Know-How & Solutions for CAN/CAN FD

CAN technology is used in the automotive, industrial automation and aerospace industries, in which OEMs and suppliers are confronted with many types of challenges. Vector supports you with professional tools, basic software and services.
Trust in our 30 years experience as market leader for CAN networking and in our high-quality products and competent services. Achieve maximum efficiency for your projects by:
- Comprehensive and powerful software tool chain for all CAN/CAN FD projects
- Flexible CAN/CAN FD network interfaces
- Global engineering services and training
Watch our webinar recording "Introduction to CAN FD" and learn more about its difference to CAN and how the CANoe and CANalyzer software tools from Vector assist you in your CAN FD projects:
E-Learning
E-Learning for CAN
This E-Learning module is intended for all those who want to gain a better understanding of CAN communication technology. It is also ideal for all those who plan to participate in Vector training courses of the VectorAcademy.
More Know-How
Fact Sheet:
- Brief overview on our "Solutions for CAN/CAN FD" (PDF)
Presentation Slides:
- Detailed slides "CAN FD - An Introduction" about the CAN FD concept and overview about Vector´s CAN FD products (PDF)
Benefit from these presentations, expert tips and tool demonstrations to get further CAN (FD) know-how:
Webinar Recording | |
"How to optimally disturb CAN (FD) networks with the new VH6501 interface" Recorded February 21, 2018; duration approx. 45 min. | watch the recording |
"Flashing ECUs over CAN (FD), Ethernet, FlexRay or LIN with vFlash" Recorded November 7, 2017; duration approx. 47 min. | watch the recording |
"Introduction to CAN FD" Recorded January 15, 2013; duration approx. 50 min. | |
Speach Recording | |
"High-speed reprogramming and calibration with CAN FD: A case study" Speach by Peter Decker, Vector, at the 14th international CAN Conference in Paris, France; duration approx. 18 min. | watch the recording |
Read these most popular CAN (FD) articles and conference papers and benefit form this knowlegde:
Title | |
"Automated analysis for vehicle communication" Published March 7-8, 2017, in CAN in Automation ICC Paper | |
"CAN tools – then and now" Published March 2, 2017, in CAN Newsletter, issue 1/2017 | open the article |
"Eye diagram analysis for CAN FD - Fast identification of poor signal quality" Published December 1, 2016, in CAN Newsletter | open the article |
"New communication paradigms in automotive networking - Ethernet and CAN FD are the new trailblazers" Published August 27, 2015, in Automobil Elektronik, issue 7-8/2015 | open the article |
"Secure communication for CAN FD" Published November 24, 2014, in CAN Newsletter, issue 4/2014 | |
"CAN FD: Fast measurement and reprogramming" Published September 2, 2014, in CAN Newsletter, issue 3/2014 | |
"CAN gets even better - Ways to transition from classic CAN to the improved CAN FD" Published April 9, 2013, in Elektronik automotive, issue 3-4/2013 |
Do you have technical questions and are looking for suitable answers? Our KnowledgeBase provides the most important!
Poster

The clearly structured DIN A1 wall poster provides you with important technical details on the message structures of CAN and CAN FD.
You are provided with the most important innovations with regard to ISO 11898-1:2015 in compressed form.
Training

Seminar for CAN/CAN FD
If you would like to get detailed information on CAN/CAN FD just visit our "CAN Fundamentals" seminar.
You will get a general introduction to serial bus systems in the motor vehicle and a basic knowledge of CAN (Controller Area Network). This includes the characteristics of the physical characteristics of a CAN network and knowledge about characteristics of the CAN/CAN FD protocol.
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Advantages of Our Solutions and Products

No matter in which application area you use our products, you benefit from these advantages:
- Sophisticated products and competent services by years of experience in the automotive networking industry
- Support of CAN FD technology
- Universal multi-network tool chain for easy integration of new technologies into existing vehicle architectures
Development and Testing
Develop and test your ECUs efficiently and reliably with these special software and hardware from Vector:

