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Two-year project

Security of CANopen and other small-packet networks

[2023-12-22] Together with the Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics (IVESK), the Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA) has been awarded a research grant for a collabor...

SPS 2023

CAN sensor connection on a PCB

[2023-10-18] At the tradeshow, Microcontrol will present its new CAN sensor connection. It features CANopen, CANopen FD, and J1939 combined in a single PCB (printed circuit board).

Interview

“CAN FD has been warmly welcomed by customers”

[2023-09-14] Uwe Wilhelm from Peak System has answered questions about CAN FD. The company has developed an own CAN FD core.

Interview

“We support CAN FD in CANopen and J1939 protocol stacks“

[2023-08-23] Microcontrol is an early bird in the non-automotive CAN FD business. Frank Wielpuetz answered questions of the CAN Newsletter Online editors.

CANopen libraries

Available as Open-CMSIS-Pack

[2023-07-26] Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa) has released its Micro CANopen libraries as Open-CMSIS-Pack following the Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) by ARM.

CiA events

CiA technology days in fall 2023

[2023-07-05] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled three technology days. The presentations are given in English language.

CiA 402 motion controller

For miniature drives and micro-drives

[2023-05-10] Faulhaber has added the MC 3603 compact motion controller without housing to its medium-power product range. CANopen is one of the supported communication interfaces.

Education

CAN seminars in 2023 – From the basics to first-hand information

[2023-02-09] In 2023, CAN in Automation (CiA) offers its CAN-related seminars in different formats. Beside the seminars for newcomers explaining CAN (FD) and CANopen (FD) basics, dedicated in-h...

CAN in Automation

Profile specifications revised and improved

[2022-12-19] The CAN in Automation (CiA) association has released new versions of CiA profile specifications. They enable the development of interoperable devices.

CAN Newsletter magazine

The future of CiA – CAN XL ecosystem and CiA profiles

[2022-12-14] The 30th anniversary year comes to its end. Time to look to the future. CAN in Automation (CiA) is going to continue developing the CAN XL ecosystem. The nonprofit assoc...

CAN Newsletter magazine

History and trends: Non-automotive CAN applications

[2022-12-14] Although CAN was originally designed for passenger cars, non-automotive users applied CAN first. Of course, the volume is not that high as for road vehicles, but every little helps...

SPS 2022

CiA 402 is the dominating drive profile

[2022-11-14] Many drives and motion controller suppliers support the CiA 402 profile. It is the state-of-art profile not only used by CANopen, but also by other network technologies.

Webinar, workshop, Innotrans

CANopen in rolling stock

[2022-09-07] CAN in Automation (CiA) currently has some CAN in railway-related actions in the pipeline. There are a free-of-charge webinar (later also available on Youtube), free-of-charge work...

PROFILE SPECIFICATION

CiA documents released

[2022-08-31] CAN in Automation (CiA) has updated several of its profile specifications and released them as Draft Specifications (DS). They are part of the one-year CiA 4XX sub-subscription.

17th iCC

Videos and proceedings now available free of charge

[2022-08-29] The videos and proceedings of the international CAN Conference (iCC) 2020 are now available free of charge. The 23 papers can be downloaded from the website and the recorded videos...

CAN Newsletter magazine

History and trends: CAN on construction sites

[2022-08-18] In cranes, pavers, earth-moving machinery, and other equipment used on construction sites, embedded CAN networks are used for many purposes. CANopen and J1939 are the most applied ...

CAN Newsletter magazine

30 years of CiA: Celebration and feedback

[2022-08-18] On June 1 and 2, CiA and its members celebrated the 30th birthday of CAN in Automation in a nice location in Nuremberg in the midst of the city park. The CAN Newsletter ...

CAN Newsletter magazine

History and trends: From classic CANopen to CANopen FD

[2022-06-27] The CANopen application layer was developed under the umbrella of a European research project. In the last three decades, it has penetrated many application fields. CAN in Automati...

CANopen and J1939

Protocol stacks support ESP32

[2022-06-14] Emotas offers MCU driver software for its CANopen and J1939 protocol stacks. Recently, the support for the ESP32 system-on-chip was added.

What a nice event!

30-years CiA birthday celebration

[2022-06-08] On the two first days of the summer 2022, the “crème de la crème” of the CAN community has met at a location in Nuremberg in the midst of the city park.

