In October, the CiA technology day with the topic CANopen in lift applications (CiA 417) took place. More than 40 participants were part of the event.

On October 14, the webinar „CANopen FD – status and future” takes place. It is free of charge. Interested parties can register here.

In addition to the traditional AUI (attachment unit interface), CAN XL provides the MICI (medium-independent CAN interface). MICI is the interface between CAN XL SIC transceivers (CiA 610-3) and the CAN XL controllers (CiA 610-1). It supports dataphase bit-rates up to 10 Mbit/s and more.

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The SIG plans to develop a drive profile based on CiA 402 using 64-bit parameters. This includes also an improvement of the current FSA (finite state automaton). Interested parties should contact CiA office.

In Germany, the all-about automation fairs take place in Essen (Sept. 9 + 10) and in Chemnitz (Sept. 23 + 24). CiA gives speeches about “Migration from CANopen to CANopen FD” in German language.

The University of Dresden organizes the “8. Fachtagung Baumaschinentechnik” on October 1 and 2. CiA presents a paper on the future of CAN.

Due to the ongoing travel restrictions and other fundamental changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the SPS 2020 will take place only in virtual form as SPS Connect.

The CAN and CANopen seminars scheduled for September and October are virtual meetings. The still increasing number of new Covid-19 infections delays the carrying out of face-to-face seminars.

In its first online meeting, the CiA general assembly has re-elected the CiA board of directors (Uwe Koppe, Technical Director; Christian Schlegel, Business Director, and Holger Zeltwanger, Managing Director). The accepted budget for 2020 will be adjusted depending on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.