CAN in Automation
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Standardized sensor profiles support CANopen-Safety
These specifications are the first ones standardizing functional safety on the device profile level. The next one in the pipeline is the profile for drives and motion controllers (CiA 402 series).
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BoD re-elected and focus on CAN FD
As in the last year, Arnulf Lockmann (Janztec) is the business director, Uwe Koppe (Microcontrol) is the technical director, and Holger Zeltwanger is the managing director. CiA's general assembly also elected members in the Business Committee (Baumüller, Emtas, ESD, Port, and Schneider) and the Technical Committee (Emtas, ESD, Ixxat, Port, and Schneider).
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CANopen Conformance Test Tool
CAN in Automation (CiA) has released the version 3.0 of its CANopen conformance test tool (CTT).
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First CAN FD plug-fest
In the first CAN FD plug-fest, Bosch, Peak, and Vector proofed the interoperability of their CAN FD implementations.
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“Old” and “New” Markets for CAN Networks
More than just automotive and industrial control applications