CiA 301 or CiA 1301 compliant

CANopen (FD) devices certified by end of May 2022

[2022-05-27] Since the beginning of 2022, CAN in Automation (CiA) successfully tested four CANopen devices. The first CANopen FD device was tested as well.

I/O module

CANopen FD conformance test passed

[2022-03-25] The I/O device PCAN-Micromod FD DR CANopen Digital 1 from Peak-System passed both, the official CiA (CAN in Automation) conformance tests for CANopen and for CANopen FD. The device...

History and future

CAN in Automation turns 30

[2022-03-03] On March 5, it has been 30 years since six companies and two individuals have established the CAN in Automation (CiA) international users’ and manufacturers’ group for ...

Anniversary

Protocol stacks available for 200 MCUs

[2022-03-01] 25 years ago, Microcontrol (Germany) has been founded. In 1997, the company also joined CAN in Automation (CiA) as a member. In this article, Frank Wielpütz, CEO at Microcontr...

CAN (FD) IP core

For automotive and industrial applications

[2022-02-28] Digital Core Design (DCD) provides the DCAN FD IP core for implementation of standalone CAN (FD) controllers. The company’s subsidiary DCD-Semi also offers the CAN-All ecosys...

Anniversary

30 years of CAN in Automation

[2022-01-21] The CiA international users’ and manufacturers’ group turns 30 on March 5, 2022. Beginning of this year, the nonprofit association submitted the 3rd generati...

2022

CAN XL and higher-layer protocols

[2022-01-01] The new year will bring CAN XL to practice. Prototype implementations will be launched. Additionally, CAN in Automation (CiA) will provide higher-layer protocol (HLP) specification...

CAN Newsletter magazine

Generic CAN (FD) security requirements

[2021-11-30] This article gives an insight into the CAN (FD) security issue as asked by several companies participating within the CiA’s (CAN in Automation) interest group IG safety and s...

CAN Newsletter magazine

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...

Continuing product line

Instant access to CANopen with CANopen modules

[2021-10-12] Earlier this year, Emsa (Embedded Systems Academy) inherited the CANopen IA product line from Essolutions (Embedded Systems Solutions). A CANopen FD version is also planned.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Approach for node-ID negotiation in CANopen

[2021-09-16] The increasing complexity and size of CANopen (FD) networks create new challenges on how to decide which node-ID should be used. This article discusses a theoretical approach how d...

CiA seminars left in 2021

Discussing CAN and CANopen including CAN FD and CANopen FD

[2021-09-09] In the last month’ of 2021, CAN in Automation (CiA) again offers a range of CAN and CANopen seminars. The CANopen seminar for newcomers is even planned as an on-site event wh...

Protocol stacks

Bridging CANopen (FD) and J1939

[2021-08-19] Microcontrol provides software solutions (protocol stacks) for applications using CANopen (FD) and J1939 in one system.

Supplier interviews

CAN prospects for mobile machines

[2021-06-29] Sensor Technik Wiedemann (STW), ifm, and Palfinger answered five questions about the status quo and future use of CAN in the conservative field of mobile machine applications.

17^th iCC

From Classical CAN via CAN FD to CAN XL

[2021-06-23] On the four-day 17th iCC CAN experts talked about history, presence, and future of CAN. About 100 engineers from 35 companies attended this event. If you missed to join ...

CAN Newsletter magazine

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 inte...

CAN Newsletter magazine

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. Th...

17^th 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 ...

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&rdqu...

Online event

17^th 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 prog...

Q&A with Emotas

“We will implement new CANopen FD features and services”

[2021-03-30] Torsten Gedenk from Emotas, answered five questions regarding their CANopen FD protocol stack. For example, an increasing number of customers use CANopen FD for internal communicat...

Q&A with Emsa

CANopen FD for protocol converter chips and modules planned

[2021-03-30] Olaf Pfeiffer from Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa), answered five questions regarding the company’s CANopen FD protocol stack. First customers, CANopen FD tools, next feature...

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 othe...

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, 202...

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 C...

For I/O module series

Classic CANopen and CANopen FD support

[2021-02-16] Together with its partner Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa), Peak-System offers classic CANopen and CANopen FD support for all devices based on the I/O module PCAN-Micromod FD.

Online events

CANopen Lift and CleANopen profile webinars in February

[2021-01-27] In 2021, CAN in Automation (CiA) again organizes several CAN-related webinars about various topics. In February, the first ones with the topics CANopen Lift (02 February, 2021) and...

