USB OABR Stick for automotive Ethernet (OABR/BroadR-Reach)
The USB OABR Stick represents a compact hardware interface connecting Windows and Linux based PCs with an OABR (OPEN Alliance BroadR-Reach) network. On Windows and Linux the USB OABR Stick functions as a standard network adapter device (similar to Ethernet).
Through a private software API the USB OABR Stick implements additional functionality such as direct PHY register access and raw packet send and receive. This enables cable-testing, network diagnostics and other applications.
The USB OABR Stick is a product offered by our partner company FibreCode. The complete firmware and the software communication layer on Windows/Linux are based on Thesycon IP blocks.
Feature Summary – USB OABR Stick for automotive Network
General
- NXP TJA1101 BroadR-Reach PHY
- OABR/100Base-T1 physical interface with UTP connector
- NXP LPC4333 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4/M0 microcontroller
- High-Speed USB 2.0 device interface with Type-A connector
- Automotive Ethernet Network Master/Slave configuration via hardware switch
- MS-Windows and Linux compatible
- Standard Ethernet Network device on host PC
- USB CDC/ECM driver for MS-Windows
- Powerful and flexible API for TJA1101 SMI access
- Common C-API and Python wrapper
- Python abstraction class for TJA1101 MDIO register
- Python and C++ sample applications
- USB powered
- Compact and modular design
For detailed technical information, check out the web site of our partner FibreCode: USB OABR Stick for automotive Ethernet (OABR/BroadR-Reach)
Use Cases
The USB interface of the USB OABR Stick allows seamless connection to a broad variety of PCs, notebooks and embedded platforms. This enables the USB OABR Stick for the following use cases:
- Standard Ethernet network device supporting OABR/BroadR-Reach/100Base-T1 pyhsical interface
- MS-Windows PC used as protocol analyzer for automotive Ethernet networks
- Point-to-Point automotive Ethernet network connection using two USB OABR Sticks
- Evaluation of NXP TJA1100/TJA1101 BroadR-Reach PHY chip with full access to SMI registers
- Automotive Ethernet network simulation and demonstration
Supported Platforms
- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Linux (32-bit and 64-bit)
Prices & Ordering
The USB OABR Stick is offered and distributed by our partner company FibreCode. For more information, please check out: USB OABR Stick for automotive Ethernet (OABR/BroadR-Reach)
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