John Deere Electronics and CODESYS for M Series Controllers Launched in Europe. With the Support of New Eagle

Good news from Saran, France, the European John Deere Power Systems HQ. John Deere Electronics has unveiled the latest updates to the software from New Eagle, a mechatronic control solutions specialist, that powers its versatile M Series controllers. It now provides CODESYS support as another option to the New Eagle Raptor tool set, allowing for greater versatility and ease of programming.

A leader in embedded control systems for intelligent vehicles and machines, New Eagle has been working with global leader in outdoor equipment technology and engineering design John Deere Electronics for 10 years. This business relationship places software and usability at the heart of John Deere Electronics’ product portfolio, giving Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs access to dedicated software development tools that have been created specifically for machine operation in extreme environments.

Versatility and Reliability

The rugged, IP67-rated John Deere M Series of electronic control units is designed for use in environments with severe heat and extreme cold, harsh chemical vapours, and direct exposure to water, dirt, dust, and rock.

John Deere ECUs offer high current outputs and are available with multiple combinations of CAN, LIN, and Ethernet in one common architecture. They feature built-in acceleration and temperature sensors, wake-up capabilities, AECQ-qualified electrical components, and 32-bit microprocessors.

M Series controllers now feature software support for the trusted CODESYS platform. This gives additional flexibility to OEMs and developers of applications for on and off-highway, utility and industrial vehicles. CODESYS can be used alongside the versatile development tools from New Eagle’s award-winning Raptor embedded High-Performance Compute Platform as project needs evolve.

John Deere Electronics in Europe

Available across Europe, John Deere Electronics’ portfolio of rugged solutions ranges from integrated displays, telematics, and connectivity solutions, to power inverters, specialty sensors, ECUs, and vision processing units. They serve a wide range of applications, from agriculture, forestry, on-highway commercial vehicles, and construction, to rail, mining, maritime, airports, and distribution centres. Products can be integrated individually into equipment, or used together to provide a robust, reliable complete system from a single supplier to reduce complexity and include the lifecycle and capabilities of outdoor automation.

John Deere Electronics has full spectrum capabilities – from product design and testing, to manufacturing and support – and extensive experience in the custom design, manufacture and use of integrated electronics for use in harsh and extreme environments.

Listening to the New Eagle and John Deere statements

“At New Eagle, our goal is to enable customers to accelerate time to market while giving them greater flexibility in how they design and deploy their systems,” said Kevin Alley, CCO of New Eagle. “Delivering CODESYS to rugged, production-ready ECUs embedded with New Eagle Raptor software, marks an important milestone in our long-standing relationship with John Deere Electronics, equipping engineers with the trusted tools they know on hardware built for real-world performance.”

Dan Dougherty, Director, Electronics Manufacturing and OEM sales at John Deere, added, “Including CODESYS on our M Series ECUs helps our customers across Europe push the limits of mechanical durability, reliability and innovation. We can now support more customers in meeting their specialized system design needs by extending the value and benefits of our solutions.

“The M Series controllers adhere to the highest functional safety and cybersecurity standards and form part of our extensive suite of electronic solutions. This is more important than ever in Europe, with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) coming into force, ensuring equipment is compliant both now and into the future.”