Special-purpose vehicles such as taxis and police cars often require add-on equipment such as taximeters, printers, and sirens. The increasing functionality of these devices requires digital communication interfaces.
Because CAN (Controller Area Network) is used in several applications inside of cars, it was the obvious candidate for networking the add-on equipment. CAN in Automation (CiA) […]

The CANopen Conformance Test Suite is a software tool to test devices for conformance to the higher-layer protocol CANopen. The CiA international users’ and manufacturers’ group certifies CANopen devices with the help of this tool.
Since every manufacturer may interpret specifications differently, a conformance test is an important tool for rendering devices with interfaces operable. […]

CAN in Automation (CiA) GmbH has published the first Product Guide for J1939-based devices and services on the group’s web site and on CD-ROM. The guide lists products conforming to several J1939-based higher-layer protocols (SAE J1939-71, ISO 11992, ISO 11783, and NMEA 2000).
The aim of the product guide is to simplify the search for J1939-based […]

The USB 3080 supports multiple bus protocols such as CAN, LIN or K-line simultaneously, connecting them to a PC with a USB 2.0 port. This makes it ideal for applications such as the test of gateway functions of ECUs requiring CAN, LIN, K-line and diagnostics. With this setup, the user can perform complex test tasks, […]

CAN in Automation (CiA) has published the CANopen Product Guide 2006 on the Internet and on CD-ROM.
The number of product listed has again increased compared to the previous year. A total of 322 (vs. 295 in 2005 and 228 in 2004) CANopen-specific products are listed. and provide a comprehensive overview of the world of […]

Emulin is a standalone LIN bus emulator/simulator designed for automobile and semiconductor test and control tasks. Designed for the simulation and analysis of LIN nodes or LIN bus components not present or even yet designed, Emulin™ allows local adjustment and measurement of all control parameters, message signals and frame timing. This enables you […]

CAN in Automation (CiA) has released updates to CiA 400, the multi-level networking specification and CiA 415, the application profile for road construction machine sensor systems. The documents are available free of charge to CiA members.
CiA-400 specificies the design of CANopen-based systems that use multi-level networks. It is possible to describe systems made […]

The DL7400 Series FlexRay Signal Analyzer allows users to simultaneously perform both protocol analyses and waveform observations for FlexRay, an in-vehicle control network. The manufacturer claims that this is the first instrument to combine both functions.
Product features include:

Analysis of communication protocols and observation of electric signal waveforms. Users can correlate protocol data analysis results […]

CAN in Automation (CiA) members have formed a technical working group for J1939-based specifications. The scope of the Interest Group (IG) J1939 covers the following topics:

Development and maintenance of CiA 500 (J1939-based specifications) series
CiA 501 Recreation vehicle CAN (RV-C) communication profile
CiA 502 Recreation vehicle CAN (RV-C) application profile
CiA 50X CANopen PGN specification
CiA 50X J1939-based VDMA […]