CiA webinar: Generic bootloader

CiA has scheduled a free-of-charge webinar on January 24, 2024. It introduces the generic CAN bootloader approach developed by CiA. Registration for the one-hour webinar is required.

Safety-related CAN communication

CiA’s Interest Group (IG) safety and security is going to establish a Special Interest Group (SIG) to review and update CANopen Safety (EN 50325-5) on January 30. Registration is open.

748 CiA members

CiA starts with 748 members into the new year. The CiA community is looking forward to new markets for all three CAN protocol generations: CAN CC (classic), CAN FD, and CAN XL.

CAN Community News (CCN)

CiA has merged the CMN (CiA Member News) and the CIM (CAN Info Mail) email services to the CCN email service. Subscribers receive it every three weeks.

ISO 15765-5 second edition

The standard specifies the connection of CAN-based in-vehicle networks to the diagnostic link connector. The 2nd edition of this document has been technically revised. The network-address translation between OSI-layers has been improved, for example.

CANopen FD updated

CiA has released the version 1.1.0 of the CANopen FD application layer and communication profile specification (CiA 1301). The technically revised document specifies an improved bit-timing table and introduces an adjustable maximum available payload (data field length). USDO remote service are now mandatory.

SIG 3,3-V transceiver established

The Special Interest Group (SIG) specifies 3,3-V transceivers compliant with the parameter sets A and B in the next edition of the ISO 11898-2 standard. Additionally, it provides related conformance and interoperability test plans. An EMC specification is also planned. Next meeting is scheduled for mid of January.

Program of 18th iCC is online

The next international CAN Conference (iCC) takes place in Baden-Baden (Germany). The conference program is online. The two-days conference is scheduled for May 14 and 15, 2024.

Call for experts: Greenhouse automation

Greenhouse automation systems often use CAN-based embedded networks for different purposes. The Korean government took the initiative to propose an ISO new work item proposal to standardize such networks. CiA is supporting this initiative and calls for interested parties, suppliers as well as greenhouse manufacturers. For more details send an email to CiA office.