Partnership

Software development kit with free version of CANopen FD library

[2021-01-19] The latest release of the MCUXpresso software development kit (SDK) from NXP now also includes a free version of the Emsa’s (Embedded Systems Academy) Micro CANopen FD librar...

The year of 2021

CAN XL and CAN FD Light are in the pipeline

[2021-01-08] CiA technical groups are busy in developing specifications. The nonprofit association develops CAN-related specifications from the physical layer to the application layer as well a...

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 J1...

CAN Newsletter magazine

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 scann...

CiA 1311-1

Electronic description for CANopen FD devices

[2020-11-24] The nonprofit CiA (CAN in Automation) association has released the CiA 1311-1 specification. The document provides the XML schema definition for CANopen FD profiles.

CANopen FD

CAN FD hardware and CiA 1301 stacks

[2020-10-28] The first interface modules and I/O devices able to run CiA 1301 compliant protocol stacks have arrived. They will be conformance-tested by CiA, soon.

CiA 1311 compliant

Design tool can read XDD files

[2020-10-28] With the CANopen tool by Emotas, the user can design and configure CANopen and CANopen FD devices. Now, it supports CiA 1311, the XML device description (XDD) file format.

I/O module

Speeding up communication with CANopen FD

[2020-10-19] Microcontrol enhanced the μCAN-Box I/O modules. The eight-channel digital I/O module supports dynamic CANopen FD PDO (process data object) mapping.

Cooperation

CANopen FD stack supports stand-alone CAN FD controller

[2020-09-23] Emotas and DCD-Semi have announced that Emotas’ CANopen FD protocol stack supports DCD’s DCAN FD stand-alone CAN FD controller. Thus the CANopen FD stack can now also b...

CiA 301 compliant

CANopen devices certified in 2020

[2020-09-18] Until the end of September seven CANopen devices were tested by CAN in Automation (CiA). 

Web-based

CAN and CANopen seminars in September and October

[2020-08-25] CiA has scheduled web-based CAN and CANopen seminars in September and October. The next seminars take place on September 23 (CAN) and September 24 (CANopen). October is following. ...

Digital I/O device

Support for CANopen FD and CANopen

[2020-08-11] Peak-System Technik and Emsa (Embedded Systems Academy) have jointly developed I/O devices with eight digital inputs and eight outputs.

Coronavirus

Online CANopen FD technology days

[2020-07-01] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled its next web-based CiA technology days on July 6 and 9, 2020. The events provide detailed information about CANopen FD. Present...

CAN Newsletter magazine

Node-ID assignment using LSS

[2020-06-24] Since several years the technical interest group developing the CiA 305 specification at CiA discusses which CANopen layer setting services (LSS) should be adapted to CANopen FD. T...

CAN Newsletter magazine

CANopen FD starter kit: Hardware and software

[2020-06-22] Emotas’ CANopen FD starter kit provides a CAN FD micro-controller board, an extension board with CAN FD transceiver, and a CAN FD USB interface to start with CANopen FD immed...

General assembly

Board of directors re-elected

[2020-06-18] Due to coronavirus, the nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users’ and manufacturers’ association hold for the first time its general assembly as an online ...

Coronavirus

CAN and CANopen online seminars

[2020-06-08] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled various web-based CAN and CANopen seminars which help to increase attendees safety in times of the coronavirus. It provides in a shorter forma...

CAN Newsletter magazine

Scalability of CANopen

[2020-02-28] When price matters, scalability is an important feature for embedded and deeply embedded networks. Although CANopen FD is not completely compatible with classic CANopen, scalabilit...

Conexpo-CON/AGG 2020

CAN in construction and mining machinery

[2020-02-26] CAN in Automation (CiA) is part of the Conexpo-CON/AGG 2020. It promotes CAN-based networking in construction and mining machinery.

CANopen themed

Emsa on Youtube

[2020-02-26] Emsa has created a Youtube channel for publishing more free educational videos to reach more users. The videos are about Classical CAN, CAN FD, CANopen, and CANopen FD.

Embedded World 2020

A range of CAN exhibitors cancelled their visit

[2020-02-20] Due to coronavirus a range of companies have already cancelled their visit at the Embedded World 2020. Most of them also provide CAN-related products and solutions.

Embedded World 2020

CANopen FD starter kit

[2020-02-12] Emotas Embedded Communication has announced its CANopen FD starter kit based on a wide-spread micro-controller hardware and its own CANopen FD slave stack. The company is part of t...

