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The below illustration shows how the CANopen concepts link together - and we will detail each below:. To facilitate communication, three models exist within CANopen - each closely linked to the CANopen protocols that we look at shortly.

See below for a brief introduction:. One node e. This is used in e. There can be slaves in standard applications. Note that in a single CANopen network, there can be different host controllers sharing the same data link layer.

A client sends a data request to a server, which replies with the requested data. Used e. A read from a server is an "upload", while a write is a "download" the terminology takes a "server side" perspective. Here, the producer node broadcasts data to the network, which is consumed by the consumer node. The producer either sends this data on request pull model or without a specific request push model.

As evident, the models are practically identical, but we distinguish between them for terminology consistency. This corresponds to a binary function code of and a node ID of 5 binary: - see the illustration:. Below we briefly outline the 7 service types mentioned, incl. What is it? How does it work? All slave nodes process this message. The node ID 0 indicates a broadcast command. Possible commands include transition to operational state 01 , to stopped state 02 , pre-operational state 80 as well as reset application 81 and reset communication The SYNC message is used e.

Multiple slave nodes may be configured to react to the SYNC and respond by transmitting input data captured at the very same time or by setting the output at the very same time as the nodes participating in the synchronous operation.

Using the SYNC counter several groups of synchronously operating devices can be configured. The emergency service is used in case a device experiences a fatal error e. The affected node sends a single EMCY message e.

The data bytes contain information about the error, which can be looked up for details. With this communication service a global network time can be distributed. An application master sends out the TIME message with CAN ID , where the initial 4 data bytes contain time in ms after midnight and the next 2 bytes contain the number of days since January 1, The PDO service is used to transmit real-time data between devices - e.

In this respect it is similar to e. We'll deep dive on this further below. The Heartbeat service has two purposes: To provide an 'alive' message and to confirm the NMT command. An NMT slave device periodically sends e. The "consumer" of the Heartbeat message e.

Below we deep-dive on each of these - but first we need to introduce a core concept of CANopen: The object dictionary. The object dictionary is a standardized structure containing all parameters describing the behavior of a CANopen node.

OD entries are looked up via a bit index and 8-bit subindex. The object dictionary is split into standardized sections where some entries are mandatory and others are fully customizable. Importantly, OD entries of a device e. For example, this might let an application master change whether a slave node logs data via a specific input sensor - or how often the slave sends a heartbeat.

To simplify this, the CiA standard defines a human-readable and machine friendly INI file format, acting as a "template" for the OD of a device - e. This EDS is typically provided by the vendor and contains info on all device objects but not values. Assume a factory has bought a ServoMotor to integrate into their conveyor belt. With this in place, the ServoMotor is ready for integration into the specific CANopen network on-site. As mentioned, the DCF is typically created upon device integration.

The client node can initiate an SDO download to node 5 by broadcasting below CAN frame - which will trigger node 5 and be ignored by other nodes, see above illustration.

The SDO 'receive' i. Naturally, if the client node requested an upload instead i. SDOs are flexible, but carry a lot of overhead - making them less ideal for real-time operational data.

This is where the PDO comes in. For example, the PDO would carry pressure data from a pressure transducer - or temperature data from a temperature sensor. Yes, in principle the SDO service could be used for this. Use sophisticated trace filtering and node access to monitor, analyze and test all aspects of your network. Simulate nodes that are still under development. Operates a smart manager from a library. The manager can automatically detect PDOs to receive by interrogating nodes found on the network.

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