Metaharmos CAN IP provides a robust and flexible communication solution designed to meet the evolving demands of automotive, industrial, and real-time embedded systems. Compliant with international standards, our CAN IP portfolio supports multiple generations of the Controller Area Network protocol — including Classical CAN, CAN-FD (Flexible Data Rate), CAN-XL (eXtended Length), and the emerging Time-Triggered CAN (TD-CAN).

Engineered for reliability, determinism, and high fault tolerance, Metaharmos CAN IP enables efficient communication between microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators across complex distributed systems. Our IP cores are optimized for low latency, low power, and high configurability, ensuring seamless integration in both SoC and FPGA-based designs.

CAN Variants and Capabilities

Classical CAN

The foundation of in-vehicle communication, Classical CAN supports data rates up to 1 Mbps with proven robustness and reliability. Ideal for automotive ECUs, industrial control systems, and legacy networks, it ensures dependable message delivery with built-in error detection, arbitration, and fault confinement mechanisms.

CAN-FD (Flexible Data Rate)

CAN-FD enhances Classical CAN by enabling larger payloads (up to 64 bytes) and higher data rates (up to 8 Mbps) within the same network infrastructure. This makes it ideal for next-generation automotive systems, offering increased throughput and improved network efficiency while maintaining full backward compatibility with Classical CAN.

CAN-XL (eXtended Length)

CAN-XL represents the next evolution of the CAN protocol, supporting payloads up to 2048 bytes and data rates exceeding 20 Mbps. It bridges the gap between traditional CAN and Ethernet-based communication, making it suitable for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), zonal architectures, and high-bandwidth in-vehicle applications that require scalability and deterministic communication.

TD-CAN (Time-Triggered CAN)

TD-CAN, or Time-Determined CAN, introduces time synchronization and deterministic scheduling for mission-critical systems. By combining event-driven and time-triggered communication models, TD-CAN ensures predictable latency and synchronized data exchange, making it ideal for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), aerospace, and industrial automation.