automated Guided Vehicles 9AGV)
- Distributed processing
- Industrial:
- Circuit breaker
- Intermediate flight controller
- Mobile robotics ecosystem
- Smart city:
- Agriculture equipment
- Lift/elevator
- Small vehicle controller
- Vehicle management
- Truck and forklift
- Motion control and robotic
- Motor drive
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and remote I/O
Kit Contents
- MR-CANHUBK344 board
- DCD-LZ Programming adapter board (giving access to a console UART)
- USB-UART adapter cable (attaches to DCD-LZ)
- Power adapter cables, including JST-JH to common red SY connector, barrel connector, XT-60 Lipo battery connector
- 6x CAN cables
- 6x CAN Termination boards
- 1x T1 Ethernet cable (using JST-GH connectors)
- Generic JST-GH cables for UART/SPI/I2C/customizing to any specific needs
- Small OLED display
- NFC antenna connected to Secure Element
Related Microcontrollers
NXP Semiconductors S32K3 32-Bit Automotive General Purpose MCUs
Scalable 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M7-based MCUs in single, dual, and lockstep core configurations.
On The Board
NXP Semiconductors FS26 Safety System Basis Chips
Supports entry and mid-range safety microcontrollers; these include the S32K3 series.
NXP Semiconductors EdgeLock® SE050 Plug & Trust Secure Element Family
Turnkey secure element solution, providing a Root of Trust at the IC level for IoT applications.
NXP Semiconductors TJA1103 ASIL B Compliant 100BASE-T1 Ethernet PHY
A third-generation product of 100BASE-T1 Automotive Ethernet PHYs.
NXP Semiconductors TJA1462 & TJA1463 CAN FD SIC Transceivers
Drives CAN FD signals with active signal improvement, eliminating signal ringing in a network.
NXP Semiconductors TJA115x Secure CAN Transceivers
Cost-effective solution for securing classical CAN and CAN FD communication without cryptography.
Related Development Tools
NXP Semiconductors KIT-UCANS32K1SIC CAN SIC Evaluation Kit
CAN Signal Improvement Capability (SIC) reference design based on the TJA1463 CAN SIC Transceiver.
NXP Semiconductors RDDRONE-BMS772 Battery Management System (BMS)
Suitable for mobile robotics such as drones and rovers and supports 3- to 6-cell batteries.
NXP Semiconductors HoverGames Drone System Solution
Modular and flexible development platform with the RDDRONE-FMUK66 flight management unit as a base.
NXP Semiconductors S32K3 Eval Boards for Automotive General Purpose
32-bit Arm® Cortex® S32K MCU-based dev platforms for general-purpose & industrial applications.
Bridging Block Diagram
Mobile Robotics Block Diagram
