ScopeMaintenance of CAN-related specifications, such as the generic CAN physical layer or CAN Application Layer (CAL) documents. Approving and monitoring of all CiA interest groups (IG).

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of all general CANopen specifications for application layer, physical layer, and additional services and protocols. Releasing of all documents in the Draft Specification (DS) or public status.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the basic CANopen specification CiA 301 as well as of further additional CANopen application layer functions, such as e.g. access to/from other networks, EDS in XML, layer setting services, security, wake-up handling, conformance testing, and electronic device description.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of CANopen profiles as well as additional application layer functions, relevant for programmable devices such as e.g. host controllers.

ScopeDevelopment and maintenance of application programming interfaces and necessary mechanisms for functional addressing.

ScopeInitiation, enhancement and maintenance of profiles for embedding CANopen in the world of OPC UA.

ScopeThe scope of this IG is the development and maintenance of CANopen FD specifications, i.e. CiA 13XX documents. This includes the CiA 1310 series of conformance test plans as well.

ScopeDevelopment and maintenance of the XML-based device description for CANopen FD devices.

ScopeThe scope of this SIG is the development and maintenance of the layer setting services (LSS) and protocols for CANopen FD networks.

ScopeDevelopment and maintenance of conformance and interoperability test plans for CANopen FD devices and networks.

ScopeDevelopment and maintenance of additional CANopen FD application layer functions. This includes network management, boot-up of NMT slave devices, “flying” NMT master, and redundancy.

ScopeThe Interest Group (IG) profiles establishes and coordinates Special Interest Groups (SIGs). It approves Draft Specification (DS) documents developed by SIGs. The IG is responsible for the CiA 4XX series comprising device, application, and interface profiles as well as mappings to classic CANopen, CANopen FD, and other higher-layer protocols such as J1939.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for generic I/O modules and special-purpose I/O devices such as joysticks and foot-pedals: CiA 401 - Modular I/O devices; CiA 852 - Recommended practice for CiA 401-based operator environment sub-systems.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profiles for electrical drives including frequency inverters, servo controllers, and stepper motors: CiA 402 (IEC 61800-7-201/301) - Drives and motion controllers; CiA 452 - PLCopen Motion devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for inclinometer as well as for linear and rotary encoders: CiA 406 - Encoder; CiA 410 - Inclinometer.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for measuring devices and closed-loop controllers including pressure, force, and temperature sensors: CiA 404 - Measuring devices and closed-loop controllers.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for fluid power technology proportional valves and hydrostatic transmissions such as hydraulic proportional valves, pumps, and drives: CiA 408 - Fluid-power devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for lift (elevator) control systems comprising call, car drive, and door controllers as well as panel, door, car drive, and other units: CiA 417 - Lift control systems.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for medical add-on devices such as contrast media injector: CiA 425 - Contrast-media injector; CiA 412-4 - CiA 425 conformance test plan.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for gateways between J1939-based systems and CANopen-based body systems: CiA 413 - Truck body builder gateway (based on ISO 11992-2/3 and J1939-21/71/DA); CiA 850 - CiA 413 recommended practice for cranes, hook-loaders, and aerial working platforms.

ScopeDeveloping and maintaining embedded body application profiles for fire-fighting subsystems (e.g. aerial working platforms, container units, stabilizer units, DIN 14700 systems, etc.) and the mapping to Classic CANopen. Additionally, the SIG develops and maintains DIN 4630 interfaces for fire-fighting subsystems.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for refuse collecting vehicles and profiles for other municipal equipment such as weeper and winter service vehicles: CiA 422 (EN 16815) - Refuse-collecting vehicle devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for power supply devices: CiA 453 - Power supply devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for devices and sub-systems used in locomotives and coaches: CiA 421 - Train vehicle control system; CiA 423 - Train power drive system; CiA 424 - Rail vehicle door control system; CiA 426 - Rail vehicle exterior lighting control system; CiA 430 - Rail vehicle auxiliary operating system; CiA 433 - Rail vehicle interior lighting control system; CiA 449 - Rail vehicle HVAC system.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for special-purpose car add-on devices such as roof bar, digital radio, taximeter, equipment for disabled people, and in-vehicle gateway: CiA 447 - Special-purpose car add-on devices; CiA 412-5 - CiA 447 conformance test plan.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profile sub-sea instruments such as sensors and meters as well as valves: CiA 443 (ISO 13628-6) - SIIS level-2 devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for energy management systems that may operate in mobile applications (e.g. light-electric vehicles) as well as non-mobile applications (e.g. isolated farms): CiA 454 (IEC TS 61851-3-4/5/6/7) - Energy management system; CiA 312-7 - CiA 454 conformance test plan.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of profiles for weighing devices and systems: CiA 459 - On-board weighing system; CiA 461 - Weighing devices.

ScopeEnhancement and maintenance of the profile for IO-Link gateways: CiA 463 - IO-Link gateway.

ScopeThe Interest Group (IG) lower layers, preceeding IG lower layers, is responsible for all CAN lower layers specifications. The IG develops additional specifications, recommendations and implementation guidelines for CAN FD. This covers CAN FD physical layer recommendations with special regard to topology and bit timing, recommendations with regard to system design as well as with regard to CAN FD controller interfaces, additional requirements for HS-PMA implementations compliant with ISO 11898-1: 2015 and ISO 11898-2:2016 with the signal improvement capability (SIC), requirements and test methods of the mechanical and electrical parameters for cables to be used in CAN FD networks and for common-mode chokes to be used in Classical CAN networks and CAN FD networks. Furthermore, the IG devolops specifications and test plans for CAN XL. It is intended to cover data link layer and physical signaling, physical media attachment sub-layer, node and sytem design recommendations, and etc.

ScopeThe SIG develops and maintains the next generation of CAN data link and physical layer, providing an extra large payload, and supporting in the data-phase bit-rates exceeding 8 Mbit/s. Additionally, the SIG develops and maintains related conformance test plans.

ScopeDevelopment of a CAN FD based protocol for price-sensitive sensor and actuator networks including a conformance test plan. Application notes and network design recommendations are also in the scope of this SIG.

ScopeDevelopment of the EMC requirements for CAN transceivers used in CAN XL networks.

ScopeRecommendation of a CAN FD and CAN XL physical layer that works for the given boundary conditions such as e.g. bit rate, topology, cable parameters, transceiver and controller characteristics, etc. This allows system designers to use CAN FD or CAN XL, even if they are not in the position to qualify their networks comprehensively.

ScopeThe Interest Group (IG) J1939 comments J1939-based documents. Additionally, the SIG submits proposals to J1939-based specifications and recommended practices. These documents include the SAE J1939 series, the ISO 11783 series (also known as Isobus), DIN 4630, and IEC 61162-3 (also known as NMEA 2000). Furthermore, the IG releases application notes and implementation guidelines.

ScopeThe IG safety/security coordinates all CiA specifications on functional safety and cybersecurity. These activities relate to Classical CAN or CAN FD. They may also cover the cybersecurity function for higher-layer protocols including CANopen (FD) and J1939-based solutions.

ScopeThis IG develops and maintains redundancy concepts for high-availability, safety-critical CAN-based networks. This includes specifications for redundant CAN communication, covering CAN networks and CAN nodes. Additionally, requirements for high-availability systems from different industries are in the scope of this IG.