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Communicating wireless with CAN networks
Nuremberg, August 15, 2011. For several years, several vendors have been providing CAN gateways with wireless links. In particular, Bluetooth gateways are en vogue. Therefore, CiA members have standardized devices connecting CAN...
CANopen® and IEC 61499
Nuremberg, July 12, 2011. The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) group has established the CANopen SIG (Special Interest Group) “IEC 61499”. The group’s scope is the development of a framework specification for CANopen-based...
Standardized interface for contrast-media injector
Nuremberg, June 16, 2011. The nonprofit CiA international users and manufacturers group has released the version 2.1 of the CANopen application profile for medical diagnostic add-on modules (CiA 425). This specification...
Electro-mobility: Light electric vehicles (LEV)
Hsinchu (Taiwan), March 15, 2011. Electro-mobility is on the agenda: Everyone talks about battery-powered passenger cars. But electro-mobility is more: Since many years, battery-powered forklifts are used, and the number of light...
CleANopen 2.0 released
Nuremberg, Germany, February 11, 2011. The CAN in Automation (CiA) group has released version 2.0 of the CleANopen specification. This CANopen application profile specifies the communication between electronic control units for...
