New TeleCANesis toolkit simplifies connected embedded systems
TeleCANesis has introduced a toolkit aimed at engineering teams working on smart industrial, medical, and mobility products, designed to simplify the creation and interconnection of embedded software systems through standardised communications protocols.
Embedded toolkit
The toolkit centres on a package of three components: a graphical web-based configurator, a Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extension, and a runtime core. It is built on the QNX operating system, which is widely used in mission-critical embedded environments such as robotics, industrial controls, and medical devices.
The environment is intended to support applications in automation, remote condition monitoring, asset tracking, e-mobility, smart agriculture, and healthcare. It allows engineers to define system interconnections at a high level. Automated processes then generate code to handle node interactions. This process is designed to reduce software development costs and shorten time to market.
Integration approach
Engineers making use of the toolkit can access TeleCANesis Hub, a drag-and-drop interface supporting hardware configuration and bus layout with built-in templates.
Additionally, the TeleCANesis Builder VSCode extension supports signal exploration, routing visualisation, software integration, and automated test case generation while the runtime element, TeleCANesis Engine, delivers real-time control and handling of connectivity between components.
TeleCANesis is developed to facilitate designs using a wide range of hardware buses including CAN, SPI, I2C, RS485, Ethernet, Bluetooth Low Energy, and LoRa. There is support for popular industrial protocols, including JSON, MQTT, Modbus, J1939, ZeroMQ, Protobuf, and ISOBUS, and HMI frameworks, including Crank Storyboard, DiSTI GL Studio, Flutter, Slint, Qt, and Unity.
Automated design
TeleCANesis says automated code generation features let teams focus on core product features rather than repetitive integration tasks. Integration with popular development environments, such as VSCode, is intended to foster adoption among engineering teams already invested in existing workflows.
"We created TeleCANesis from our own experience as application developers, to overcome the time-consuming challenges when building today's increasingly complex and interconnected systems. The tools let software teams work efficiently and get to market faster than conventional approaches allow. They can focus on the differentiating features of their products and avoid repeating the same tasks in subsequent projects. Building this toolkit on QNX technology is a statement of our commitment to low-latency, real-time connectivity for our customers," said Jonathan Hacker, CEO, TeleCANesis.
Support package
Customers are provided with online access to the tools, which include an engineering support package. This includes guidance from TeleCANesis specialists to assist with tool operation and workflow integration.
The collaboration with QNX reflects the underlying operating system's reputation in fields where real-time responsiveness is critical.
"Our collaboration with TeleCANesis expands our growing partner ecosystem and reinforces the value of QNX technology. We are thrilled to support the team bringing this product to market and are honored they recognize that QNX provides the right foundation to help customers develop quickly, safely and cost efficiently," said Justin Moon, Vice President, Core Product Engineering, QNX.
