Controller Area Network (CAN)
CAN is the leading serial bus system for embedded control. More than two billion CAN nodes have been sold since the protocol's development in the early 1980s. CAN is a mainstream network and was internationally standardized (ISO 11898–1) in 1993.
CAN in Automation (CiA)
CiA is the international users’ and manufacturers’ group that develops and supports CANopen and other CAN-based higher-layer protocols. The nonprofit group was founded in 1992 to provide CAN-based technical, product and marketing information. Approximately 500 companies are member of the nonprofit group that is headquartered in Erlangen, Germany.
News
CANopen profile for rail-vehicle coupling
Nuremberg, May 2, 2008. CANopen is submitted to IEC to be standardized as rail-vehicle network (61375-3-3). The CAN in Automation (CiA) users and manufacturers group is also specifying several CANopen application profiles for...
Board of Directors re-elected
Nuremberg, May 8, 2008. The General Assembly of the CAN in Automation (CiA) non-profit organization has re-elected its three directors: Arnulf Lockmann (Janz AG) as Business Director, Heinz-Jürgen Oertel (Port) as Technical...
CiA moves to new office in April 2008
Erlangen, March 13, 2008. From April 1, 2008 on, the CiA headquarters will be located in Nuremberg. CAN and CANopen training events as well as working group meetings will take place in the new facilities.
New address and...
