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CANopen - Overview[80k]

::See also Hardware: SLICE I/O for CANOpen::


CAN integrates seamlessly with the MPI, allowing the user to create multi-tasked applications that include both motion and I/O using a single API.

• Conforms to CANopen DS301 version 4.01
• Features a dedicated CAN processor
• Shared memory system with the motion and host processors
• Provides diagnostic as well as error detection features


Node Support:
• Conforms to the CANopen I/O Node Profile DS401
version 2.0
• Operates at any of the CANopen defined bit rates
• Compatible with major manufacturers including MEI, Selectron, Wago, Beckhoff, MultiVisions, and Weidmüller

Visit the CAN automation site at http://www.can-cia.org/canopen/