Marlin Technologies

The M-Flex 4.3” Color Display is designed specifically for severe duty, outdoor
mobile applications to withstand the harsh temperatures, shock and vibration,
moisture and electrical transients that are common to these environments.
The high bright LCD ensures easy viewing in brilliant sunlight, and the high
resolution screen provides sophisticated graphics and animation. The silicone
rubber pushbuttons provide intuitive screen navigation and function control.
Two RGB multicolor LED’s provide alarm and status indication. The standard
CAN interface is SAE J1939, with autobaud detection for 250/500Kbps. Inputs
and outputs are available for control of machine functions. The M-Flex 4.3”
Color Display is typically used for construction, agriculture, and turf care
equipment, utility vehicles, power sports vehicles, marine, military, outdoor
power equipment, and similar harsh environment applications.

This severe duty controller provides 8 configurable inputs
and 8 configurable outputs designed to operate on heavy
duty equipment. Outputs are capable of driving various
types of loads including valves, lights, motors and actuators
up to 3A. Closed-loop current control is provided for
proportional solenoid valves for sensitive control applications.
Configuration is performed through messages sent
via the CAN bus or through the use of Marlin’s PC-based
configuration software. The controller can also come preprogrammed
from Marlin with functionality specific to your
application requirements.

This 12 pushbutton keypad is an outgrowth from Marlin’s long history
of developing custom keypads for customer’s unique applications.
It provide the same harsh environment ruggedness that
customers have experienced with our custom keypads with the
convenience of a standard design that can be integrated into
applications without the typical customizing costs or long lead
times. The keypad includes many features that make it easy to
implement into a new or existing applications. The pushbuttons
have solid tactile feedback and dimmable backlight capability
for easy viewability. Keys can be activated with a bare finger or
glove. Each key has an operating life that exceeds 1 million activations.
The keys are laser etched with custom icons, numbers, or
letters per customer requirements. Three Programmable amber
LED indicator lights line the top of each key. The M-Flex Keypad is
designed for the demanding construction, turf-care, agricultural,
utility, marine, military, and outdoor power markets.

The M-Flex CAN Bridge is a two-channel CANbus bridge for interconnecting two
CANbus networks. Each channel has two pins for CANH and two pins for CANL. This
allows the bridge module to act as a node on each network while also serving as
a bridge between networks. Alternatively, if the bridge is at the end of a network,
the extra set of pins can be populated with a terminating resistor. A key feature
of the M-Flex CAN Bridge is the ability to filter messages passed between the two
networks. The bridge has 20 filters available for each channel that can be configured
to pass or block messages based upon the entire CAN ID, J1939 PGN or J1939
Source Address. This provides a simple, efficient means of bus load management.
The baud rates and filters are configured using Marlin’s M-Flex CAN Bridge User
Interface software that is available for download. Optionally, Marlin can program
your default configuration into modules prior to shipment.
The M-Flex CAN Bridge was designed specifically for severe duty, outdoor mobile
applications. Typical applications include the construction, turf care, agriculture,
utility, marine, military, and outdoor power equipment markets.