Monitoring / Remaining Network Simulation | |
Analyze all in-vehicle communications across bus and protocol boundaries and take advantage of functions for analyzing and stimulating CAN, but also LIN, FlexRay and more. | |
Conduct remaining bus simulations across networks and test ECUs and entire networks using a single tool that offers functions for analyzing and stimulating CAN, but also LIN, FlexRay and more. | |
The VN1600 interface family is an advanced development of the proven CANcaseXL product – a USB interface. While the VN1610/VN1611 offers 2 channels, and its focus is on lower size and weight, the VN1630A/VN1640A with 4 channels emphasizes flexibility as well as I/O support. | |
Test Hardware | |
Vector´s VT System is modular test hardware for efficient ECU tests and functional tests. Together with CANoe, the VT System represents a high-performance and flexible test solution. | |
ECU Basic Software | |
The MICROSAR.CAN package contains the basic software (BSW) modules defined in the AUTOSAR architecture for CAN communication and many useful enhancements. Furthermore it is suitable, for example, as a basis for calibration with XCP for gateways or for reprogramming. MICROSAR.CAN is part of MICROSAR – the embedded software for your AUTOSAR ECUs. | |
OEM-specific embedded software for CAN communication in motor vehicles. The exact scope of functions is specified by the OEMs and is often based on the ISO, OSEK, or ASAM standards. | |
Prototyping / Small Production Runs | |
Vector Controllers are ECUs for specific use cases with a focus on data communication. Whether charging communication (VC-VCCU), ethernet gateway (VC36B-12) or multi-gateway (VC121-12): Benefit from proven hardware already qualified for vehicle use. In addition to CAN, the Vector Controllers have numerous interfaces and features for successful prototype or serial use. |
Diagnostics
The following software products support vehicle diagnostics for CAN/CAN FD:

Simulation and Test Tools | |
With the Diagnostic Feature Set contained in CANoe, you analyze diagnostic communication according to the UDS or KWP2000 standard. CANoe can be used both as a diagnostic tester and for simulation of ECU diagnostics; ODX or CANdelaStudio description files are used for parameter assignment. A complete OBD-II Tester is also already integrated in CANoe. | |
With the Diagnostic Feature Set contained in CANalyzer, you analyze the diagnostic communication according to the UDS or KWP2000 standard. CANalyzer can be used as a diagnostic tester for ECU diagnostics; ODX or CANdelaStudio description files are used for parameter assignment. A complete OBD-II Tester is also already integrated in CANalyzer. | |
DiVA is a CANoe extension for automated testing of implemented diagnostic software in ECUs. Test cases are generated based on a diagnostic description. CANoe.DiVa is designed for use by the vehicle manufacturer and the supplier. | |
Indigo is an easy-to-operate diagnostic tester that largely configures itself and masks the complexity of the diagnostic protocols. It provides a quick overview of the status of a vehicle and allows detailed diagnostics of individual ECUs. A large number of applications from the vehicle and ECU diagnostics are directly mapped by Indigo. Diagnostic tasks are conveniently handled with a minimum number of user interactions. | |
Embedded Software | |
The MICROSAR.DIAG package contains the basic software (BSW) modules defined in AUTOSAR for implementation of the UDS protocol and other requirements for diagnostics defined by the OEM. For ECUs without a special diagnostics specification, an OEM-independent package is available. For example, the MICROSAR.DAIG is appropriate for:
MICROSAR.DIAG is part of MICROSAR – the embedded software for your AUTOSAR ECUs. | |
CANdesc | CANdesc (diagnostic embedded software component) is used to implement the aspects of the diagnostics that are independent of the function and hardware of the ECU. CANdesc enables both the vehicle manufacturer and the ECU manufacturer to implement a uniform, cross-product diagnostic protocol for different type series and vehicle manufacturers. |
Calibration and Flashing
These Vector software products enable the reprogramming, measurement and calibration of individual control units via CAN/CAN FD:

PC | |
vFlash is an easy-to-operate tool for programming one or more ECUs via CAN/CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay and DoIP. | |
The primary application area of CANape is optimizing the parameter set (calibration) of ECUs. The communication between CANape and the ECUs takes place via protocols such as XCP or via microcontroller-specific interfaces with the VX1000 hardware. CANape and VX1000 enable measuring, calibrating, and flashing via XCP with a high data throughput and minimum runtime influencing of the ECU. | |
ECU | |
The MICROSAR.CAN package contains the basic software (BSW) modules defined in the AUTOSAR architecture for CAN communication and many useful enhancements. Furthermore it is suitable, for example, as a basis for calibration with XCP for gateways or for reprogramming. MICROSAR.CAN is part of MICROSAR – the embedded software for your AUTOSAR ECUs. | |
OEM-specific embedded software for CAN communication in motor vehicles. The exact scope of functions is specified by the OEMs and is often based on the ISO, OSEK, or ASAM standards. | |
The Vector Flash Bootloader is a uniform solution for reprogramming of ECUs during development and during production and service. It conforms to the specifications of the respective manufacturer and is coordinated and further developed with this manufacturer on a continuous basis. |
Real-Time Solutions
Vector offers you solutions with deterministic time behavior for real-time critical applications, such as the simulation of complex networks or bypassing:

