CANopen is a widely used industrial bus system for a variety of different applications. The module allows simple and cost-effective connection of CANopen applications to SIMATIC.

• Control of hydraulic valves/axes in vehicles
• Control of motors in packaging machines or conveyors
• Capturing angular encoder positions in wind turbines
• Capturing of control devices on machines, e.g. joysticks
• Capturing the measured data of path encoders, inclinometers or angular encoders, e.g. for tower cranes or gantry cranes

The 1 SI CANopen module has the following properties:

• Operation either as CAN master or CAN slave
• The module complies with the CiA301rev CANopen specification. 4.2 or CiA302 (master).
• It supports the transparent CAN 2.0A standard (11-bit identifier). In this mode, CAN message frames can be sent and received by the CPU program, thus enabling implementation of customized CAN protocols.
• When used as master, up to 126 slaves, e.g. valves or actuators, can be operated on the module.

CiA und CANopen sind eingetragene Gemeinschaftsmarken von CAN in Automation e.V.