No. 3 - March 6, 2026
A word from the CiA Managing Director
The Embedded World 2026 trade show takes place in Nuremberg (Germany) from March 10 to 12. This exhibition is an early indicator for embedded system designers, which technology trends are coming soon and which are in the pipeline.
As usual, CiA has a booth in hall 1 (stand 203). This year, the nonprofit association is scheduling round-table discussions to talk about CAN-related technology trends. Invited are CiA members and other interested parties. CiA staff moderates the discussions.
Tuesday:
10:00 – CAN XL ecosystem
13:00 – Embedded AI and CAN
16:00 – CAN: functional safety and cybersecurity
Wednesday:
10:00 – CiA marketing: read, write, and advertise
12:00 – CAN: functional safety and cybersecurity
14:00 – Embedded AI and CAN
16:00 – CAN FD and CANopen FD
Thursday:
10:00 – CAN XL ecosystem
13:00 – CiA marketing: read, write, and advertise
16:00 – CAN FD and CANopen FD
One day after the Embedded World, on March 13, CiA members can participate in the CiA workshop “light electric vehicles (LEV)”. The workshop will take place in Nuremberg. Rotax Bike Technology (CH) will present its CANopen-based FIT 2.0 approach and CiA will provide an overview on the released related IEC standards and CiA specifications. Besides standardized device profiles, an important topic is a manufacturer-independent CANopen-based diagnostic interface. Especially, pedelec and e-bike vendors are invited to join the free-of-charge CiA workshop.
CAN Newsletter magazine: March issue published
The March 2026 issue is online and can be downloaded free of charge. It focuses on embedded AI (artificial intelligence). There are news and reports about CAN-connectable devices, featuring AI-processing capabilities. The magazine also reports about the CES trade show in Las Vegas, which took place beginning of January.
CiA Member Days: Registration is still open
The CiA Member Days are scheduled on March 24 and 25 in Freising (close to the Munich airport). The two-days event comprises technical presentations, the CiA General Assembly 2026, and optionally CiA technical group meetings. Registration for the event is obligatory.
Workshop: Cybersecurity in vehicles for drivers with reduced capabilities
The increasing implementation of cybersecurity legislation, in particular UNECE 155, has a significant impact on the integration of equipment for drivers with reduced capabilities into CAN-based in-vehicle networks. To ensure technical feasibility, interoperability, and regulatory compliance, CiA and European Mobility Group initiate a review of the CiA 447 CANopen profile.
Both nonprofit associations like to invite experts from automakers and suppliers to a workshop, discussing requirements and possible solutions. The web-based workshop is scheduled on April 9, 2026 (10:00 to 15:00, UTC+2). If you are interested to contribute and/or participate, you can contact the CiA office.
CiA statement on CRA and CAN
The CiA board of directors has published a statement on the EU CRA (European Cyber Resilience Act) and its impact on CAN network applications. It gives some guidelines to device and network designers, regarding the implementation of cybersecurity measures. Of course, this statement is subject to be changed, when additional EU regulations enter into force.
LIN supplier-ID assignments
Since several years, CiA assigns the LIN supplier-ID as requested in the ISO 17987 standard series on behalf of ISO (International Standardization Organization). In 2025, CiA has registered 22 companies. Recently, Finest Electronic Technology (China), Maier Technology Centre (Spain), and Valeo (France) received an ID. In total, CiA has assigned 216 LIN supplier-IDs.
CiA 320 updated
The updated CiA document (v. 2.0.0) specifies CANopen services and protocols for sleep and wake-up handling. Because of a stricter PM (power management) manager livesign, the specification is not completely backwards compatible with the legacy version. Clarifications and editorial improvements have been introduced, too. A new informative annex provides some power-management use cases. The document includes a detailed reasoning for sleep objections and requests.
40 years ago
In February of 1986, Robert Bosch introduced the Controller Area Network (CAN) serial bus system at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) congress. On the CiA website you find a detailed article about the CAN history.
News ticker
+++ Recently, the 2nd corrigendum of the CiA 310-1 (Conformance test plan, Part 1: CiA 301 testing) has been released. +++ CiA assigned a CANopen Vendor-ID to ATV Advanced Technology Valve (Italy). +++ ISO 25200 (CAN-based body builder network) and ISO 16845-2 (CAN transceiver conformance test plan) are in DIS ballot. +++ The revised ISO 11898-2 standard is currently in FDIS ballot. +++ With an updated logo, Peak-System Technik visually becomes a product brand of the HMS Networks Group. +++
CiA activities
- CiA education and information events
- Charged online seminars
- Charged in-house seminars
- Free-of-charge CiA webinars
- CiA groups
- CiA trade shows
New CiA members since the last CCN
- Ecoverter (FR)
- Elte Smart (PL)
- KNDS Deutschland (DE)
- Kuzma Music (US)
- Wölfle (DE)
CiA has 744 members (March 6, 2026)
New video on Youtube
- CiAprofiles mapped to J1939 - CiA webinar on 2026-02-26
CiA Product Guides
Editors: Olga Fischer, Holger Zeltwanger (responsible according to the press law)
Advertising: Birgit Ruedel (responsible according to the press law)
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