Beyond CAN II – Advanced Data Communications A technical seminar to be held at Prodrive Warwick Motorsport Technology Centre on Wednesday 16th November 2005, 9.30am - 4.30pm (Lunch and Refreshments Included) Beyond CAN II Following the success of last year’s Beyond CAN Seminar, Warwick Control Technologies and Hitex UK are collaborating to provide an insight on the next phase of automotive data bus communication technology - Beyond CAN 2. CAN is the de-facto standard with almost all automotive OEMs as their main communication protocol, and TTCAN was seen as the 1st generation x-by-wire and safety systems, whilst the automotive industry awaits the emergence of the FlexRay protocol. LIN (Local Interconnect Protocol) has emerged as a CAN compliment sub-bus for simple body control and mechatronic applications. FlexRay is targeted at meeting the needs of present and future in-car control applications and the aim is to establish FlexRay as the de facto standard in the automotive industry. BMW and DaimlerChrysler – the first car companies to kick off the initiative - intend to use FlexRay in advanced application series-production within the next few years.   This Seminar will bring you up to date on the latest developments and trends in the area of automotive data bus communication technology. There will be distinguished experts from around Europe speaking on the most significant issues concerning this technology. Agenda Time Presenter Item 9.30 to 10.00 Coffee/Tea Registration   10:00 to 10:45 Richard McLaughlin, WCT Introduction   Review of Networks (CAN, VAN, LIN, TTP, FlexRay, MOST, TTCAN)   Introduction to European Future Network Protocol Projects   Introduction to FlexRay Consortium     10:45 to 11:45 Chris Quigley, WCT FlexRay Technology and Future Vehicle Control System Architectures     11.45 to 12.45 Robert Newberry, Si-Gate Si-Gate FlexRay Developments     12.45 to 13.45 Lunch   13.45 to 14.15 Simon Brewerton, Infineon Next Generation FlexRay Computing Platforms     14:15 to 14:45 Dietmar Millinger, DECOMSYS Efficient System Development for FlexRay-Based Systems     14.45 to 15.15 Philippe Malecha & Thierry Corbiere, Atmel Nantes Atmel Future Network Support     15.15 to 15.45 Paul Faithfull, Rapicore Automatic Code Generation FlexRay and LIN     15.45 to 16.15   Question and Answer Forum Date and Location 16th November 2005, Prodrive Warwick Motorsport Technology Centre, near Coventry Cost £99 per attendee + VAT to include refreshments Booking Details The cost is £99 per person, including refreshments. Places on the seminar may be reserved by visiting this webform. Location Prodrive Warwick, Motorsport Technology Centre, Fen End, Warwickshire, CV8 1NR. A map is available here.