Embedded World 2020

CAN FD and CANopen FD innovations

[2020-02-11] At the Embedded World 2020, Peak-System, German manufacturer and supplier of hardware and software around CAN, present products for CAN FD and for the first time also for CANopen F...

Embedded World 2020

Availability of CAN FD building blocks

[2020-02-10] The Embedded World 2020 trade show takes place in Nuremberg (Germany) from February 25 to 27. CAN in Automation (CiA) has a booth in hall 1, stand 630 and the main topic is the ava...

Webinar

Migration from Classical CAN to CAN FD

[2020-01-22] CAN in Automation (CiA) offers on February 19, 2020 a webinar called migration from Classical CAN to CAN FD. The company also provides a range of further CAN-related webinars.

2020’s decade

Welcome CAN XL

[2020-01-03] CAN XL, the next generation CAN-based data link layer, will be introduced officially beginning of this decade. Its usage is intended as in-vehicle network and in non-automotive app...

SPS 2019

Economy slows down

[2019-12-04] No dramatic decrease in number of exhibitors and visitors, but industrial automation business slows down.

SPS 2019

CANopen was in nearly every hall

[2019-11-29] CANopen products ranging from sensor via host controller and HMI device to actuators were presented in Nuremberg in most exhibition halls.

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.

CAN conference

The program of iCC 2020

[2019-10-14] The program committee has selected from the submitted abstracts 23 papers to be presented at the 17^th international CAN Conference (iCC) in Baden-Baden (Germany).

Events

Three upcoming CAN seminars

[2019-10-09] CAN in Automation (CiA) organizes three CAN-related seminars in October and November in Nuremberg, Germany. There are still free places.

Open-source language

Node-RED for CANopen host controller

[2019-09-30] Microcontrol offers for its µMIC 200 host controller Node-RED programming support. Node-RED is an open-source project.

Exhibition

CiA at Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific

[2019-09-19] CAN in Automation (CiA) is part of the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific exhibition in Singapore. You can find them at stand 2D01 from 22 October to 24 October 2019.

CAN technology days

CiA goes America

[2019-09-09] CiA organizes several CAN technology days in North America. They address technical managers and decision makers, who like to be updated on the future trends on CAN technology.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Partner program with quality label

[2019-09-09] Many micro-controller manufacturers have a tool and software partner program. ST Microelectronics has established additionally a quality label.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Status summary of CAN security specifications

[2019-09-06] There is still no dedicated CAN security specification or standard released. Nevertheless, there are committed activities ongoing.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Smart-bridging CANopen and CANopen FD

[2019-09-05] This article gives an description on how to smart-bridge classic CANopen and CANopen FD networks.

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.

CAN Newsletter magazine

CAN security: how small can we go?

[2019-07-02] What kind of CAN security can still be added to a deployed CAN system if the processors have only medium performance and only adding a few kilobytes of extra code is possible?

Partnership

Peak and Emsa collaborate on CANopen and J1939 solutions

[2019-06-12] Peak-System Technik and Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa) have deepened their partnership to provide common classic CANopen, CANopen FD, and J1939 solutions.

CAN in space

Workshop in Gothenburg

[2019-05-29] In June, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Cobham organize the CAN in Space 2019 workshop. It is focused on CAN micro-controllers and CANopen implementations.

Update and seminars

Diagnostics in CANopen FD

[2019-05-02] CAN in Automation (CiA) gives an update on CANopen FD. CANopen FD was published in fall 2017, in order to offer the CANopen users the benefits of CAN FD, in a CANopen environment.

Seminars

CAN and CANopen for newcomers

[2019-04-02] CAN in Automation (CiA) organizes CAN and CANopen seminars for newcomers in May.

CAN Newsletter magazine

CANopen FD multi-level security demonstrator

[2019-03-13] Many CAN-based networks open multiple attack vectors for hackers, especially after they have gained access to the system either remotely through a gateway or even physically.

CAN Newsletter magazine

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.

CiA general assembly 2019

Board-of-directors re‑elected

[2019-03-07] The annual general assembly took place in February. Besides the board-of-directors, members of the Technical (TC) and Business Committees (BC) were elected.

Embedded World 2019

CANopen FD at CiA’s booth

[2019-02-28] CAN in Automation (CiA) is as usual part of the Embedded World 2019. In addition to the CANopen FD demonstrator, several CiA members present their CANopen products on the CiA booth...

