Fieldbus Access at a glance

Fieldbus Access is a communication bridge containing the implementation of the most widely used vehicle fieldbuses (incl. J1939 and CANopen) and enables all other LinX Software Suite modules to use them with an easy-to-use interface. The LinX Manager Fieldbus Access tool provides an easy interface to manage fieldbuses and which signals to use in your application.

For more details and information on LinX-Manager Feildbus Access and how to create and manage CAN bus signals click on the following link: LinX-Manager Fieldbus Access Online Documentation

Intended audience

The intended audience of this document is primarily developers who will develop and integrate Fieldbus Access with a new or existing system. Readers are not required to know all the details of the LinX Software Suite. However, some knowledge of the LinX concepts would be advantageous when reading this documentation.

Glossary

Word/Abbreviation	Explanation
VM	Virtual Machine
GUI	Graphical User Interface
DE	Data Engine
FA	Fieldbus Access
i.MX 5	Processor family
i.MX 6	Processor family
i.MX 8	Processor family
Core i7	Processor family
UX Designer VM	Also known as LinX Software Suite DevEnv
Signal	Data which is relayed through Data Engine to other modules