8.5. CANopen
CANopen® is an internationally approved communication protocol which is designed for
commercial and industrial automation applications. High data transfer rates in connection
with efficient data formatting provide for the coordination of motion control devices in
multi-axis applications.
• Detailed information on CANopen can be found on the web page of the CAN in
Automation (CiA) user organisation: http://www.can-cia.org
• Information about the dimensioning of a CANopen network can be found in the
configuration document for the inverter.
• CANopen® is a registered community trademark of the CAN in Automation e. V user
organisation.
Preconditions
• Control unit (CU) of the inverter is provided with Modbus/CANopen.
• Modbus/CANopen selector at the inverter front is set to "CANopen".
For EDS device description files for CANopen, contact CG Drives & Automation.
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8.5.1. CANopen introduction
• The implementation of the CANopen communication profile (CiA DS301, version 4.02)
enables baud rates of 20 kbps to 1 Mbps.
• For establishing a simple network connection, the inverter provides predefined control
and status words for device profile CiA 402, AC-drive profile. Additionally, further
mappable data words are provided to individually control the inverter.
• The inverter control is preconfigured via a CiA 402-compliant control word.