Kvaser - CAN technology

One of the world's leading CAN development companies with main operations focusing on automotive, trucks, industrial automation and medical equipment.

Kvaser develops interfaces and data loggers for any flavor of CAN and CAN related busses to meet customer system requirements. They understand the requirements of busy professionals, whether they work for R&D, After sales or Embedded solutions.
They have a full range of products on several different platforms (Wireless, USB, PCMCIA, PCI, PCI Express, PC/104-plus, etc), which are developed for the same CANLIB API and are compatible with each other. 
In addition they cover a broad spectrum of competence and capability in CAN, with development of innovative and creative CAN products tailor-made for the engineer. The products are spread in 18 segments, and their own strength and strategic partnerships enable them both to compete and to collaborate in all international markets. Kvaser has the world as its market, but research, development and production are carried out principally in Sweden.
Kvaser began in the early 1980s to specialize in Distributed Embedded Control Systems. A few years later the CAN protocol was published and the first CAN chip became available. Their founders quickly realized the excellent features of CAN, and made the strategic decision to dedicate its resources to CAN solutions, and became one of the very first companies in the CAN industry.

And last but not least: All the software tools of Kvaser are free and available for download from their website!
 

Highlights
  • 1983 Bosch starts development of CAN
  • 1985 Intel gets involved in the project
  • 1985 Kvaser starts focus on CAN technology
  • 1988 First CAN chip on the market
  • 1990 CanKingdom, Kvaser's Higher Layer protocol, released on the market
  • 1994 CanKing is launched
  • 1996 WAVEcan released on the market
  • 1997 LAPcan released on the market
  • 1998 Second generation WAVEcan reach the market
  • 2000 CanKingdom International is founded
  • 2001 Kvaser USBcan released on the market
  • 2002 Kvaser Memorator is released on the market
  • 2003 Development of third generation of WAVEcan begins
  • 2005 Kvaser Leaf family with MagiSync™ released
  • 2006 Memorator Professional, USBcan Professional released
  • 2007 Kvaser Linx™, and PCIEcan for PCI Express
  • 2008 Kvaser BlackBird released in May

The Brands

They have a number of strong brands in their portfolio. Kvaser Memorator is the biggest and most important brand, Kvaser Leaf and Kvaser PCIcanx are other brands that are big on the market. In addition to their hardware platforms they provide several different software solutions, including Kvaser CANlib Software Development Kit, Kvaser CANKing, several standard API such as J2534, etc. 

Cost and Performance

Cost-efficiency and low complexity are the cornerstones of new Kvaser product development leading to excellent product performance. This makes the overall performance of the product excellent. So, they will continue to be dedicated and work to strive for product excellence and performance.

Product development

At Kvaser, product development is an ongoing process, and innovation is the key. They will not innovate for the sake of innovation. They will provide innovative products and services that people want to buy, and not solely focus on selling the products they currently make. Kvaser will develop products and services with innovative features and functions, making life easier for our customers.