TI advances next-generation industrial systems with the first commercially available CAN XL transceiver
New TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver delivers the highest bandwidth and largest payload of any CAN-based network while preserving the advantages of proven CAN protocols
TI’s TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver delivers more data at faster speeds for applications such as humanoid robots, industrial robots and HMI systems.
What’s new?
Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced the industry’s first commercially available CAN XL transceiver, designed to help industrial engineers keep pace with the growing data demands of modern networks. TI’s TCAN6062 Controller Area Network (CAN) extended data-field length (XL) transceiver supports payloads up to 2,048 bytes per frame and data rates as high as 20Mbps, while ensuring that priority messages are delivered first and on time with the performance on which humanoid robots, industrial robots and human-machine interface (HMI) systems depend.
The TCAN6062’s backward compatibility with CAN flexible data rate (FD) and CAN signal improvement capability (SIC) operations enables seamless migration to CAN XL, allowing teams to evolve existing designs incrementally without requiring a full redesign. Additionally, the transceiver allows engineers to consolidate communication layers and use Ethernet in mixed-network architectures with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tunneling, enabling efficient transfers of diagnostics, sensor data, control traffic and over-the-air updates on a single network.
Why does it matter?
Industrial systems are generating and demanding more data than ever before, with applications requiring fast, deterministic communication to synchronize motion control, sensor feedback and diagnostic data. These applications have introduced new networking requirements, often leading engineers to accept system-level trade-offs to compensate for bandwidth constraints. TI’s TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver bridges that gap, offering engineers a path to higher-bandwidth networks while maintaining the proven reliability CAN is known for.
The specification for CAN XL has been standardized for years, but TI is the first to deliver and bring the hardware that makes it possible to the mass market. By introducing the TCAN6062, TI is transforming the innovative protocol into a broadly available, ready-to-use solution that engineers can implement in their next-generation designs.
“As industrial systems become more intelligent and interconnected, what we ask of our networks continues to evolve,” said Dwight Byrd, general manager, Interface Products at TI. “Engineers need more data, higher speeds and greater flexibility, all without compromising performance or reliability. TI’s TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver puts that capability in their hands today, helping them build faster, more capable industrial systems.”
The TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver’s SIC helps reduce ringing by as much as 80% in complex networks, simplifying validation in high-node architectures. Combined with wide input/output voltage compatibility and protection up to ±58V, the transceiver offers broad design flexibility across a range of industrial applications.
More details
As members of the CAN in Automation (CiA) technical group that developed International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11898-2:2024, TI’s engineers helped shape the physical layer specification for CAN XL, ensuring the protocol was built to support the real-world demands of industrial applications.
“CAN has been the backbone of industrial communications for decades,” said Holger Zeltwanger, managing director at CiA. “Texas Instruments’ long-time membership and collaboration with CiA builds on that legacy, helping shape CAN XL by contributing to a standard that will guide the entire industry. Now with the introduction of the first commercially available CAN SIC XL transceiver, CAN XL is accessible to engineers worldwide, reflecting our shared commitment to solving the engineering challenges of today and tomorrow.”
“CAN XL opens the door to a new era of applications, enabling systems to deliver higher performance at a reasonable cost. CAN XL is the better and cheaper CAN FD, but can also tunnel Ethernet,” said Arthur Mutter, Ph.D., chairman of the CAN XL Special Interest Group at CiA and senior executive, Networking Technologies at Bosch. “With TI now offering a CAN SIC XL transceiver, system designers can leverage CAN XL to exchange data rapidly (up to 20 Mbit/s) and reliably in all applications, from industrial and robotics to automotive safety.”
The TCAN6062 represents the next generation of TI’s industry-leading CAN transceiver portfolio. Spanning CAN FD, CAN SIC and now CAN XL, TI offers a comprehensive range of solutions, giving engineers the flexibility to deliver more data faster, farther and more reliably.
Availability
Production quantities of the TCAN6062 CAN XL transceiver are available for purchase now on TI.com.
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FAQs
What is CAN XL and what are the available solutions?
Controller Area Network (CAN) extended data-field length (XL) is the third generation of the CAN communication protocol. Standardized in ISO 11898-2:2024, the protocol supports payloads up to 2,048 bytes and data rates up to 20 Mbps.
TI’s TCAN6062 is the first commercially available CAN XL transceiver, giving engineers worldwide an accessible path to smarter, faster and more capable industrial systems. See the data sheet for more information.
How is TI’s CAN XL transceiver different from existing CAN solutions?
- More than two times faster data rates (up to 20Mbps).
- 32 times larger payload capacity (2,048 bytes vs. 64 bytes in CAN flexible data rate [FD]).
- Signal improvement capability (SIC) reduces ringing in complex networks by as much as 80%.
The TCAN6062 builds on the reliability engineers depend on in CAN FD and CAN SIC operations, while increasing bandwidth and payload capacity to meet the demands of next-generation industrial systems.
What are the overall benefits of TI’s CAN XL transceiver?
- Backward-compatible with CAN FD and CAN SIC networks.
- Delivers more data at faster speeds with proven CAN reliability.
- Consolidates communication layers in mixed-network architectures.
The TCAN6062 makes adopting CAN XL straightforward by maintaining full backward compatibility with CAN FD and CAN SIC, allowing engineers to migrate designs incrementally. With support for larger payloads and higher data rates, the TCAN6062 eliminates the need to segment large data transfers across multiple frames, reducing overhead and bus utilization. With Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tunneling, the TCAN6062 allows engineers to consolidate communication layers and use Ethernet in mixed-networking architectures.
In which applications is TI’s CAN XL transceiver most effective?
- Humanoid robots.
- Industrial robots.
- Human-machine interface (HMI) systems.
The TCAN6062 is designed for industrial applications where real-time, high-bandwidth communication is essential. In humanoid and industrial robots, it enables faster transmission of sensor and control data across joints and actuators. In HMI systems and broader industrial automation, it supports reliable, deterministic communication across mixed-network architectures.