THE TELEMATIC MICROCONTROLLER
YOUR GATEWAY TO OEM VEHICLE DATA
WHAT IS NC1701?
Nebula Systems has created the first dedicated controller for use in Telematic embedded systems – NC1701. It uniquely enables companies in the Connected Car space to access any vehicle’s OEM data without requiring previous knowledge of vehicle ECU communication protocols.
Built on 25 years worth of automotive data engineering expertise NC1701, when embedded into a telematic device, completely eliminates the need for any costly and time consuming vehicle reverse engineering, and leaves our clients free to concentrate on monetizing their business models.
When embedded in a partner’s telematic device, whether it’s an OBD dongle or black-box unit, connected to the CAN Bus, NC1701 handles all vehicle communications via OEM proprietary protocols covering cars from 2008 onwards.
The NC1701 chipset is based on an advanced PIC32MZ microcontroller from Microchip Technology Inc., world leaders in silicon chip devices. It has a 9mm x 9mm footprint with 124 pins. Full specifications can be found HERE
WE SPEAK "CAR"
NC1701 has several service levels and advanced features for most Telematic and Connected Car applications, and when combined with Nebula’s MECH5 cloud platform, NC1701 truly becomes able to “speak” to a car in its own native language.
VEHICLE COVERAGE
With a 25 year history of automotive data engineering behind us, we have built up some of the best OEM vehicle coverage to be found anywhere on the planet. Our MECH5 cloud and NC1701 chip cover the following 48 makes and more than 1200 unique models, to an OEM data access level:
NC1701 Service Levels:
ENHANCED OEM PID READING
SERVICE LEVEL 1
Access OEM parameter data like:
- Real Odometer
- Fuel level
- Time to next service
- Distance to next service
- Tyre Pressure info
- Door status
- Vehicle occupancy
- Seatbelt status
- and many more…
ENHANCED OEM DTC READING
SERVICE LEVEL 2
Vehicle Health Check:
Read all OEM Data Trouble Codes (DTCs) from across all ECUs in a vehicle, in a single sweep.
NC1701 chip retrieves OEM trouble codes and MECH5 APIs can be used for code translation.
FULL REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS*
SERVICE LEVEL 3
Virtual Scantool:
NC1701 can be connected dynamically with the MECH5 diagnostic platform to allow full remote diagnostics.
It’s like standing next to the car with a powerful scan-tool plugged in!
*This Service Level is developed but not available yet
Standard Features:
STANDARD OBD2 COMMANDS
NC1701 is supplied fully compatible with all OBD2 Standard Protocols.
This means that even without a Configuration File, NC1701 can read all generic OBD2 (SAE J1979) PIDs and DTCs
OEM VIN READING
NC1701 provides OEM VIN reading capability. This means you now have the potential to read VINs when not available through standard OBDII requests.
ADVANCED IGNITION DETECTION
NC1701 overcomes many ignition detection issues faced when using an “ordinary” telematic OBD Dongle.
By using MECH5 to provide configuration it is able to read Ignition status from multiple sources providing further options for Virtual Ignition Detection.
ADVANCED LOW POWER MODES
NC1701 can be configured to enter “power saving mode” and can “wake up” using different sources:
- Battery voltage change
- CAN bus activity
- Advanced ignition sense signal
LAYERED SECURITY
Layered security prevents any unauthorised access to the vehicle OBD by embedding encrypted scripts within the NC1701 itself upon configuration, thereby preventing any OBD hacking
FULLY MULTIPLEXED DESIGN
NC1701 is capable of handling multiple CAN buses and ISO lines, making it compatible with more vehicle models and ECUs than standard offerings.
NOTE: The NC1701 needs to be embedded using the suggested reference design for some of these features to work properly.
LIVE FIRMWARE UPDATES
The NC1701 firmware can be updated whilst still in use in normal operation mode. Once the download procedure has finished (and it’s safe for the host to do so), the switching to the new firmware takes less than 250 ms making the downtime very short.
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APPLICATIONS
The possibilities are limitless...
APPLICATIONS
The possibilities are limitless...
CONTACT US
STEP 1
GET IN TOUCH
Please give us a call or drop us an email so we can start the process of understanding your business needs and creating the perfect NC1701 package for you.
STEP 2
ORDER AN EVALUATION KIT
This easy to use kit allows our prospective clients to evaluate and test the NC1701 Microcontroller in a quick and simple manner.
The kit includes everything a customer needs to plug into vehicles, use our MECH5 cloud platform, and download Configuration Files to use offline with the kit and read any selected telematic parameters.
THE KIT INCLUDES:
• NC1701 evaluation board
• OBD vehicle connection cable
• Serial to USB laptop connection cable
• MECH5 VCI including 12 months subscription to MECH5 cloud
• Evaluation Board User Guide
• Evaluation Software
• MECH5 account with 90-day access to Telematic Parameters Service