The automotive industry is full of fascinating stories and little-known facts, making it one of the most interesting fields to explore. From the earliest horseless carriages to the advanced electric cars of today, there are countless curiosities to discover and innovations to admire. But behind every great automotive achievement is a...
The new GMSL3 protocol is here! GMSL3 (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link 3) is the latest version of the GMSL interface from Analog Devices (formerly Maxim Integrated), while GMSL2 is the second generation of the same interface (if you want to learn more about GMSL2, check our previous blog article here). Here...
Automotive pixel link, or APIX, is a serial high speed Gigabit Multichannel link to interconnect displays, cameras and control units over one single cable targeting automotive applications. APIX, APIX2 and APIX3 were designed by Inova Semiconductors (https://inova-semiconductors.de/) based in Germany. In sophisticated infotainment and driver assistance systems, APIX technology is used to...
Flat Panel Display Link, better known as FPD-Link™, is a high-speed digital video interface created in 1996 by Texas Instruments - TI (formerly National Semiconductor), now used in many Automotive applications to transport video from point to point, like Navigation Systems, In-car Entertainment, and backup cameras, as well as other Advanced...
Automotive electronics in today’s vehicles are increasingly complex. With more sensors, controls, and interfaces all using higher bandwidth, faster data throughput and more reliable networks are required. The weight of the cables and harnesses in the vehicle is also of concern to manufacturers. Ethernet has already proven to be a secure transfer...
Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link™ (GMSL) serializer and deserializers (SerDes) are high-speed communication ICs developed by Maxim Integrated™ (now Analog Devices - ADI) that provide multistream support over a single cable, which can be up to 15 m with coax or shielded twisted pair. It can aggregate protocols like Ethernet and...
Current sensing and measurement is a common need in many different test applications, and it is especially required in automotive in the validation and testing of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) like infotainment devices, instrument panel clusters, etc. and in Electric Vehicle testing, specifically for Battery Management Systems testing.A typical...
How many different technologies are incorporated into ADAS systems? The group of technologies known as ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), refers to Automotive applications and uses lots of top-level sensors, controls and interfaces with highly demanding reliability requirements. ADAS systems were conceived to basically help drivers throughout their functions: most road accidents are indeed...
