Simplified engineering for digitalization in agriculture

• Bosch Rexroth expands its BODAS ecosystem with new hardware, software, and telematics tools to support digitalization in agricultural machinery.

• The myBODAS platform and BODAS-studio development environment accelerate application development and enable virtual collaboration.

• BODAS Connect introduces Over-the-Air updates and third-party control unit flashing, enhanced by a strategic partnership with Trackunit.

• The new RC30-20/41 control unit offers increased computing power and functional safety features, programmable via MATLAB.

• Bosch Rexroth emphasizes compliance with EU safety and cybersecurity regulations and provides tailored training and support for manufacturers.

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, Base Solution for Digital Vehicle 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. With the RC30-20/41 control unit, Bosch Rexroth presents a new hardware innovation. 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. As a holistic technology partner, Bosch Rexroth places particular emphasis on complying with legal safety and security requirements within BODAS, including new EU directives such as the Machinery Regulation 2023 and the Cyber Resilience Act.

Manufacturer of Off-Highway vehicles face the challenge of differentiating themselves with a strong machine identity and reducing development costs and time. The digital experience platform myBODAS helps to resolve development issues quickly, transparently, and expertly, thereby specifically supporting agricultural machinery manufacturers. 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. For this purpose, Bosch Rexroth and Trackunit have formed a strategic partnership in spring 2025 to combine the OTA expertise of BODAS Connect with the Trackunit ecosystem. As part of this cooperation, agricultural machinery will be dynamically extended in terms of functionality, service will be simplified through Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, and user-friendliness and operational efficiency will be increased.

The RC/4x control Unit series is supplemented by the RC30-20/41 model, which provides more computing power, memory, high-precision inputs and body control outputs for controlling lights etc. The RC30-20/41 will be directly programmable via BODAS-studio and therefore via MATLAB. Furthermore, the ratio of HS (High Side) to LS (Low Side) outputs will be changed from 1:1 to 3:1. The essential functional safety requirements of OEMs are thus fulfilled.

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.

With BODAS, Bosch Rexroth offers a comprehensive solution approach: In addition to CE-compliant products, machine manufacturers can also access the company’s deep expertise in order to work together with Bosch Rexroth to meet the complex requirements in the development of new agricultural machines. In addition, Bosch Rexroth offers tailored training and support for process optimization.