Contactless CAN j1939 reader
CANCrocodile is designed for safe data reading from vehicle CAN bus. Contactless reader is used within vehicle telematics and GPS tracking systems for receiving various parameters of vehicle operation from CANbus: speed, RPM, oil pressure & temperature, fuel volume & consumption, etc.
Data reading occurs without electrical connection and without damaging CAN wires. CANCrocodile works in “listen” mode only, i.e. it does not change original J1939 messages and does not send any signals to CANbus.
Goals
Engine time monitoring according to CAN data
Fuel consumption monitoring from CAN bus data
Reading engine parameters from CAN busAdvantages of CANCrocodile
Safe connection to CAN bus
CANCrocodile does no damage to insulation of wires and has no direct electrical contact with CANbus. Data reading occurc in a contactless way – CANCrocodile detects magnetic field around CAN-High and CAN-Low wires.
Strong fixation of CAN bus wires
The design of the body provides perpendicular fixing of the wires to reading surface. This way of fixing will not allow the CAN bus wires to slip from the CANCrocodile reading surface.
A soft pressure pad in the upper part of the housing tightly presses the wires to reading surface.
LED indication of operation modes
Red indicator – power is on, blinking green indicator – messages receipt from CAN bus. Indicaters allow to test the operability of the reader without dismantling and connecting to monitoring terminal.
CANCrocodile installation
Open CANCrocodile housing.
Place CAN-High and CAN-Low wires in the grooves of CANCrocodile housing according to the marks on reading surface.
Close CANCrocodile housing in a way to engage the latch. Put sealing rope through special holes and seal housing, if necessary (recommended).
Compatible telematics and GPS tracking units
This table contains information on integration tests of CANCrocodile and various telematics units, carried out to confirm compatibility and accuracy of data. To get more detailed info on connection and set up – click on link or logo of corresponding telematics unit in the table.
Level of message losses at 250Kbps, %, not more
1
Compatibility
SAE J1939
CAN Open
DeviceNet
NMEA 2000
Nominal supply voltage, V
12/24
5 – on request
12/24 A++ (low current consumption) – on request
Current consumption, mA
for “5V” version
for “12/24V” version
for “12/24 A++” version
300
30/15
10/5
Cable length, m
0.7
2 – on request
Cable connector
Molex
bare wires
Special connector (specify when ordering)
1 – power “+”
2 – ground “-“
3 – CAN-high
4 – CAN-low
Specification
| Level of message losses at 250Kbps, %, not more | 1 |
| Compatibility | SAE J1939, CAN Open, DeviceNet, NMEA 2000 |
| Nominal supply voltage, V | 12/24, 5 – on request, 12/24 A++ (low current consumption) – on request |
| Current consumption, mA | |
| for “5V” version | 300 |
| for “12/24V” version | 30/15 |
| for “12/24 A++” version | 10/5 |
| Cable length, m | 0.7, 2 – on request |
| Cable connector | Molex, bare wires, Special connector (specify when ordering) |
Connector pinout
1 – power “+”
2 – ground “-“
3 – CAN-high
4 – CAN-low
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