UCANS32K146: CAN FD development system for Drones, Rovers, and Mobile Robotics

Overview

The UCANS32K146 is a development system engineered for building drones, rovers, and mobile robotics following the UAVCAN V1 and MAVCAN protocols, taking advantage of CAN and CAN FD connected sensors and actuators.

Based on the 32-bit Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 based S32K1 microcontroller family, the UCANS32K146 provides dual CAN FD interfaces and access to ports on the processor. Also, the UCANS32K146 features EdgeLock^® SE050 secure element for authentication and encryption development.

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Target Applications

CAN communication systems
GPS modules, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), air-speed sensors, other sensors for drones, rovers, boats, AGV
Lighting modules, input arming or safety switches
Servos, ESC, motor controllers and other PWM controlled devices
UART/I2C/SPI bridge to CAN/CAN FD
Avionics

UCANS32K146 development system architecture

UCANS32K146 board

UCANS32K146 development system architecture

Dronecode Project

Open-source and collaborative project and platform for UAVs

PX4 autopilot

Open-source flight control software for drones, autonomous aircraft, and UAVs

UAVCAN

Lightweight protocol for intra-vehicle communications in aerospace and robotics

Specifications

Technical and Functional Specifications

Microcontroller (MCU)	32-bit Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 S32K1 microcontroller
Transceivers	TJA1044: High-Speed CAN Transceiver with Standby Mode
Authentication	SE050 EdgeLock Secure Element, supporting NFC interface
UCANS32K146 Features	Dual CAN FD PHYs with dual connectors for daisy chain operation PX4/DroneCode connector standard compliant DCD-LZ debug interface with SWD+Console/UART RGB LED Programmable user buttons (e.g., for arming)
Interfaces	UART with full handshaking and 5 V/3 V switchable voltage level SocketCAN CAN network driver I²C, SPI RC-PWM power output with internal or BEC/external power
Power	5-12 V Overcurrent protection
Runtime Software	S32 Design Studio IDE for Arm: SDK, Bare metal drivers, and FreeRTOSTM UAVCAN V1 protocol support: LibUAVCAN, LibCANARD SLCAN interface supporting UAVCAN debug on PC NuttX RTOS support PX4 autopilot open source flight control vehicle stack

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- 2 x UCANS32K146-01 boards
- 1 x DCD-LZ debug adapter
- 1 x debugger

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Documents and Software

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Documents

Application Note ( 1 )

AN12842: Libuavcan S32K1 Driver over CAN FD – Application Note

Demonstrating a programming example of the FlexCAN peripheral in a particular implementation of the UAVCAN protocol. This for serving as a code reference for custom applications that wish to integrate the CAN-FD capabilities of the module.
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- Rev 0
- Jun 22, 2020
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- AN12842
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User Guide ( 1 )

Get Started with the UCANS32K146

This page will help guide you through the process of learning about your UCANS32K146
- GS-UCANS32K146
- Jun 26, 2020
- GS-UCANS32K146
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Fact Sheet ( 1 )

UCANS32K146 development system – Fact Sheet

The UCANS32K146 is a development system engineered for building drones, rovers, and mobile robotics following the UAVCAN V1 protocol
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- Jun 26, 2020
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- UCANS32K146_FS
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Quick Reference Guide ( 1 )

UCANS32K146 development system – Quick Start Guide

Get started with the UCANS32K146 development system for drones, rovers, and mobile robotics
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- Rev 1
- Jun 24, 2020
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- UCANS32K146_QSG
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Supporting Information ( 1 )

UCANS32K146 - Gitbook

NOTE: This Gitbook is a work in progress.
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- Jun 24, 2020
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- UCANS32K146
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Design Tools & Files ( 2 )

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics ( 1 )

UCANS32K146 development system – Schematics

Schematics for the UCANS32K146 development system
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- Jun 24, 2020
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UCANS32K146 development system – Design Files

Design Files for the UCANS32K146 development system
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- Jun 24, 2020
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IDE and Build Tools ( 1 )

S32 Design Studio for Arm^®

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