Development and manufacture of industrial electronics for CAN and EtherCAT fieldbus communication
esd electronics GmbH
Hanover · Greenfield, MA (USA)New on Amplifa
Innovative Electronics Partner for Industry
Since 1984, esd electronics has been developing and manufacturing hardware and software for industrial automation technology with a focus on custom solutions. The product portfolio includes CAN and CAN FD interfaces for USB, PCI, PCIe, M.2 and other form factors, EtherCAT gateways and SubDevice hardware, gateways and bridges to PROFIBUS-DP, PROFINET and Ethernet, I/O modules for CANopen and EtherCAT, network technology, as well as CPU boards and plug-in card systems for VMEbus, CompactPCI and PMC/XMC. In addition to standard products, the company develops custom boards and systems from requirements analysis through to production maturity, including drivers, bootloaders, Board Support Packages and software stacks for real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, QNX, RTX64 and OS-9. Series production is carried out with OEM partners; final functional testing is performed in-house. Customers come primarily from automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology, aerospace, stage technology and research institutions such as CERN. Products are distributed worldwide, directly and via distributors; the headquarters with around 60 employees is located in Hanover, plus a subsidiary in Greenfield, Massachusetts (USA).
- Site
- Hanover
- Processes
- Hardware and software development (electronics development, custom designs, production maturity), Series production of electronics (with OEM partners, functional testing in-house), 100% functional testing of all delivered products; development of test systems for customers, Development of CAN, CANopen, EtherCAT and PROFINET peripheral and I/O boards, Creation of bootloaders, drivers, BSPs, software stacks and applications (including VxWorks, QNX,, Training and workshops (CAN, EtherCAT, real-time systems), Replication of discontinued boards from other manufacturers (functionally compatible replacement, Hardware and software development (custom)
- Materials
- CAN, CAN FD, CAN XL, EtherCAT, VMEbus, CompactPCI, PMC/XMC/AMC, Real-time operating systems and software stacks
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1984
- Industries
- Automotive, Mechanical engineering, Medical technology, Aerospace, Shipping/Maritime, Mining
- 01
Requirements analysis
- 02
Hardware and software development (custom or standard product)
- 03
Series production with OEM partners
- 04
100% functional testing in-house
- 05
After-sales service, support and training
Technologies and Processes
CAN, CAN FD, CAN XL
Fieldbus interfaces and gateways according to ISO 11898 with high data integrity for industrial and safety-relevant applications.
EtherCAT
Real-time Ethernet protocol (IEC 61158) with cycle times below 100 µs for control systems with many decentralized I/Os.
VMEbus, CompactPCI, PMC/XMC/AMC
Plug-in card systems in 19-inch technology for applications with increased reliability requirements, including functionally compatible replicas of discontinued boards.
Real-time operating systems and software stacks
Drivers, BSPs and stacks for, among others, VxWorks, QNX, RTX64, OS-9, Linux and Windows.
Locations
Hanover
DEHeadquarters, development, testing and sales (Vahrenwalder Str. 207)
- In-house test systems for 100% functional testing
- Hardware and software development department
Greenfield, MA
USSubsidiary esd electronics Inc., North America sales (40 School Street, Suite 11)
Product Groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware and software development (electronics development, custom designs, production maturity)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series production of electronics (with OEM partners, functional testing in-house)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100% functional testing of all delivered products; development of test systems for customersTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development of CAN, CANopen, EtherCAT and PROFINET peripheral and I/O boardsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Creation of bootloaders, drivers, BSPs, software stacks and applications (including VxWorks, QNX,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training and workshops (CAN, EtherCAT, real-time systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Replication of discontinued boards from other manufacturers (functionally compatible replacementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality Management
All delivered products undergo a documented 100% functional test; a large proportion of the test systems are developed and programmed in-house. The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (TÜV NORD).
| Evidence | Hanover |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1984
Founded as Ingenieurbüro Schulze&Detering in Hanover by Dr.-Ing. Werner Schulze and Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Detering
- 1990
Start of CAN experience; founding member of the user association CiA
- 1992
Relocation of the company to Vahrenwalder Strasse in Hanover
- 2004
Foundation of the subsidiary esd electronics Inc. in the USA near Boston (MA)
- 2008
Start of EtherCAT hardware and software development; EtherCAT workshops; initial ISO 9001 certification
- 2010
Death of Werner Schulze; Klaus Detering takes over sole management