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Webinar and case studies

Data acquisition with Kvaser hardware

2021-06-15 Kvaser and Elektrobit offer a webinar on CAN data acquisition for ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) on June 21. Kvaser’s CAN (FD) hardware is also used in some university projects for aerospace and solar boats.

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CANopen FD use cases

2021-06-07 CANopen FD allows efficient and simplified embedded networking. It comes with interesting features added to classic CANopen networking by keeping the robustness and scalability. This article examines why and when choosing CANopen FD.

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Part 1: Comparing CAN, CAN FD, and Ethernet

2021-06-02 This analysis compares Classical CAN, CAN FD, and Ethernet communication with focus on a decentralized battery management system. This is Part 1 of the article.

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Interview with Iveco: CANopen gateway for truck bodybuilders

2021-06-02 Ulrich Hiermann is the chairperson of the CAN in Automation (CiA) SIG (special interest group) truck gateway, which has been reawaked beginning of this year. This group maintains the CiA 413 CANopen truck gateway series specifying the interface to CA...

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Company portrait: Bürkert & CANopen

2021-06-02 This article, as the first of its kind, presents a company, which enables CANopen communication for all of its interconnectable products.

17th international CAN Conference

Free-of-charge webinars and open-house meetings

2021-06-01 Webinars and open-house meetings are accompanying CiA’s 17th international CAN Conference. Six one-hour webinars on the third and fourth day are scheduled. On the second day, open-house meetings, to get an impression how CiA technica...

Inclusive language

Substituting the terms “master” and “slave”

2021-04-26 Many standardization bodies and industry consortia have started to adapt inclusive language in their standards, specifications, and other deliveries. Especially, “master” and “slave” are subjects to be substituted.

Webinar and updates

Storing and visualizing of CAN telematic data

2021-04-22 In a free-of-charge webinar CSS Electronics informs about how to visualize CAN data in free, customizable dashboards. It starts on April 27, 2021 (17:00 UTC+2).

Online event

17th international CAN Conference with free-of-charge supporting program

2021-04-21 The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association has updated the 17th international CAN Conference (iCC) program and has also scheduled a free-of-charge supporting program.

Cooperation

Power electronics meets Autosar project

2021-03-30 B-Plus Automotive and Deutronic Elektronik, two mid-sized companies, are working together to realize communication paths in vehicles. Deutronic's DC/DC converters communicate via Classical CAN and J1939.

Kvaser and partners

CAN FD webinar and more

2021-03-25 This article introduces recent CAN developments of the Swedish company Kvaser and its partner network. On April 7, 2021 a webinar about CAN FD data acquisition and visualization with Matlab and Kvaser hardware is offered.

Online events

Technology days in various languages

2021-03-17 The nonprofit users’ and manufacturers’ group CAN in Automation (CiA) organizes in 2021 technology days in various languages. Topics include J1939, CANopen FD, and others. In the next time, they are held online.

CAN-to-4G/LTE gateway

Platform-based managing of vehicle fleets

2021-03-11 Globalmatix, Softing Automotive, and Softwarehelden developed a management solution for vehicle fleets. Via the xTCU CAN-to-4G/LTE gateway the collected vehicle data is sent to a cloud-based software platform.

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Future of CAN networking in VW’s passenger cars

2021-03-10 VW has established the Car.Software unit. It is not only responsible for the software development as the name suggests, but also for the in-vehicle networking. CAN is an important communication technology for future VW cars.

Education

CAN and CANopen seminars in 2021

2021-03-04 CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled its seminars for 2021. The first CAN seminars take place on March 23, and April 20, 2021. The first CANopen ones on March 24 and April 21, 2021.

General assembly

Board of directors re-elected in 2021

2021-02-26 The nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users’ and manufacturers’ association hold its annual general assembly in 2021 again as online meeting, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Controller Area Network

Happy Birthday

2021-02-25 On February 25, 1986, Bosch presented the CAN protocol in Detroit (USA) at an SAE conference. Five years later, Mercedes launched the W140 model of its luxury S-class cars implementing five CAN-connectable ECUs (electronic control unit).

17th iCC goes online

Postponed conference re-scheduled

2021-02-22 CAN in Automation (CiA) has re-schedule the 17th international CAN Conference (iCC) which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is held as an online event in June 2021.

Isobus-based

Optimized tractor control

2021-02-19 The TIM (tractor implement management) solution enables the implement to control securely certain tractor functions. Recently, the AEF association has released the TIM specification version 2.

Social media

CiA goes Youtube

2021-02-03 Since last year, CAN in Automation (CiA) uploads CAN-themed videos on its own Youtube channel. Recently, the company uploaded several webinars in English and Chinese language as well as a range of presentations at CiA technology days with various CAN...

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