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CHARON: Tolling IC, DSRC compliant

Tolling IC, DSRC compliant

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  📄 CHARON Technical Leaflet

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CHARON is a customizable, single-chip IC platform developed by Presto Engineering for DSRC On-Board Units (OBUs) in cars and trucks.

 

It supports applications such as electronic toll collection and compliance checks (tachograph, weight, dimensions), fully compliant with European DSRC standards (CEN and UNI).

 

CHARON Key Features

RF Features
  • Support for CEN and UNI DSRC European standards
  • Based on 5.8GHz reflective communication
  • Integrated RF front-end

Digital Features
  • 32-bit RISC-V processor or equivalent
  • Customizable flash memory for customer firmware and data
  • Cryptographic hardware functions for AES and 3DES
Power consumption
  • Ultra-low power listening mode enabling battery operation for several years
  • Intelligent false wakeup discriminator
  • Hardware supports tamper protection and low
    battery warning
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Market Applications

 

 
 Electronic toll collection (ETC)
 
 
Transit or emergency vehicle signal priority
 
 
Vehicle safety inspection
 
 
 
 
Electronic parking payments
 
 
 
Emergency warning system for vehicles
 
 
Tachograph
 
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