The two-part CANopen CC (classic) profile specification (version 3.1.0) for modular I/O devices can be downloaded free of charge. Part 2 contains the specification for joysticks.
Webinar: Security in CAN systems
The one-hour CiA webinar introduces into the topic security in CAN systems. It provides an overview on ongoing CiA specifications regarding cybersecurity. The webinar is scheduled on March 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (CET).
4th CCN released
CiA has distributed the 4th issue of the CAN Community News. This email service can be subscribed by members and non-members. It contains a word from the CiA Managing Director and some information on CAN technology and its application.
Annual CiA general assembly
The CiA general assembly (GA) 2024 takes place in Nuremberg on April 9. As usual, the GA elects the board of directors and the members of the Technical Committee as well as of the Business Committee. Registration is needed.
3rd CCN issue
CiA has released the third issue of its CAN Community News, a 3-weekly email publication, informing the subscribers about CiA activities and other CAN-related information of general interest.
Wanted: Joysticks experts
The CiA IG03 SIG01 (I/O) is looking for experts interested in specifying a J1939 profile for joysticks (CiA 401-J) based on the CANopen profile for modular I/O devices. More information can be requested from the CiA office.
CiA seminars
The CAN seminar and the CANopen seminar for newcomers are scheduled on February 27 respectively February 28. These 4-hour online events are held in English language.
CiA 437-1 and CiA 437-2
The first two parts ot the CANopen application profile for grid-based photovoltaic systems have been updated. Part 3 specifying the data objects (application parameters) will follow, soon. All three CiA 437 documents are in DSP (draft specification proposal) status and are only accessible for CiA members.
Last call for experts
The SIG (special interest group) "rail vehicles" and the SIG "truck gateway" are inactive since some time. Therefore, the IG (interest group) "profiles" calls for experts. Interested parties should contact CiA office before mid of February.
TF (cybersecurity) terminology
The CiA Technical Committee has established a task force to harmonize terms and definitions regarding cybersecurity with in CiA documents. This helps to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Holger Zeltwanger has been nominated to lead the TF. Volunteers are welcome.
The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long.
CiA community
The CAN community is huge. More than two billion of CAN nodes are installed annually. And this figure is still growing. The number of CAN fellows organized in the nonprofit CiA users’ and manufacturers’ group is much smaller. Due to new CAN data link layer (CAN XL and CAN FD Light) and new CAN physical medium attachment developments (CAN SIC and CAN SIC XL), the membership is growing, too. There are also new members interested in CiA profile developed for new markets such as battery management, fire-fighting equipment, etc.
“We take the already existing ideas in communication technology as well as in human communication, arrange them newly, and new specifications and recommendations are born,” said Holger Zeltwanger, CiA Managing Director.