Holger Zeltwanger

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Figure 1: Example of PDO mapping for CiA 401 devices (eight digital values and one 16-bit-analog value) – application-specific TPDO mapping (left object dictionary) and corresponding application-specific RPDO mapping (right object dictionary). Courtesy: C

Process data object re-mapping procedures

Optional parameters for CANopen provide additional support

Figure 1: NMT “Flying” master protocols are used to negotiate which CANopen device will become the active NMT master. Courtesy: Holger Zeltwanger, CAN in Automation

CANopen provides distributed control functionality

Compatibility is just a marketing term. Testing of conformity is nice to have, but customers are more interested in interoperability. Courtesy: Holger Zeltwanger

Conformance and interoperability testing

Courtesy: Can in Automation (CiA)

Industrial Networking

A short history of standardization and CAN

Motion control and drives profile expanded