Automotive Ethernet Connectivity with 10BASE-T1S E2B
Automotive Ethernet connectivity is a key enabler of new, zonal architectures in automotive design and supports automotive megatrends like personalization, autonomy, and electrification. Ethernet has become the ubiquitous technology for backbone network connectivity across many industries, and it’s proving to be a critical technology in the automotive world as well.
In existing automotive architectures, edge node connectivity is provided by non-Ethernet legacy networks. As systems transition to zonal architectures based on Ethernet connectivity and centralized processing, maintaining legacy network edge connectivity dictates the need for gateways to bridge from Ethernet to these legacy networks. However, bridging adds complexity, latency, and inflexibility, making systems difficult to scale and reuse.
Maintaining Ethernet all the way to the edge nodes removes this bridging function, providing a fully optimized Ethernet architecture utilizing time sensitive networking (TSN) to deliver quality of service and flexible address-based routing for dynamic network creation. The broad physical layer portfolio enables the optimal solution for all situations.
10BASE-T1S E²B (Ethernet to the Edge Bus)
Selecting a 10BASE-T1S multidrop link delivers the benefits described above while optimizing the cable harness design. ADI’s E2B (Ethernet to the Edge Bus) low complexity Ethernet implementation for 10BASE-T1S simplifies the design process by removing the need for an MCU in the edge nodes.
E2B nodes are highly optimized yet flexible hardware-based 10BASE-T1S Ethernet edge nodes, perfect for Ethernet connection to edge sensors and actuators. E2B fits seamlessly into the overall larger Ethernet architecture and can be used on the same bus as other 10BASE-T1S compliant products.
Advantages of E²B
Enhances New Architectures
Ethernet to edge removes the need for protocol translation to legacy networks.
Centralizes Software
Moves software from edge nodes to central processing units, reducing software development and qualification tasks.
Reduces System Complexity
Full hardware implementation of edge nodes simplifies design; centralizing of software opens up new system possibilities.
Provides System Cost Savings
Reduces eBOM, software development, maintenance, and qualification.
ADI’s New E²B 10BASE-T1S Technology
See how Analog Devices’ new E2B 10BASE-T1S technology enables optimized automotive Ethernet connectivity all the way to the edge. This demo video shows how E2B simplifies Ethernet connectivity to multiple applications in the car and supports the rollout out of zonal architectures.
10BASE-T1S: The Missing Link for Automotive Communications
Automotive Ethernet connectivity is proving to be a key enabler of zonal architecture in the automotive industry due to its scalability, robustness, fully developed safety and security building blocks, and a well-understood OSI model that makes it easier to manage the complexity of the entire car network. See how IEEE’s new 10BASE-T1S standard provides the missing link in the automotive Ethernet ecosystem.
ADI’s Connectivity Solutions Bridge Physical and Digital Worlds in the Car
Automotive megatrends such as personalization, autonomy, connectivity, and electrification are driving the rapid adoption of new features and applications that drastically enhance our driving experience. In this webcast, ADI experts discuss how ADI’s technologies bridge physical and digital worlds in the car.
