CAN in Automation (CiA) nonprofit organization has released several new and updated CANopen specifications. Most important is the CiA 311 XML electronic data sheet (EDS) specification. It defines the XML scheme to be used for the electronic description of CANopen devices. The specification is based on the ISO 15745 standard. In the future, XML electronic […]

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, together with colleagues from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), key manufacturing companies, and quality software vendors, have completed work on a new data specification that will allow compliant products to store and exchange measurement data from process-monitoring instruments in a completely open and non-proprietary format. Widespread […]

ASAM is proud to announce a joint cooperation with the Automotive Testing Expo and their Open Technology Forum to host three days of ASAM related presentations this year, in Novi, MI, October 25-28! All ASAM members whether exhibitors or not are invited to hold presentations to make this event a success.
We are especially looking for […]

The LXI Consortium announced that its next General Meeting will be held in Beijing, China, June 19-21, 2007, the first General Meeting to be held in Asia. The Consortium’s goal is to develop a solid LXI user base in the region to promote adoption of the test instrument technology and learn more about applications particular […]

I don’t know that there’s much UL certification in the auto industry, but this was an interesting announcement…..Dan
UL’s certification customers in North America will have free online access to all UL safety Standards beginning immediately. The entire library of UL’s Standards and Outlines of Investigations will be available through a dedicated Web site.
At the new […]

The LXI Consortium has released revision 1.1 of the LXI Standard. In addition to clarification of language, the standard now includes a section on the use of non-LXI devices within LXI-based systems.
“Section 15, Hybrid Systems, is a significant addition to the LXI Standard because it makes life easier for system integrators,” said Bob Rennard, LXI […]

Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on electronic design automation standards, announced today that its members and Board of Directors have approved a new test standard — the Open Compression Interface standard (OCI 1.0), and its transfer to the IEEE for standardization.
OCI standardizes the interface between different suppliers’ tools to enable vendor interoperability for […]

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 […]

Using ASAM-standards not only simplifies the process of creating and testing diagnostic information for vehicle manufacturers and control module suppliers, but also enables different tool suppliers to interconnect their systems. Teradyne and Softing proved the standard-conformity of their product platforms in a cross-test, by linking the diagnostic authoring- and runtime system GRADE-X and the DTS-CommunicationServer […]

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 […]