ContactOpen CAN-based protocols such as CANopen, SAE J1939, ISOBUS, NMEA2000, SAE J1708, and DeviceNet, have been successfully utilized for years in a wide variety of application areas. These include commercial vehicle, agricultural, rail transport, medical, aerospace, and control engineering as well as other applications with embedded networks. A well grounded knowledge of current developments and the capabilities of these standardized CAN protocols is essential to their successful application.
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Supported Protocols:
| Protocol | Description / Application Area | Products |
| CANopen | The CANopen profile family specifies standardized communication mechanisms and device functionalities. CANopen is maintained by "CAN in Automation" (CiA), and can be implemented free of license. Application areas: automation engineering, CAN embedded |
CANalyzer.CANopen CANoe.CANopen Master Source Code Slave Source Code CANeds ProCANopen |
| J1939 ISO11783 |
J1939 is a communications protocol based on CAN for real-time data exchange between electronic control units (ECUs) in the area of commercial vehicles. It describes the information exchanged between the ECUs in such a system. ISO11783 is a further development for agricultural engineering. Application areas: commercial vehicles engineering, railway engineering, agricultural engineering |
CANalyzer.J1939 CANoe.J1939 CANoe.ISO11783 CANbedded J1939 |
| ISO11992 | ISO11992 is a specification based on J1939 for the communication between a truck and trailers. Application area: commercial vehicles |
CANalyzer.J1939 CANoe.J1939 |
| NMEA 2000 | NMEA 2000 is a communication protocol based on J1939 from the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) for the real time data exchange between electronic control units in maritime electronics. Application areas: marine engineering |
CANalyzer.NMEA2000 CANoe.NMEA2000 CANbedded J1939 |
| J1587/J1708 | SAE J1708 defines a serial, bidirectional network for use in the commercial vehicle industry. The SAE J1587 Standard regulates communication and standardized data exchange between different ECUs based on SAE J1708 networks. Application areas: commercial vehicles engineering |
CANoe.J1587 CANalyzer.J1587 |
| CANaerospace | CANaerospace was developed a private company working in the field of aerospace technology. CANaerospace is also called "AGATE databus" from the NASA-AGATE consortium. Application area: avionics and space technology |
CANalyzer.CANaerospace CANoe.CANaerospace |
| DeviceNet | DeviceNet is a CAN based Layer 7 protocol, which was originally developed by Allen Bradley. Operation of the DeviceNet is based on an object-oriented communications model. DeviceNet is maintained by the "Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA)" and can be implemented free of license. Application area: automation engineering, factory automation |
CANalyzer.DeviceNet |