Embedded World 2019

CAN FD and CANopen FD developments

[2019-02-20] At the Embedded World 2019 in Nuremberg, protocol stacks provider Microcontrol (Germany) presents three new features which are now available as standard equipment.

Cyber security

MQTT to CAN gateways are not affected

[2019-01-22] Trend Micro Research reported security vulnerabilities in respect to MQTT and CoAP. Providers of CAN/MQTT gateways answered to us that their products are not affected.

Upcoming seminars

CAN and CANopen in Nuremberg

[2019-01-17] CAN in Automation (CiA) organizes two seminars in March. One is intended for newcomers and the second one’s topic is CANopen.

Preview to 2019

Updated CiA profiles and new once coming soon

[2019-01-03] CiA has released new versions of the CleANopen profile and the CANopen Lift profile. The profile for modular I/O device will be mapped to the CANopen FD application layer.

SPS IPC Drives 2018

First CANopen FD devices and many Classic CANopen products

[2018-12-06] The 29th SPS IPC Drives event is over. A total of 65 700 visitors flocked to Nuremberg at the end of the year to find out about the automation industry’s late...

SPS IPC Drives 2018

CANopen FD I/O modules

[2018-11-29] At the fair in Nuremberg, Microcontrol presents besides other products its μCAN.8.dio-Snap I/O module with CANopen FD support.

Security column

Updates and outlook on securing CAN

[2018-11-22] Over the past years, Olaf Pfeiffer and Christian Keydel from Embedded Systems Academy (Emsa) have published several security-related CAN articles in the CAN Newsletter magazine. It...

Seminars and webinars

CiA released its CAN-related educational training

[2018-11-22] In addition to the seminars on CAN for newcomers and CANopen for beginners, CAN in Automation (CiA) offers in 2019 for the first time dedicated CAN FD and CANopen FD seminars.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Better support for logical devices in CANopen FD

[2018-11-21] In the CiA 1301 CANopen FD application layer specification, the device type identification of multi-logical devices has been simplified and the EMCY protocol supports the logical d...

Electronica 2018

Risc-V processor embedded in motion controller

[2018-11-13] During the Electronica 2018 tradeshow, Trinamic Motion Control (Germany) unveils its Rocinante monolithic motor drive family featuring embedded Risc-V core. They support Classic CA...

Exhibitions

Final sprint for SPS IPC Drives and Bauma Shanghai

[2018-10-18] As usual, the SPS IPC Drives and Bauma Shanghai tradeshows take place at the very same week. CAN in Automation (CiA) serves both exhibitions and is present in Nuremberg as well as ...

IAS China 2018

CiA on the German Pavilion

[2018-09-21] The Industrial Automation Show (IAS) takes place in Shanghai from September 19 to 23, 2018. This is an opportunity to meet CiA staff in China and to discuss future CAN technologies...

Cooperation

Upgrade of monitoring and analyzing tool

[2018-08-15] Together with Peak-System, the Embedded Systems Academy (both Germany) has launched the Lite Version of their CANopen Magic monitoring and analyzing tool.

Protocol stacks

Cooperation between Emtas and HMS

[2018-05-30] Emtas and HMS Industrial Networks/Ixxat join forces and partners strategically. This includes protocol stacks, tools, and CAN hardware.

Hannover Messe 2018

CAN: The hidden champion

[2018-04-30] At Hannover Messe 2018, CAN was not that visible. Often the visitor could see CAN only on the second and third glance.

Protocol stack

Supports CiA 417 and CiA 1301

[2018-04-20] The Code Generator presented by Microcontrol (Germany) facilitates definition and implementation of optimized CANopen protocol stacks. It supports CANopen according to CiA 417 (CAN...

Hannover Messe 2018

Demonstrating CANopen FD

[2018-04-18] After some years of absence, CAN in Automation (CiA) is again part of the Hannover Messe 2018. The nonprofit association shows its CANopen FD demonstrator.

CiA 417 application profile

CANopen Lift plugfest

[2018-03-15] Mid of March, CiA members met to discuss the CiA 417 application profile and to test their CANopen Lift products on interoperability.

CiA General Assembly

CiA board-of-directors re-elected

[2018-03-06] On the annual CiA General Assembly, the members re-elected the three members of the board: Uwe Koppe (Technical Director), Christian Schlegel (Business Director), and Holger Zeltwa...

