CanOpen

CANopen HLP related Links

First of all: the CanOpenFaq

CanOpen links

• http://www.can-cia.ru/CANopen.pdf - The CiA CANopen presentation - 122 pages of valuable information

The CANopen.pdf is not longer available at this site. You might find other locations. But please be aware that this document is outdated. It describes the old version 3.0

• The CiA CANopen web site is: http://www.can-cia.org/index.php?id=47
• http://www.port.de/software/um_e/ch2.html - the Introduction into CANopen from port's CANopen Library User Manual
• http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/DAQTRIG/DCS/CANINFO/canproto.html CANopen Software description written by B.Hallgren ATLAS DCS
• http://www.microcontrol.net/download/appnotes/td-03011e.pdf Identifier Usage in CANopen Networks article written by MicroControl
• http://www.microcontrol.net/download/appnotes/an1203.pdf Automatic start of CANopen slave devices article written by MicroControl
• http://www.microcontrol.net/download/appnotes/an1204.pdf Setup of node-ID and bitrate via Layer Setting Services (LSS) article written by MicroControl
• http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/departments/ct/po/doc/CANopen30.pdf CANopen - high-level protocol for CAN-bus; NIKHEF Amsterdam
• http://www.ixxat.com/canopen_introduction_en.html; Short CANopen introcuction and other CANopen related articles
• http://bbriefings.com/pdf/753/mdev02_p_zeltwanger.pdf - Controller Area Network and CANopen in Medical Equipment (pdf) by Holger Zeltwanger
• http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANopen CANopen article of the German Wikipedia. The English one is far from being as good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANopen
• http://www.canopensolutions.com/ Comprehensive introduction to CANopen

• The Electronic Data Sheet is a basis for working with CANopen networks with configuration, set-up analysis, service ... It exists in 2 formats: The EDS as an INI style format according to CiA306? is wide-spread. The XDD as an XML format according to CiA311? allows much more flexibility. A free software for editing and checking EDS and XDD is available at https://canopen-forum.com/ There is also an open forum for discussing usage of the tool and questions around the formats itself.

• some thoughts about CanOpenSync

Controversial issues

• Discussion about using 29bit CAN-IDs is in CanOpenExtendedIdUsage
• Discussion about RTR usage is in WhatIsWrongWithRTR

CANopen source code vendors

• IXXAT http://www.ixxat.de; CANopen protocol stack for the fast and easy development of CANopen slave and master/slave devices
• port_GmbH http://www.port.de
• MicroControl http://www.microcontrol.net
• Vector http://www.canopen-solutions.com/ provides a complete network development tool chain
• SYS TEC http://www.systec-electronic.com
• Embedded Systems Academy http://www.canopenstore.com/canopen/code
• Free CANOpen master and slave C source code from CANFestival Project http://canfestival.sf.net/

CANopen tool vendors

• port_GmbH http://www.port.de
• Warwick Control http://www.warwickcontrol.com
• Vector http://www.canopen-solutions.com/ provides a complete network development tool chain
• IXXAT http://www.ixxat.de; CANopen Configuration Studio and Device Manager
• SYS TEC http://www.systec-electronic.com
• Embedded Systems Academy http://www.canopenmagic.com http://www.canopenstore.com Softwaretools for CANopen - works with PEAK or compatible (OEM) Hardware