Features
TB24CFA-2canrealizetransparentconnectionofmultipleCANnetworks,andmulti-pointconnectionofcomplex
structureatbuslevel,sothatthetrunknetworkhasnobranchlengthlimit,andanytwonodesinthenetworkcanreach
theprotocoldistance.Theequipmenthasfourcommunicationports,andtwotwisted-pairportshaveindependentCAN
transceivers,whichcandoublethenumberofnodes.Therefore,whileprovidingafreewiringmode,italsoliftsthedriving
limitofthemaximumnumberofnodesofCANtransceiversonthesystembus.Twoopticalfiberportscanmake
TB24CFA-2beusedinhighinterferencefieldenvironment,especiallyinhighvoltageandpowersituations.
EachportofTB24CFA-2hasindicatorlightsfordetectingbusactivityandbusfailure,whichisconvenientfor
observingtheworkingstatusofCANbusnetwork.TB24CFA-2canbeusedinCANnetworkswithabaudrateofupto
1Mbps,andallchannelscanworkatdifferentbaudrates.TB24CFA-2complieswithCANspecification2.0A(11-bitCAN
identifier)and2.0B(29-bitCANidentifier).Itsupportstransparentandprotocol-independentCANmessagetransmission,
makingitsuitableforavarietyofapplications.Inaddition,itcanbeusedforvarioushigh-levelCANprotocols
(CANOpen,SDS,J1939,DeviceNetorothercustomizedprotocols).
TB24CFA-2canbeconfiguredwiththecorrespondingCANmessagefilter,whichcanensurethatonlytherequired
dataistransmittedtootherCANnetworksthroughtherepeater.Atthesametime,italsohasadataroutingfunction,
whichcanselectivelyforwardCANmessagesreceivedfromonechanneltoanotherchannel.Therefore,thedevicecan
effectivelyreducetheloadonthenetwork.TB24CFA-2canbeconfiguredbyconnectingtoaPCthroughan
asynchronousserialcommunicationinterface;itprovidesconfigurationsoftwarebasedonWindowssystem,whichis
simpletouseandsupportsimmediateconfigurationeffect.Afterthedeviceisconfigured,itcanbeputintoworkwithout
anyoperation.
