Posted to News on 23rd Jul 2012, 16:59
CiA 456 CANopen device profile version 1.0 released
CiA (CAN in Automation) is releasing version 1.0 of the CiA 456 CANopen device profile for configurable network components. Configurable network components include CAN bridges and CAN switches. These components links two (bridge) or multiple (switch) CAN network segments. They are configurable regarding the bit-timing as well as regarding the forwarding and filtering of CAN frames between the segments.
The configuration is done via the CAN port supporting CANopen. This CANopen interface implements the CiA 456 profile. In total, the bridge/switch component may provide 15 independent CAN ports plus the CANopen interface. Components compliant to this profile may interconnect CAN segments running any kind of higher-layer protocols (e.g. CANopen, DeviceNet, Isobus, J1939, or Arinc 826).
For further information and technical articles for the CiA 456 CANopen device profile for configurable network components, please email [email protected], or visit the website at www.can-cia.org.
