The CiA 106 technical report contains generic connector pin-assignment recommendations. In the past they were part of the CiA 303-1 document, which was related to CANopen only.
DIN 4630 released
The German standard published in English language specifies the CAN-based body builder network for commercial vehicles. It covers also the gateway to the in-vehicle networks. It is available from Beuth.
CANopen drive control webinar
On May 3, CiA offers a free-of-charge webinar in English language. For registration click here.
30 years CAN Newsletter
In June 1992, the first CAN Newsletter issue was released. In total, 120 issues have been published. There is still the opportunity to advertise in the 30th anniversary issue.
Motion to Draft Specification
The CiA Interest Group (IG) profiles is updating several CANopen profile specifications including the CiA 453 profile for programmable power supplies. They will be released soon as Draft Specifications (DS) and will be part of the CiA 4XX series subscription. For details, please contact CiA office.
30 years CAN in Automation
The CiA international users’ and manufacturers’ group turns 30 on March 5, 2022. Beginning of this year, the nonprofit association submitted the 3rd generation of the CAN protocol to ISO for international standardization. Read more.
CES 2020 and CAN
During the Las Vegas tradeshow, some CAN-related news were released. CAN Newsletter Online reported about them.
IG J1939 online meeting
The next e-meeting is scheduled for February 17 (2:00 p.m. UTC+1). Main topic is the update on J1939-based specifications and standards. Guests are welcome. Please register by email.
Webinar on CAN in commercial vehicles
CiA invites to a free-of-charge webinar reporting about new CAN developments in heavy-duty and agriculture vehicles. It will take place on February 2. Please register here.
IG profiles e-meeting
CiA has scheduled its IG (Interest Group) profile meeting on January 18 (1:00 p.m. UTC+1). It is a Zoom meeting, in which the progress and open issues of CiA profile specifications are discussed. Members may register by email.
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.
The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long.