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Warwick Control Technologies ltd

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Warwick Control Technologies Ltd.[1] (Warwick Control) is a company that produces software for the developement of networks such as:

The Company Specialises in Protocols:

Over the last 25 years Warwick Control have become established as experts in electronic networking in both Automotive and Marine technology. CAN software X-Analyser has been at the heart of this journey..

Their flagship product, the X-Analyser is a powerful, low cost Windows based tool that uses Kvaser [6]or Vector interfaces to test your CAN/CAN FD/CANopen/J1939/NMEA2000/DeviceNet and LIN bus systems. It can also be used for testing SENT devices using a specialised SENT/CAN gateway developed by Mach Systems[7]. a company from Czech Republic.

History

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The journey of this company began as a million student projects do.

  • Warwick Control Technologies Ltd[1]Officially started in 1999 as a spin off from the University of Warwick[8]
  • Launch CAN bus analyser product (X-Analyser) in year 2000
  • Expanded distribution network worldwide in 2002 saw it original four members Richard Mclaughlin, Kiah Hion Tang & Andy Roxburgh. including current Director Chris Quigley[9] begin a global journey[10]
  • Expanded CAN portfolio into marine industry using NMEA 2000 in 2015[11]
  • Became involved in improved the cybersecurity of maritime controls from 2022 Cybersecurity[12]
  • Released X-Analyser v3.13 in 2025


Latest News:

  • NMEA 2000 Data Logger for Engine Diagnostics[13]
  • NMEA Cyber Security[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Companies, House (27 July 2007). "Find and update company information". GOV.UK.
  2. ^ "Warwick Control Technologies". www.micromax.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  3. ^ "Metstrade | Warwick Control Technologies Ltd- *". www.metstrade.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. ^ "NMEA 2000", Wikipedia, 2024-11-15, retrieved 2025-02-07
  5. ^ "Warwick Control Technologies". National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) - Marine Electronics Standards, Training & Certification. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  6. ^ "Warwick Control Technologies Limited". Kvaser. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  7. ^ "MACH SYSTEMS s.r.o. – Embedded Networking, License Plate Recognition, IT and embedded systems". MACH SYSTEMS s.r.o. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  8. ^ https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/api/ajax/emailOwner.htm?page=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases%2Fne1000000081502, https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/api/ajax/emailOwner.htm?page=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases%2Fne1000000081502 (25 January 2001). "6-month old University "spin-out" company now sells to 20 countries". warwick university. {{cite web}}: External link in |first= and |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Quigley, Chris. "LinkedIn".
  10. ^ "6-month old University "spin-out" company now sells to 20 countries". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  11. ^ Technologies, Warwick Control (2017-10-11). "Tools for Troubleshooting CAN and NMEA 2000® with Warwick Control". Kvaser. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  12. ^ Fischer, Olga (February 2022). [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.can-cia.org/fileadmin/cia/documents/publications/cnlm/june_2022/cnlm_22-2_p12_can_goes_on_and_under_the__sea_olga_fischer_cia.pdf "CAN goes on (and under) the sea"] (PDF). CAN Newsletter: 2.
  13. ^ "NMEA 2000 Data Logger for Engine Diagnostics". CSS Electronics. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  14. ^ Sumpner, Paul (2023-09-21). "NMEA Cyber Security". Digital Yacht News. Retrieved 2025-08-26.