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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>Transmit data to a specific node or in broadcast.
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<LI>Administrate the network. For example detecting a not responding
node.
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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
Standard 301, version 4.02. You can now download with no cost the
specification in Can in automation website.
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To continue reading this document, let us assume that you have read some
papers introducing CANopen.
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