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CANopen today, tomorrow, and beyond

2021-11-25 The history of CANopen has not been written, yet. CANopen is still evolving. CAN in Automation (CiA) and its members are always maintaining and enhancing the set of CAN and CANopen specifications. Here’s an update and a look into the future.

CAN FD Light released

Simplified CAN FD data link layer

2021-09-20 CAN in Automation (CiA) has released the CiA 604-1 CAN FD Light specification as Draft Specification Proposal (DSP). It is intended for use in deeply embedded, price-sensitive sensor/actuator networks.

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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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CANopen FD devices identification via LSS

2021-06-07 This article introduces the layer setting services (LSS) used to configure network-ID, node-ID, and bit-timing of devices in CANopen FD systems. The according specification is intended to be released in summer 2021.

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CAN XL documents under development

2021-06-07 CAN XL is more than just a data link layer plus a physical medium access sub-layer. CAN XL comprises also higher-layer protocol specifications and add-on services.

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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...

CiA workshop

Call for firefighting experts

2021-05-21 CiA invites interested parties to participate in a free-of-charge CiA workshop on June 29 (10:00 am to 12:00 am CEST) with the objective to establish a special interest group (SIG).

CiA 461 series

CANopen weighing device profiles

2021-04-22 CAN in Automation (CiA) has released version 2.0.0 of the CiA 461 profile specification series. It introduces functional safety and provides legal-for-trade features.

CiA 454 series

CANopen energy management system profile updated

2021-04-20 CiA has released new documents of the CiA 454 CANopen application profile series for energy management systems. Part 7 specifies drive units and part 9 HMI (human machine interface) units.

CiA 610-1

Evaluation of the CAN XL error detection capabilities

2021-04-06 The Institute of Computer-Architecture and System-programming (Icas) of the University of Kassel has examined the CAN XL data link layer protocol specified in CiA 610-1. CiA members have developed the CAN XL data link layer specification.

SAE J1939-22

Mapping of J1939 messages to CAN FD frames

2021-04-01 In March, the SAE J1939-22 document has been released. It specifies the mapping of parameter groups to CAN FD data frames. It includes a Multi-PDU concept as described originally in the CiA 602-2 specification.

Common mode choke

CiA specification for Classical CAN and CAN FD

2021-03-31 The CiA 110 CAN common mode choke specification has been released. CiA (CAN in Automation) members can download it free of charge.

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CAN FD Light - From lighting to lightweight

2021-03-10 CAN FD Light is a network aimed at sensor/actuator communication in automotive and non-automotive applications. The need and the advantages for a lightweight CAN-based network is proven in lighting systems for modern cars.

CANopen profiles

SIG subsea and SIG truck gateway awaked

2021-01-28 CAN in Automation (CiA) reviews periodically its profile specifications. In order to review pending comments and to discuss new functional requests, two special interest groups (SIG) have been re-established.

DIN 4630-E

Pre-standard for truck body builder

2021-01-22 The Beuth publishing house has released the standard proposal on parameters for body application units (BAU) for commercial vehicles. The pre-standard is written in English language.

CiA 406-J, CiA 410-J, CiA 510

Specifications updated

2021-01-08 CiA (CAN in Automation) has released new versions of the CiA 406-J and CiA 410-J documents specifying the mapping of the encoder profile respectively the inclinometer profile to J1939 parameter groups.

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CANopen devices in J1939 networks

2020-12-08 There are many CANopen devices, especially sensors, which are not available with standardized J1939 interfaces. However, J1939 system designers like to use them, in particular in construction machines and similar applications.

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Injector and scanner communication

2020-12-07 After release of the CAN FD based CiA 1301 (CANopen FD) specification in 2017, it is time to look at the benefits, which can be offered for communication between injector and scanner as defined in CiA 425-1 and CiA 425-2 for CANopen.

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3rd generation of the CAN data link layer

2020-12-04 Since a couple of years, the automotive industry substitutes Classical CAN by means of CAN FD, which is internationally standardized in ISO 11898-1:2015. In parallel, the CAN community develops the next generation of the CAN data link layer protocol:...

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The physical layer in the CAN XL world

2020-12-04 This article explains the CAN SIC XL transceiver approach and concept, the challenges in the networks, and how to combine the CAN XL protocol with the existing CAN FD transceiver, CAN SIC transceiver, and the CAN SIC XL transceiver.

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