What IXXAT does

IXXAT is a product brand of HMS Networks AB, specializing in data communication for CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, and functional Safety protocols used inside machines and vehicles. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Ravensburg, Germany, Ixxat develops PC interfaces, bridges, routers, gateways, repeaters, and computing gateways that connect computers and embedded devices to industrial fieldbus and in-vehicle networks. The portfolio is anchored by products such as the CAN@net Basic CAN-FD-to-Ethernet gateway, the Mobilizer Series automotive gateway, the CANnector test-bench platform, and PCAN-Explorer 7 software for protocol analysis and configuration.

The company sells primarily through HMS Networks' global enterprise field sales organization and a worldwide distributor network, supplemented by direct quote/demo channels and an online product finder. Revenue is generated via hardware product sales (PC interfaces, gateways, repeaters, accessories), one-time-licensed software and protocol tools, and professional services including customization, safety implementation, and training. Pricing on catalog hardware starts at low unit prices (e.g., 270 Euros for CAN@net Basic), implying volume-driven economics.

Ixxat serves automotive production and testing, medical device communication, e-mobility development, factory automation, transport and infrastructure, battery energy storage, and renewable energy markets. Named reference customers include Reinova S.p.a (automotive testing in Italy's Motor Valley), wind turbine operators using the CAN/FD Repeater for EMI mitigation, and electric vehicle development companies using USB-to-CAN V2 interfaces for CAN data analysis. As one of eight HMS Networks product brands, Ixxat operates as an integrated brand line rather than a standalone company, with no separately disclosed revenue, headcount, or management team.

Name

IXXAT

Legal name

Ixxat (Product brand of HMS Networks)

Website

https://ixxat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Communication Hardware

NAICS

Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33429)

SIC

Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive E/E Architecture Components Manufacturing (Domain/Zonal Controllers, Gateways, Network Switches) (IMACAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Embedded & Industrial Network Interfaces (PCIe/M.2/SOM/SoC NICs) (HDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• CAN communication products
• Industrial network interfaces
• Automotive gateway solutions
• Vehicle network connectivity
• Functional safety communication

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Ixxat generates revenue primarily through the sale of hardware products including PC interfaces, gateways, bridges, routers, repeaters, and accessories for CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, and Ethernet networks.
2. Software and Tools: Sale of diagnosis, configuration and analysis tools, protocol software, and APIs for the entire product development chain. Includes tools like PCAN-Explorer 7.
3. Professional Services: HMS Networks offers professional services including customization of standard products, implementation of safety solutions, and expert consultation for communication problems.
4. Training Services: Training services for product implementation and technical knowledge development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IXXAT develops and sells hardware and software products for industrial and automotive data communication, focused on CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, and Safety networks. Its portfolio includes PC interfaces, bridges/routers/gateways, repeaters, computing gateways, automotive gateways (Mobilizer Series, CANnector), and supporting software tools for diagnosis, configuration, and analysis across product development, testing, production, and integration use cases.

