Controller Area Network (CAN)
CAN is the leading serial bus system for embedded control. More than two billion CAN nodes have been sold since the protocol's development in the early 1980s. CAN is a mainstream network and was internationally standardized (ISO 11898–1) in 1993.
CAN in Automation (CiA)
CiA is the international users’ and manufacturers’ group that develops and supports CANopen and other CAN-based higher-layer protocols. The nonprofit group was founded in 1992 to provide CAN-based technical, product and marketing information. Approximately 500 companies are member of the nonprofit group that is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.
News
CiA®450: CANopen profile for pumps
Nuremberg, Germany, February 25, 2010. CAN in Automation (CiA) has released the version 1.0 of the CiA 450 CANopen profile for pumps. The profile is based on bus-independent profile published by the VDMA association of...
CANopen® device profile for inclinometer
Nuremberg, March 1, 2010. The CAN in Automation (CiA) non-profit organization has released the CiA 410 CANopen device profile for inclinometer version 1.3 as draft standard (DS). The device profile is intended for one- and...
TÜV has certified the CSC02
Nuremberg, Gemany, February 25, 2010. The TÜV Rhineland Group has certified the CANopen-Safety-Chip (CSC02) for safety-related applications up to SIL 3 (Safety Integrity Level) according to the IEC 61508 standard...
CAN physical layer specifications publicly available
Nuremberg, Germany, February 5, 2010. CAN in Automation has released the CiA 102 and 103 CAN physical layer specifications for industrial automation respectively intrinsically safe capable communication as Draft Standards....
