Industrial Automation Magazine India

I/O with CANopen and CANopen FD for Industrial Use

Published on : Thursday 06-08-2020

PEAK-System is a leading provider of hardware, software, and services for automotive and industrial communication.

August 2020 – In cooperation with the partner Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA), PEAK-System has developed an I/O device with CANopen and CANopen FD connection. The PCAN-MicroMod FD DR CANopen Digital 1 has 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs and is delivered in a DIN rail housing with Phoenix screw terminal strips. The inputs comply with the PLC standard DIN EN 61131-2 and have a Type 3 characteristic; they are galvanically isolated in two groups up to 100 V from the device supply. The digital outputs on high-side switch basis can each be loaded up to 500 mA. Mechanisms such as thermal protection, short-circuit detection, and open-load detection increase the reliability of the outputs.

The Node ID and bit rates are set via rotary switches. This allows the device to be set up for use in new CANopen FD and classic CANopen networks without additional configuration software. CANopen conformity has been tested and certified by the CAN in Automation (CiA) association.

PEAK-System is a leading provider of hardware, software, and services for automotive and industrial communication. The company’s emphasis is on the fieldbuses CAN and LIN. Engineering on customers’ demand – from experts – tailor-made developments. Whether it is for building vehicles for use on road, rail, or in the air – whether manufacturing plant and machinery or consumer goods – as specialists in fieldbus communication PEAK-System supports users from the very outset.