Embedded World 2018

Trends, pre-announcements, and rumors

[2018-03-02] The Embedded World is an early indicator for the CAN community about the year’s business. CAN FD seems to be well-established in the automotive industry.

Annual review 2017

CAN FD took-off, but there are still things to do

[2017-12-20] This year was successful for CAN FD: chipmakers, interface unit providers, and tool suppliers introduced products. OEMs started with first system designs, which will go into serial...

CANopen FD

Support for all tools

[2017-12-19] Embedded Systems Academy is now adding CANopen FD support to all their CANopen products. The first line of products supporting CANopen FD is the CANopen Magic software for the anal...

CANopen FD

Additional specifications

[2017-12-19] After the release of the CiA 1301 CANopen FD application layer, CiA members started to update the LSS and other specifications to be suitable for CAN FD.

CAN in Automation

Upcoming events in 2018

[2017-12-08] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled several events. This includes the CiA ‘25 event, webinars, regular seminars.

Do not confuse customers!

“We are still missing small industrial µC with ISO CAN FD”

[2017-12-04] At SPS IPC Drives 2017, visitors asked at the CiA booth on the availability of industrial micro-controllers featuring on-chip CAN FD modules.

SPS IPC Drives 2017

CAN is everywhere

[2017-12-01] At the SPS IPC Drives 2017 exhibition, visitors were able to discover the latest products and solutions from the field of electric automation for the first time in 16 halls. CAN wa...

SPS IPC Drives 2017

CANopen FD protocol stack and tools

[2017-11-14] After the release of the CANopen FD specification CiA 1301 1.0, Emtas has announced its CANopen FD master/slave protocol stack.

CiA 1301 specification

CANopen FD application layer released

[2017-10-05] CAN in Automation has released the version 1.0 of the CANopen FD application layer and communication profile. CANopen FD is based on the CAN FD data link layer.

Interview

The future of CANopen FD

[2017-08-30] Uwe Koppe (CiA Technical Director), Christian Schlegel (CiA Business Director), and Reiner Zitzmann (CEO of CiA) answered questions about the next steps in CAN technology.

Q&A with ESD electronics

“CAN products bridge IoT and applications in the field area”

[2017-07-05] ESD has extended its management. Since June 1, Norbert Gemmeke conducts business of ESD as the second managing director. We asked him some questions regarding CAN markets and produ...

Embedded World 2017

CAN FD: Products appear quick and slowly

[2017-03-20] The tradeshow in Nuremberg confirmed it: The automotive industry has adopted CAN FD quickly, while the non-automotive device suppliers are still waiting for chips.

General assembly 2017

Electing CiA’s board of directors

[2017-03-17] At CAN in Automation’s (CiA) annual general assembly, the associations’ members elected the board of directors.

Embedded World 2017

CANopen FD for protocol stacks

[2017-03-16] Microcontrol offers a new generation of its CAN protocol stacks. Migration from CANopen Classic to CANopen FD is possible at any time by exchanging one single component.

16^th international CAN Conference

The future is bright, but some things are still to do

[2017-03-10] The two-day conference took place in Nuremberg, the hometown of the nonprofit CiA (CAN in Automation) association. About 100 engineers attended this event.

Embedded World 2017

CANopen FD support for STMicroelectronics’ micro-controllers

[2017-03-09] At the Embedded World, Emtas presents its CANopen FD protocol stack running on STMicroelectronics STM32H7 micro-controller with CAN FD support.

CAN Newsletter magazine

CiA’s 25^th anniversary

[2017-03-06] Established in March 1992, CiA is celebrating this year its 25^th anniversary. The nonprofit association has more than 600 member companies.

Webinar

The future of CAN technology

[2017-03-01] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled several CAN 2020 webinars. The three-session events are intended for device and system designers.

Bridge, switch, and repeater

For CAN FD networks

[2017-02-27] HMS (Sweden) will introduce at the iCC in Nuremberg its CAN FD-compliant network infrastructure devices. This includes the 4-port CANbridge NT and the CAN@net NT, which provides al...

ISO 11898-2:2016

Standardization of CAN FD high-speed transceivers

[2016-12-21] ISO has published the standard for transceivers that support Classical CAN and CAN FD. The document also specifies low-power and selective wake-up transceivers.

Season’s Greetings and a Happy New Year

[2016-12-20] It’s the end of the year as we know it. Europe survived the Brexit and the US elected a new president, who will be in power next year. While China’s economy slowed down...

