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Case Study: Development of CAN-Based Control System for Miniloader

Enhancing Machine Maneuverability and Safety with Electronic Controls Norcar AB, a leading Finnish manufacturer of compact loaders, embarked on a project to enhance the functionality and efficiency of its popular Miniloader a7700 series. As…

CAN Topology Improvements for an Energy Storage Site

TK Engineering Oy collaborated with a customer with the goal of improving their control system CAN communication implementation. The scope of the work was focused on the control systems CAN topology. Based on the initial system state an improved…

CANopen Safety Certified Expansion Board

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The primary objective was to develop a CANopen Safety, SIL2 / PLd, Cat 3, expansion board for the customers remote control product. The aim of the first part of the project was to allow our customer and its clients to assess the functionality…

TKE CiA 408 Four-Edge Valve Controller

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TK Engineering Oy has developed a CiA 408 device profile compliant four-edge valve controller. The four-edge valve controller simplifies the control of hydraulic cylinder piston velocities. The piston velocity is controlled through a standardized…

An Innovative Solution To Enhance Truck Driver Training

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Tampere Vocational College Tredu approached TKE with the need for a truck driver training tool. The main goal of the tool was to increase effectiveness and safety of the truck driver training process. TKE delivered TKE Driver applications to…

CANtrace Python Script for Custom Signal Conversion

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TK Engineering executed a project for a customer that utilized CANtrace’s Python scripting to decode float signals from channel multiplexed CAN messages. This meant that the signals were converted to fixed point and transmitted without multiplexing…

Display Application For Truck Cargo Space Heater

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TK Engineering designed a display application for truck cargo space heater for SSC Climate Group Ab. The application gives the driver a way to control the heaters temperature set value, monitor the current temperatures and the possible error…

A CAN star topology network in a modular battery energy storage system

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TK Engineering installed TCS-10 CAN switches in an energy storage system (ESS) in the Netherlands. The system can store energy from the grid, ideally when produced by the vast quantities of local renewables, and then supply the grid with stored…

Case study: Translifter Control System

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TK Engineering, a specialist in distributed control systems, has developed a control system solution for a translifter implementation. Contik approached TKE to design and develop a control system solution for a prototype translifter project.…

MARIN successfully used the TCS-10 CAN Switch from TK Engineering to split the CAN bus into segments

Case Study: Extension of the MARIN CAN Network using TCS-10 CAN Switch

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When Maritime Research Institute Netherlands built larger and more complex simulations and test facilities they realized that they were limited by the size of the CAN Network and by the length and speed of the CAN bus used to control the test…

Case study: Intelligent data logger for electric trucks

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In this case study TKE has used a combination of the Kvaser Memorator Pro 2xHS v2 and the CANtrace CAN analyzer to help a customer realize collection and logging of diagnostics data from a prototype electrical truck. This case was made in cooperation…