Product overview

IXXAT is a product brand under HMS Networks offering one of the largest portfolios of CAN products on the market, along with solutions for end-of-line tests and interconnection and analysis of vehicle networks. The product line consists of PC interfaces (for connecting computers to CAN, CAN FD, and LIN networks), CAN infrastructure components including bridges, routers, and gateways (supporting CAN, CAN-FD, PROFINET, and Industrial Ethernet), CAN repeaters for network optimization, computing gateways for automotive testing (CAN, FlexRay, LIN), software and tools (diagnosis, configuration, analysis, protocol software, APIs), and accessories (cables, adapters, terminators). The portfolio also includes specialized products like the CAN@net Basic CAN-FD-to-Ethernet gateway, the Ixxat Mobilizer Series automotive gateway, and the CANnector platform for automotive testing. IXXAT products serve industries including automotive manufacturing, medical, factory automation, battery energy storage, and transport infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PC interfaces Hardware products that connect computers to CAN, CAN FD, and LIN networks using powerful PC interfaces for reliable data communication in industrial and automotive development, testing, and integration applications.
• CAN infrastructure components (Bridges, routers, gateways) Bridges, routers and gateways that enable connection of fieldbus standards including CAN, CAN-FD, PROFINET, Industrial Ethernet, and automotive standards for industrial and automotive networking applications.
• CAN repeaters Repeaters that provide flexibility to optimize CAN-based network structures and free them from bus structure restrictions, including the CAN/FD Repeater Standard which eliminates electromagnetic interference and addresses ground potential differences.
• Computing gateways High-quality test tools and hardware for CAN, FlexRay and LIN used in test benches, troubleshooting, production, and development environments.
• Software and tools Diagnosis, configuration and analysis tools as well as protocol software and APIs for the entire product development chain, including PCAN-Explorer 7 for CAN XL protocol analysis and configuration.
• Accessories Cables, adapters and terminators for CAN, FlexRay and LIN ensuring compliant connection and increased system reliability.
• CAN@net Basic gateway Cost-efficient CAN-FD-to-Ethernet gateway for industrial and automotive networking applications, offering UDP/IP communication for latency and jitter control, and flexible network scaling through Ethernet connectivity.
• Ixxat Mobilizer Series State-of-the-art automotive gateway designed for automotive communication and testing, combining flexibility, robust hardware design, and user-friendly software tools as a standalone solution.
• CANnector platform Versatile platform used for reliable and flexible test lab communication between test bench automation and in-vehicle networks (IVNs), employed by automotive testing customers such as Reinova S.p.a in Italy's Motor Valley.
• Professional services Customization of standard products, implementation of safety solutions, and expert consultation for communication problems, offered alongside IXCAT product sales.
• Training services Training services for product implementation and technical knowledge development related to IXXAT CAN and industrial communication solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced downtime and maintenance costs for wind turbine communication systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vector Informatik: Vector Informatik is the dominant incumbent in automotive CAN, LIN, FlexRay and Ethernet development/test tools (CANoe, CANalyzer), directly overlapping IXXAT's PC interface, software tool and gateway portfolio for OEM and Tier-1 customers.
• Kvaser: Kvaser specializes in CAN PC interfaces, data loggers and protocol software for automotive and industrial developers, directly competing with IXXAT's PC interface and CANnector-style test lab products.
• PEAK-System Technik: PEAK-System manufactures PCAN CAN interfaces and protocol software nearly identical to IXXAT's PC interfaces and PCAN-Explorer tooling, serving the same industrial and automotive developers in a head-to-head direct competition.
• Anybus (HMS Networks brand): Anybus is HMS Networks' embedded industrial network interface brand (similar to IXXAT's PC interface line) and offers competing gateways/protocol converters for factory automation; comparable because both operate under HMS Networks with overlapping CAN/Ethernet connectivity offerings.
• Softing Industrial Automation: Softing provides automotive and industrial CAN/Ethernet gateways, protocol converters and diagnostic tools, with overlapping product categories to IXXAT's gateways, bridges and infrastructure components for OEMs and factory automation customers.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Instruments: TI offers CAN/LIN transceivers and Automotive Ethernet PHYs as part of a broad analog and connectivity portfolio; comparable as a silicon incumbent enabling the same in-vehicle and industrial networks IXXAT bridges.
• Siemens Industrial Communication: Siemens provides industrial network infrastructure (PROFINET, gateways, switches) for factory automation that overlaps with IXXAT's infrastructure components and gateways in factory-floor CAN/Ethernet connectivity.
• NXP Semiconductors: NXP supplies CAN/LIN/FlexRay/Automotive Ethernet transceivers and networking processors that are foundational silicon inside vehicles, competing with IXXAT at the architectural level for in-vehicle networking design wins.
• Robert Bosch (Automotive Electronics): Bosch is a broad incumbent in automotive E/E architecture (CAN controllers, ECUs, gateways, sensors), whose in-vehicle networking chips and modules compete architecturally with IXXAT's gateway and bridge products in OEM programs.

Others

• Molex (Automotive Connectivity): Molex supplies automotive connectors, cables and wiring accessories that are complementary to IXXAT's CAN/FlexRay/LIN accessories portfolio and target the same automotive OEM and Tier-1 customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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