Everything on one bus

Alongside our jet drives, we develop a family of control PCBs for jet drive, tender and small-craft systems. Each unit is built around the CAN bus, so throttles, actuators, sensors, autopilot components and third-party control units can be connected, converted, monitored and switched from a single, consistent electronics platform.

Use independently, or combine on the same CAN network

Agilis ECU control board with relays, microcontroller and driver bank

The line

Three units, one network

Each unit earns its place on the bus. Run one on its own, or combine all three into a complete propulsion-and-systems controller.

CAN Converter

Signal & protocol conversion

A conversion PCB that bridges different signal types and CAN protocols on board, so equipment that would otherwise be unable to communicate can share the same network.

  • Analog signal to CAN bus conversion
  • CAN protocol translation, e.g. NMEA 2000 to generic CAN or vice versa
  • CAN baud-rate conversion, e.g. 250 kbps to 500 kbps

Typical useBridging an NMEA 2000 network with generic CAN-based equipment; Connecting devices running at different CAN baud rates on the same vessel; Bringing analog instruments onto a CAN network without replacing them.

CAN Relay Switch Box

CAN-controlled relay switching

A relay box switched entirely over CAN bus. Send a CAN command from NMEA 2000 or a generic CAN source and the unit switches the corresponding relay, reporting back the live status of each channel.

  • Multi-channel relay switching driven by CAN commands
  • Accepts NMEA 2000 or generic CAN control signals
  • Live on/off status feedback per channel

Typical useRemote switching of lighting, pumps, bilge and other equipment from a CAN panel; Centralising electrical switching for multiple circuits behind one unit; Adding switch status feedback to systems that currently switch relays blind.

Universal Actuator, Throttle & Engine Control Unit

Actuator, steering, throttle & engine data

Our most versatile control PCB. It drives actuators and throttles from CAN or analog inputs, steers a vessel electrically, and reads engine and sensor data back onto the CAN bus: jet drive control, autopilot steering and engine monitoring in one unit.

  • Drives any actuator with position or reverse feedback: jet drive actuators, doors, hatches
  • Converts CAN throttle or button input into control of an analog engine
  • Reads analog or CAN engine data and re-publishes it on the CAN bus
  • Controls electric steering actuators in place of hydraulic or mechanical steering
  • Autopilot mode: connect GPS, compass and steering feedback, and the unit holds a course to a target coordinate

Typical useJet drive and throttle-by-wire control; USV remote operation: throttle, forward/neutral/reverse, engine status over CAN; Autopilot steering and remote engine monitoring: errors, temperature, speed, RPM.

Inside the board

Designed and built in-house

Agilis control board, angled view of the Agilis silkscreen, USB-C service port and driver stages

Our own hardware, revision by revision

Every board is designed, laid out and assembled by Agilis. The unit shown here is a current ECU revision, hardware that has already been through the iterations real products demand, not a reference-design reskin.

  • CAN bus native, NMEA 2000 or generic
  • USB-C service and firmware port
  • CE and RoHS compliant
Agilis control board detail: DIP switches, status LEDs and main processor

Serviceable, not sealed shut

Set-up lives in hardware you can reach. Configuration is on the board, status is visible at a glance, and field wiring lands on terminals a technician can service on a boat, not at a bench.

  • DIP-switch addressing and mode
  • Per-channel status LEDs
  • On-board power relays and screw terminals

From a simple sensor-to-CAN bridge to a full throttle-by-wire and autopilot installation. Electrical ratings, connector types and dimensions on request.

Planning a control system?

Describe the signals, actuators and engine. We propose the unit combination and interface plan.

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