Digitalization simplifies engineering

• Bosch Rexroth expands the BODAS ecosystem with new tools, hardware, telematics, and software modules for off-highway machines.

• The myBODAS platform offers virtual collaboration, AI-supported search, and access to validated solutions and development tools.

• BODAS-studio development environment shortens code creation with integration options like MATLAB, Simulink, and a free C-Compiler.

• BODAS Connect telematics innovations include OTA services for fleet updates and digital keys for easier handling of rental machines.

• New RC/41 Controller and BODAS ORC Offroad Robotics Control Unit enhance computing power, memory, and autonomous driving functions.

• Bosch Rexroth ensures compliance with legal safety and security requirements, including the EU Machinery Regulation 2023 and Cyber Resilience Act.

Bosch Rexroth expands the open and scalable BODAS ecosystem in the areas of digital engineering, telematics and automation

• myBODAS & BODAS-studio: efficient development and collaboration

• Telematics: Over-the-Air services (OTA) for fleet updates and third-party control units, basic solution for digital keys

• New basic modules for future-proof automation

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Bosch Rexroth is expanding its BODAS ecosystem for the needs-based development of future-proof off-highway machines with additional tools, hardware, telematics and software modules. In addition to the myBODAS virtual collaboration platform, the BODAS-studio development environment shortens the time-to-market for innovative applications. The telematics and IoT portfolio BODAS Connect now enables mass updates over the air, the flashing of third-party control units and digital keys. The BODAS hardware innovations are the new RC/41 Controller with body control functionality and the BODAS ORC Offroad Robotics Control Unit as a future automation basis.

Manufacturer of Off-Highway vehicles face the challenge of differentiating themselves with a strong machine identity and reducing development costs. The digital experience platform myBODAS helps to solve development issues quickly, transparently and in a qualified manner. In addition to the digital workspace, users benefit from a comprehensive knowledge database with an AI-supported search engine, exchange with BODAS experts via tickets and forums and get free access to validated solutions and development tools.

The new development environment BODAS-studio shortens code creation based on the standardized, open software architecture MASAR with many integration options. This means that the BODAS software packages released via the Try it First process can be modified for the individual solution, e.g. with MATLAB and Simulink from MathWorks or in the high-level language C. A free C-Compiler is available for development with RC/4x Control Units.

Telematics innovations include Over-The-Air services (OTA) for fleet updates, whereby the BODAS Connect Universal Flasher module can also be used to update third-party control units in mixed E/E environments via the UDS (Unified Diagnostic Services) protocol. The RCU Lite Connectivity Unit provides a cost-effective introduction to customized telematics. Digital keys as part of BODAS Connect Keyless, based on a partner solution from Irdeto, facilitate the handling of rental machines and driver pools much easier.

The RC/4x Control Unit series is supplemented by the RC/41 model, which provides more computing power, memory, high-precision inputs and body control outputs for controlling lights etc. With the new Off-Highway Robotics Control Platform BODAS ORC, Bosch Rexroth paves the way for autonomous and complex driving and working functions. At its core, the open, modular Offroad Robotics Control Unit ORC2 offers an open, modular ecosystem and a cost-optimized high-performance AI computer. Based on the QNX real-time operating system with an integrated ROS2 stack, the ORC2 is safety ready. The growing software stack will include modules such as position and environment detection, image recognition, perception logics and bird view. Additionally, custom solutions can also be integrated.

As a holistic technology partner, Bosch Rexroth attaches great importance to compliance with legal safety and security requirements for BODAS and other solutions. This includes new EU directives such as the Machinery Regulation 2023 and the Cyber Resilience Act.