
CANopen Network Interface
CANopen
Profiles
Device
Configuration via
the CAN Bus
General Specifications for CANopen Profiles
The communication profile
The CANopen communication protocol is based on a "communication profile", which specifies the main communication mechanisms and their description (DS301).
The device profile
The most important types of devices used in industrial automation are described in the "Device profiles". They also define device functionalities.
Here are some examples of standard devices:
Discrete and analog input/output splitter boxes (DS401)
Motors (DS402)
Control devices (DSP403)
Closed loop controllers (DSP404)
PLCs (DS405)
Encoders (DS406)
The possibility of configuring devices via the CANopen bus is one of the basic principles of the autonomy required by manufacturers (for each profile family).
CANopen is a set of profiles for CAN systems with the following specifications:
An open bus system
Support guaranteed by a large number of international manufacturers A standardized network configuration
Access to all device parameters
Synchronization and circulation of cyclical process data and/or
CANopen | All manufacturers offering |
Product | of the CiA (CAN in Automation) industrial consortium. As an active member of the |
Certification | CiA consortium, Schneider Electric develops its products in compliance with |
| standard recommendations recognized internationally by the CiA consortium. |
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