SPS IPC Drives 2016

CANopen FD shows its flexibility

[2016-11-17] Attendees of the CiA special interest group “application layer” will set up a CANopen FD demonstrator at the SPS IPC Drives 2016 to illustrate the design flexibility of...

CiA 402 series

CANopen drive profile updated

[2016-10-18] CiA 402 part 2 has been updated and the part 6 specifying the CAN FD mapping has been CiA-internally released.

CAN 2020

Berlin, Lyon, Essen, Utrecht, and Shanghai

[2016-08-25] CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled several CAN 2020 events focusing on CAN FD and other CAN-related future developments. These events are free-of-charge for CiA members.

CAN in Automation

Upcoming CAN-related seminars

[2016-06-21] Attendees of the seminars of CAN in Automation (CiA) receive basic information on CAN/CAN FD or CANopen and other CAN-related know-how. Additonally, a seminar on CAN 2020 is coming...

25^th anniversary

16^th international CAN Conference

[2016-06-02] CAN in Automation announced the 16th international CAN Conference (iCC). It will be held in the historical Town Hall of Nuremberg on March 7 and 8, 2017 in conjunction w...

CAN 2020 events

The future of CAN (FD) technology

[2016-03-31] CAN in Automation (Germany) has scheduled several CAN 2020 events. They all deal with the future of CAN FD, CANopen FD, J1939 on CAN FD, etc.

Embedded World 2016

CAN FD product launches and roadmaps

[2016-03-01] At the Embedded World, ISO CAN FD compliant products were shown, ranging from chips via tools to interface units and test systems. Some companies announced their roadmaps for ...

Re-election

CiA’s general assembly 2016

[2016-03-01] The Board of Directors of CAN in Automation (CiA) was reelected. In 2016, the nonprofit organization focuses on CAN FD and CANopen FD.

Q&A with Frenzel + Berg

“We are constantly developing new versions of CANopen chips”

[2016-02-01] Erich Frenzel from Frenzel + Berg (Germany) answered questions about the CANopen I/O chip used in many different applications.

Seminars

Trend to in-house events

[2016-01-04] CAN and CAN-related seminars, workshops, and trainings are provided increasingly as in-house events or online as webinars.

CAN in Automation

CAN FD Tech Days in Frankfurt and Gothenburg

[2015-10-22] CAN in Automation (CiA) organizes two CAN FD Tech Days. Attendees will get information on the latest developments of CAN FD. The events are sponsored by CiA members.

Q&A with Beckhoff

No need for additional features within CiA^® 401

[2015-10-15] Ralf Vienken from Beckhoff (Germany) answered five questions on the CiA 401 profile, CANopen I/O modules, and more.

CAN in Automation

CAN FD Tech Day in Stuttgart

[2015-06-10] On June 30th, CAN in Automation (CiA) is organizing a CAN FD Tech Day in Stuttgart, Germany. Attendees will get information on the latest developments of CAN FD. The eve...

CAN technology seminars

Bringing Chinese engineers up-to-date

[2015-04-16] CAN in Automation (CiA) and a few of its members held CAN technology update seminars in China this week. CAN FD was the most asked-for topic. Many Chinese carmakers and suppliers p...

CAN in Automation

China roadshow 2015

[2015-03-25] CAN in Automation is going on tour in China: From April 14 to 22, CANopen events are planned in various cities, from Beijing to Hangzhou.

System-on-module

Integrating CANopen protocol stack

[2015-03-11] Emtas (Germany) offers projects that show how to integrate the company's CANopen protocol stack into the Zynq-based CPU module on Bora. Bora is a system-on-module by Dave Embedded ...

Protocol stack

Support for CANopen FD

[2015-03-04] Version 2.0 of the Emtas CANopen stack supports CANopen FD or CiA 301 V 5.0 for CANopen master and slave applications.

ISO CAN FD

Micro-controllers for industrial control

[2015-03-03] Automotive MCUs with ISO CAN FD interfaces have been announced by several chipmakers. Infineon and Spansion have also launched industrial chips.

CANopen FD protocol stack

Extension of CANopen slave protocol

[2015-02-24] Microcontrol (Germany) presents its add-on CANopen FD at the Embedded World. The add-on is introduced as a supplement to the CANopen FD standard (CiA 301 V 5.0).

CAN FD Tech Days

In USA and Europe

[2015-01-29] CiA organizes CAN FD Tech Days in several locations. These one-day events update decision makers and development engineers on the next generation of CAN technology.