Now, CiA provides two monthly email services: CAN Info Mail and CiA Member News (for members only). You can subscribe to them by sending an email. This is to comply with EU General Data Protection Regulation in power by end of May.
CiA 320 released
The CANopen sleep and wake-up handling of CAN nodes is specified in CiA 320. It is used by CiA 447 and CiA 454 devices, for example, and can be used by other battery-powered devices, too.
Second issue of CMN
Employees of CiA member companies may subscribe to the new CiA Member News (CMN) email service. The second issue was just sent to the subscribers. If you like to subscribe to it, send an email to mail(at)can-cia.org (subject: CMN).
CAN Info Mail
CiA provides a new email service: The CAN Info Mail (CIM) will be sent monthly to its subscribers. It contains mainly links to interesting information. If you like to subscribe to it, send an email to mail(at)can-cia.org (subject: CIM).
CiA respects new EU law
In May, the new European General Data Protection Regulation will be in power. This means, CiA is not allowed to send emails without dedicated permission. We are already in the process to establish new services.
LSS for CANopen FD
After the release of the CANopen FD application layer (CiA 1301), CiA members started to update CiA 305 (LSS). Next meeting is scheduled for January 12, 2018. For details, please contact secretary(at)can-cia.org.
Task Forces of IG CAN FD
The TF “Common-mode choke” and TF “Cable” continue to develop design recommendations and to specify parameter measurements. The comparability of data sheets would help to select the appropriate products. Contact secretary(at)can‑cia.org.
Cooperation with JasPar
CiA and JasPar, Japanese nonprofit association, cooperate in respect to CAN FD design recommendations. This includes also the ringing suppression. A JasPar delegation will participate in the next meeting in Nuremberg (January 24, 2018).
CAN FD safety workshop
CiA organizes a two-days workshop (Nov. 8 and 9) in Nuremberg. Topic is the development of higher-layer protocol independent for CAN FD based networks. For details please contact secretary(at)can-cia.org.
CiA exhibits at IAS in Shanghai
On the IAS tradeshow (Nov. 6 to 10), CiA is present on the German Pavilion (hall 5.1 stand A002). This is an opportunity to meet CiA staff in China and to discuss with them future CAN technologies such as CANopen FD.
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.