CANopen Option, Version 6.5 For CANalyzer

CANalyzer Extension for CANopen Users

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CANopen is an open, CAN-based communication protocol. Its wide range of application includes areas of transport and control technology, measurement systems, medical technology, railway technology, maritime applications and much more – in short everywhere a great amount of flexibility and rapid data transmission are in demand. The specification drew from the experience of several component manufacturers and users, resulting in a well established standard that is maintained by the CAN in Automation (CiA) user organization.

Features and Advantages

CANalyzer's powerful functionality together with the functional expansions of the .CANopen Option gives the user a tool that can be used both in the development of CANopen systems as well as their startup and maintenance. CANalyzer with the .CANopen option makes high-performance, CANopen-specific functions for analysis, simulation, testing and configuration available to the developer. This is a prerequisite for reliable and efficient interaction with CANopen networks.

Functions

The .CANopen option for CANalyzer extends the functionality of the CANalyzer to include:

• Protocol-specific representation in the Trace window
• Protocol monitoring
• Graphical representation of devices
• Network management, guarding, heartbeat
• Setting the baud rate and node ID via Layer Setting Services
• Use of the CiA standard file formats EDS/DCF
• Configuration of CANopen devices

The primary application for the .CANopen option for CANalyzer is the development of CANopen systems. In this environment the tool is primarily used to analyze and stimulate the CANopen-specific message traffic on one or more CAN buses. Additional areas are diagnostics, testing, service and start-up.