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<!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71)
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original version by:  Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds
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* revised and updated by:  Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan
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<TITLE>What is CANopen</TITLE>
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html195"
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  HREF="node5.html">CanFestival Features</A>
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<B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html191"
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  HREF="node2.html">Introduction</A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html187"
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  HREF="node3.html">The CanFestival project</A>
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 &nbsp; <B>  <A NAME="tex2html193"
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  HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> 
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<H2><A NAME="SECTION00022000000000000000">
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What is CANopen</A>
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CANopen is a CAN based high level protocol. It defines some protocols to
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<LI>Configure a CAN network.
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</LI>
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<LI>Transmit data to a specific node or in broadcast.
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<LI>Administrate the network. For example detecting a not responding
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The documentation can be found in the Can in automation website :
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http://www.can-cia.de/canopenhttp://www.can-cia.de/canopen
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The most important document about CANopen is the normative CiA Draft
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Standard 301, version 4.02. You can now download with no cost the
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specification in Can in automation website.
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To continue reading this document, let us assume that you have read some
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papers introducing CANopen.
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