A CAN-Ethernet converter is ideal for integrating a robot’s CAN devices with a computer. Firstly, built-in CAN interfaces are rare even in industrial PCs. Secondly, this solution ensures interaction between the upper (computational) and lower (actuation) levels with minimal latency.
The converter simplifies system architecture: a single module serves dozens of CAN nodes via a unified Ethernet network. For example, in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), it connects motor controllers and sensors to an onboard computer running SLAM algorithms or neural networks. This enables real-time trajectory adjustments based on live sensor data.
Thus, the CAN-Ethernet converter acts as a bridge between low-level (CAN) hardware and high-level software frameworks (ROS, AI), delivering speed, reliability, and scalability for robotic systems.