Network Simulation | |
Conduct remaining bus simulations across networks and test ECUs and entire networks using a single tool that offers functions for analyzing and stimulating CAN, but also LIN, FlexRay and more. | |
CAPL-on-Board | This special run mode for CAPL network nodes enables time- and performance-critical simulation models to be run directly "on-board" on the network interface. Benefits:
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High Performance Interfaces as RT Server: | The VN8900 and VT6000 real-time systems consist of these 2 components: User PC:
High performance interfaces: RT server as runtime environment:
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Bypassing | |
The primary application area of CANape is optimizing the parameter set (calibration) of ECUs. The communication between CANape and the ECUs takes place via protocols such as XCP or via microcontroller-specific interfaces with the VX1000 hardware. CANape and VX1000 for measuring, calibrating, and flashing via XCP with a high data throughput and minimum runtime influencing of the ECU. | |
Interlinked Bypass Solution | Our solution to set up a bypass:
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Hardware Products
Network Interfaces:
Interface | PC Connection | Network | |
(the device is also a CAN disturbance interface; to be used with CANoe only) | USB | CAN/CAN FD | |
PCIe | CAN/CAN FD, LIN, SENT | ||
VN1600 Interface Family | USB | CAN/CAN FD, J1708, LIN, (SENT) | |
VN4610 | USB | CAN/CAN FD, IEEE 802.11p | |
VN5600 Family | USB | CAN/CAN FD, Ethernet | |
VN7572 | PCIe | CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, J1708, LIN | |
VN7610 | USB | CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay | |
VN7640 | USB, Ethernet | CAN/CAN FD, DoIP, FlexRay, LIN | |
VN8810 | USB, WiFi | CAN/CAN FD, DoIP, LIN | |
VN8900 Family | USB (RT PC), Ethernet | CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, J1708, LIN | |
Bus transceivers for CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, J1708, LIN and SENT |
Further Hardware:
Tool | Feature | Network | |
GL1000 Logger Family | Mobile data loggers to record the data communication of small networks | CAN, LIN | |
GL2000 Logger Family | Mobile data loggers to record the data communication of moderate-sized networks | CAN, (CAN FD), LIN | |
Mobile data loggers to record the data communication of extensive networks | CAN, (FlexRay), LIN, MOST150 | ||
GL5000 Logger Family | Mobile data loggers to record the data communication of very extensive networks | CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN, MOST150 | |
Combination of USB oscilloscope hardware and software for bit-accurate analysis of the network communication | CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN |
Downloads
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2018-09-24 ManualGL2000/2010 User Manual
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2018-09-24 ManualGL3000/GL4000 User Manual
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2018-09-16 ManualVN7610 FlexRay/CAN Interface User Manual
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2018-08-20 Press ReleaseReproducible Disturbances of CAN (FD) Networks
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2018-08-10 Service PackCANoe 11.0 SP2 (64 bit)
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2018-08-10 Technical ArticleTechnical Papers on the Development of Embedded Electronics
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2018-08-10 DemoCANape 16.0
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2018-08-10 Service PackCANalyzer 11.0 SP2 (64 bit)
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2018-08-07 Product DescriptionFact Sheet Indigo English
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2018-08-03 ManualVN5640 Ethernet/CAN Interface User Manual
News & Events
- 2019-02-26 - 2019-02-28 Embedded World 2019
- 2019-03-12 Webinar: CANoe/CANalyzer Option .Scope - Automated Physical Layer Analysis...
- 2019-03-13 Webinar: CANoe/CANalyzer Option .Scope - Automated Physical Layer Analysis...
- 2019-03-19 - 2019-03-20 Automotive Diagnostics 2019
- 2019-03-19 - 2019-03-20 19. Stuttgart International Symposium
- 2019-03-26 - 2019-03-27 messtec + sensor masters 2019
- 2019-04-03 Vector TechNight Novi
- 2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07 Vector Testing Symposium 2019 | Germany
- 2019-05-21 Webinar: PREEvision: Communication Design
- 2019-06-25 - 2019-06-26 23rd International Automobil-Elektronik Kongress