Industrial Communications
CANopen
A higher-level industrial communication protocol built on CAN bus.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It standardises how devices describe data, configuration and behaviour on a CAN network.
In normal English
CANopen is widely used in machinery, drives, encoders, medical equipment and mobile systems.
Why would I use it?
Use it when interoperable industrial devices need a defined CAN-based application layer.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
CAN bus with an agreed dictionary and set of rules.
Related terms
CAN bus, object dictionary, PDO, SDO
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