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25th anniversary of SAE J1939

2019-11-29 In 1994, the nonprofit SAE association released the first J1939 documents. In the meantime, application-specific network solutions have been developed, which are based on the J1939-2 application layer.

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CiA 601-4: CAN signal improvement

2019-11-29 CAN FD SIC (signal improvement capability) transceivers compliant with CiA 601-4 are able to remove some limitations and accelerate CAN FD far beyond that what was previously possible.

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Charging communication in Chinese

2019-11-29 Manufacturers, who want to sell e-cars in China have to comply with the GB/T 27930 standard. The current version is from 2015.

SPS 2019

Classic CANopen and CANopen FD

2019-11-21 CAN in Automation (CiA) shows on its SPS 2019 stand the migration from classic CANopen to CANopen FD. Additionally, several members exhibit classic CANopen products.

Windows real-time extension

Implementation of measurement data format

2019-09-17 Kithara Software, innovator for PC-based real-time, has announced the implementation of the standard for measurement data format (MDF) into the Kithara Realtime Suite extension for Windows operating systems.

CiA 601-4

SIC transceivers for CAN FD

2019-08-27 To improve the use of CAN FD networks, CiA has developed the so-called SIC (signal improvement capability) transceivers. The nonprofit association has released the CiA 601-4 specification standardizing these SIC transceivers.

CiA 306 series updated

Electronic descriptions of CANopen interface functions

2019-08-20 The CANopen EDS/DCF specification (part 1) has been updated regarding CANopen Safety (EN 50325-4). The CANopen Object Data Base (CODB) specification (part 2) has been improved, too. The third part supports now reference designators.

CiA 406 and CiA 461

Encoder and weighing device profiles updated

2019-08-15 CiA has released new versions of the CANopen profiles CiA 406 and CiA 461. Members can download them free-of-charge.

Earth-moving machinery

Collision detection and avoidance

2019-08-01 The international ISO standardization body develops a J1939-based profile for collision detection and avoidance. It is in work draft status.

CiA standardization

CANopen/IO-Link gateway specification

2019-07-11 The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association has released the CiA 463 series standardizing the gateway between Classic CANopen resp. CANopen FD networks and IO‑Link.

CiA 601-6 release

CAN FD cable specification

2019-07-11 The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association with more than 650 member-companies has released the CiA 601-6 specification.

Plugfest

CANopen Lift devices tested on interoperability

2019-05-13 As usual, the CANopen Lift community has organized a plugfest to test devices on CiA 417 interoperability.

Physical layer

2nd edition of ISO 11992-1 released

2019-05-06 The physical layer standard for the truck-trailer communication has been updated. Now, it complies with that what is used in European commercial vehicles since many years.

SAE J1939DA

Digital annex updated

2019-04-24 SAE International has released a new version of the J1939DA spreadsheet containing Parameter Group and Suspect Parameter definitions.

EN 16815

CleANopen standardized in Europe

2019-04-17 The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has released the EN 16815 standard specifying the CANopen application profile for municipal vehicles. It complies with the CiA 422 series.

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Modularity without interoperability testing does not make sense

2019-03-12 Conformance testing is not sufficient to prove the interoperability of devices. A “golden system” or plugfests are needed additionally.

Internet of Things

IoT: 20 years anniversary

2019-01-31 In 1999, Kevin Ashton coined the term “IoT” (Internet for Things). In the meantime, it has been changed to “Internet of Things”, still abbreviated IoT and got the little sister IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things).

SAE J1939 series

Digital annex as DBC file

2019-01-21 The J1939 document series is available from SAE. CSS Electronics got the permission to distribute the J1939 digital annex as DBC file.

CiA 417 specification

CANopen Lift updated and released

2019-01-11 CAN in Automation (CiA) has updated the CANopen application profile for lift/elevator control systems. The released version of the CiA 417 series introduces some new functions.

Charging standard

Chademo becomes Chaoji

2019-01-04 Japan and China cooperate in standardizing charging of e-vehicles. The new Chaoji standard will be backward compatible to Chademo.
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