CAN Newsletter

December 2012: Testing

• Coverstory
  
  • Proof your CANopen conformance and interoperability
    According to experience of CiA engineers, about 50 % of the devices submitted for CANopen conformance testing pass the tests without serious problems, the others require a review of the software and a second test session or more.
• Testing
  
  • Vector: Easy access to CAN network analysis
  • John Deere and Vector: Isobus testing with implement and remaining bus simulation
• Hardware
  
  • EKS Engel: CAN communication with fiber optics
  • Railtec Systems: Modular train communication system
  • Epec: Controller for mobile machinery
  • Pepperl + Fuchs: CANopen and J1939 sensors for agricultural technology
• Engineering
  
  • Dr. Heikki Saha: Accelerated transfer of CANopen projects into assembly and service
  • Conference on electronics in mobile machinery
• Network design
  
  • NXP: Challenges for future vehicle networks
  • Infineon: Energy saving in automotive electronics architectures
  • Book: Understanding and using the CAN protocol