What is FlexRay?
FlexRay is a high-performance network designed for determinism, safety, and reliability. It supports single or dual-channel operation to provide fault tolerance, and it can be configured as a star or in a passive bus configuration. Mixed configurations are possible.
What is FlexRay used for?
FlexRay is a high-performance network technology designed for automotive applications such as x-by-wire and engine control.
What are the physical characteristics of FlexRay?
FlexRay is targeted to support data rates of up to 10 Mbits/s. It can support a cascaded star architecture with up to three hops between nodes. It supports a low-power sleep mode as well as normal mode. The node connection is a terminated, unshielded twisted pair (UTP). Improved EMC performance is possible using a shielded twisted pair (STP). FlexRay is 14- and 42-V battery-voltage compliant.
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