CAN & CANopen

Technical articles and documents related to CAN and CANopen.

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Real-Time CAN

Balancing Speed and Priority Crafting Embedded Networks for Diverse Real-Time Communication Demands
 
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Customizing CANopen for Use in an Automated Laboratory Instrument

CANopen application example that shows how CANopen can be modified to best match the requirements of a specific application.
 
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Smarten-Up Your Sensors with DeviceNet and CANopen

More and more sensors are required to have networking capabilities. CANopen and DeviceNet are a good choice for simple sensors such as encoders or valves.
 
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CANopen Compliant Bootloader and Debugger Cores for Flash Microcontrollers

A guideline on how to utilize CANopen compliant communication channels to implement boot loader and debugger cores into microcontrollers with on-chip flash memory.
 
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Betting on CAN and CANopen, 2023 Update

Since first publication of this article, the Controller Area Network (CAN), often referred to as CANbus, has solidified its position as a vital network in the embedded systems sector. Learn what has changed.
 
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Betting on CAN and CANopen 2003

Article From 2003: An article giving answers to questions like: In which market segments are CAN, the Controller Area Network and CANopen used today? How many CAN bus nodes are out there? In which market segments will CAN and CANopen be used?
 
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Embedded Networking With CANopen

Introduction to CANopen including Device Profiles, Object Dictionary, Electronic Data Sheets, Process Data Objects, Network Management and implementation. CANopen is a higher-layer CAN protocol running on the CANbus. First published in Circuit Cellar.
 
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Selecting a CAN Controller, 2023 Update

It is time to give this an update as with the evolution of technology and the proliferation of microcontrollers, there's an ever-expanding range of options when it comes to selecting a CAN controller.
 
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Selecting a CAN Controller 2003

Article from 2003: There are some 22 or so chip manufacturers producing microcontrollers with on-chip CAN bus interfaces. Many differ substantially from each other - what are the selection criteria we can go by?