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2021: CiA-Vorstand wiedergewählt
Die internationale Anwender- und Herstellervereinigung CAN in Automation (CiA) veranstaltete ihre Vollversammlung 2021 aufgrund der Covid-19-Pandemie erneut als Online-Meeting. Die Mitglieder wählten den Vorstand, sowie die Mitglieder des Business-Komitees und des technischen Komitees wieder. Uwe Koppe (MicoControl) wurde als Technical Director und Christian Schlegel (CS Consulting) als Business Director bestätigt. Darüber hinaus ist Holger Zeltwanger weiterhin Managing Director. Der eingetragene Verein mit rund 700 Mitgliedern entwickelt derzeit die CAN-XL-Spezifikationen, die dritte Generation des CAN- Protokolls. Außerdem werden die klassischen CANopen- und die CANopen-FD-Spezifikationen gepflegt. Eine CAN-FD-Light-Spezifikation befindet sich derzeit in der Entwicklung. Die gewählten Mitglieder des Business-Komitees sind Emotas, JanzTec, esd, MicroControl und Vector. Das technische Komitee besteht aus folgenden…
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CiA board of directors re-elected in 2021
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 Covid-19 pandemic. The members re-elected the board of directors as well as the members of the CiA business committee and the CiA technical committee. Uwe Koppe (MicroControl) was confirmed as CiA Technical Director and Christian Schlegel (CS Consulting) as CiA Business Director. Holger Zeltwanger is furthermore the CiA Managing Director. The nonprofit organization with about 700 members develops currently the CAN XL specifications, the third generation of CAN data link layer protocols. It also maintains the classic CANopen and CANopen FD specifications. There is also…
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CAN and CANopen seminars in 2021
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, 2021. To increase attendee’s safety in times of the coronavirus, the CAN and CANopen seminars are still scheduled in a web-based format. The online seminars provide in a compact way the contents of the on-site seminars. The seminars, held in German or English language, discuss CAN and CANopen in depth, including CAN FD and CANopen FD. Additionally, an outlook to CAN XL is provided. In the CAN online seminar, attendees learn the CAN principles, the differences between…
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Postponed conference re-scheduled
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association has re-schedule the 17th international CAN Conference (iCC). It is held online in June 2021. Originally, the iCC was planned as two-day conference in Baden-Baden (Germany). However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was postponed. The 17th international CAN Conference takes place as an online conference from June 14 to June 17. Now, the iCC is scheduled on four half-days allowing people from Asia, Europe, and America to participate jointly at a convenient time. The program is intended to be the same as of the postponed conference. The most interesting topic is CAN XL, the third CAN data link layer generation. Of course,…
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Neuer Termin für verschobene Konferenz
Der eingetragene Verein CAN in Automation (CiA) hat die verschobene 17. internationale CAN-Konferenz (iCC) neu terminiert. Sie findet im Juni 2021 als Online-Event statt. Ursprünglich war die iCC als zweitägige Konferenz in Baden-Baden (Deutschland) im März 2020 geplant. Aufgrund der Covid-19-Pandemie wurde sie verschoben. Die 17. internationale CAN-Konferenz findet vom 14. bis 17. Juni statt. Die Veranstaltung ist an vier Halbtagen geplant, so dass Teilnehmer aus Asien, Europa und Amerika sich zu akzeptablen Tageszeiten einwählen könne. Das Programm der verschobenen Konferenz wurde beibehalten. CAN XL, die dritte Generation des CAN-Protokolls, ist das Thema mit dem höchsten Neuigkeitsgrad. Selbstverständlich, aktualisieren die Sprecher ihre Vorträge. Neben CAN XL gibt es selbstverständlich noch…
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CANopen Lift and CleANopen profile webinars in February
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 CleANopen (25 February, 2021) take place. They are free of charge and anyone can attend. The CANopen (CiA 417) application profile for lift control systems, also known as CANopen Lift specification, defines the communication interfaces for different virtual devices. This includes call, car drive, and car door controllers as well as input panel, output panel, car drive, car position, load measuring, car door, light barrier, remote data transmission, and power-measuring units. You can register here for the webinar. CleANopen is the trade…
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Elektronische Beschreibung für CANopen-FD-Geräte
Der eingetragene Verein CiA (CAN in Automation) hat die Spezifikation CiA 1311-1 herausgegeben. Das Dokument enthält eine XML-Schema-Definition für CANopen-FD-Profile. Ein XML-Schema ist eine Sammlung von Metadaten, die unter anderem Elemente, Attribute und Typen definieren. Das XML-Schema in CiA 1311-1 ist eine Untermenge des Schemas in CiA 311. Es enthält nur die verpflichtenden Funktionen und wurde im CANopen-FD-spezifische Definitionen erweitert. Das XML-Schema basiert auf der Norm ISO 15745-1:2003 und der zugehörigen Erweiterung von 2007. Im Anhang von CiA 1311-1 sind XML-Schema-Dateien beschrieben, die man für die Erstellung von XDD-Dateien bzw. XCD-Dateien verwenden kann. Konfigurations- und andere Design-Werkzeuge können diese XDD-Dateien elektronisch lesen und erhalten so Informationen über das zu konfigurierende…
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Electronic description for CANopen FD devices
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. Technically, an XML schema is an abstract collection of metadata, consisting of a set of schema components: mainly element and attribute declarations and complex and simple type definitions. CiA 1311-1 is a subset of the CiA 311 XML schema components and rules limited to the mandatory components and extended with the CANopen FD specific components. It is based on the definitions given in ISO 15745-1:2003/Amd 1:2007. The annex of part 1 provides XML schema files for generation of the generic device description in XDD file format…
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CiA technology days in commercial vehicles
CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled two CiA technology days online with the topic "CANopen in commercial vehicles”. The 4-hour events take place two times, at different starting times. On November 05 (start 14:00 to 18:00, Berlin time) and November 06 (start 08:30 to 12:30, Berlin time), 2020. Thus, people from all over the world can participate at a suitable local time. These CiA technology days provide an overview about the CANopen application field in commercial vehicles. Among others, off-highway vehicles, construction machineries, or refuse collecting vehicles are considered. The presentation language will be English. Participation is free of charge, but registration is obligatory to receive the dial-in data. CiA…
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CiA technology days CANopen in special purpose cars
CAN in Automation (CiA) has scheduled two CiA technology days online with the topic "CANopen in special purpose cars (CiA 447)”. The 4-hour events take place two times, at different starting times. On October 27 (start 09:00 to 13:00, Berlin time) and October 28 (start 15:00 to 19:00, Berlin time), 2020. Thus, people from all over the world can participate at a suitable local time. These CiA technology days provide an insight to the status and future of CANopen in special purpose cars (CiA 447). The presentation language will be English. Participation is free of charge, but registration is obligatory to receive the dial-in data. CiA members have also the…
