A new version 4.1.0 of the EtherNet/IP software is now available for the following software packages. In addition to error corrections and advanced features, the software packages are now prepared for the announced version A8 of the ODVA EtherNet/IP Protocol Conformance Test Software.

• EtherNet/IP Adapter Communication Driver (EIPA)
• EtherNet/IP Adapter Developer Kit (EADK)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Communication Driver (EIPS)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Developers Kit (ESDK)

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As of now, IXXAT delivers the CANobserver with an extended functionality.

The device is now able to automatically send e-mails to inform the user about faults within the communication system more quickly. This also enables to plan maintenance operations before system failures happen. Furthermore, the internal memory has been expanded by five times: Instead of the previous four, now the device comes with 20 data sets providing a storage capacity for up to 10 years. The third new feature is the SAE J1939 protocol support. Besides CAN, CANopen and DeviceNet, the CANobserver supports now also SAE J1939 systems.

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A new version 4.0.0 of the EtherNet/IP software is available for the below listed software packages. Beside bug fixes and extended functionality, the software packages now are ready to pass the latest ODVA EtherNet/IP Protocol Conformance Test Software Version A7, which was released by ODVA for certification in August 2009.

• EtherNet/IP Adapter Communication Driver (EIPA)
• EtherNet/IP Adapter Developers Kit (EADK)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Communication Driver (EIPS)
• EtherNet/IP Scanner Developers Kit (ESDK)

Version 2.6.0.2035 or higher to
version 2.7.0.2360

All canAnalyser users can now update their canAnalyser or canAnalyser-lite version 2.6.0.2035 or higher to the latest version free of charge. The update is provided as patch file and fixes some known bugs of the release versions 2.6.0.2035 and 2.6.0.2135 and extends the functionality by a CAN bit rate calculator, enabling the calculation of the bit time parameters for the desired bit rate.

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IXXAT Automation GmbH is pleased to announce that the versatile CANopenRT protocol software now supports the most recent implementation of the SocketCAN drivers for Linux using the Sysfs virtual file system.

SocketCAN is a set of open source drivers and a network stack that extends the Berkeley sockets API in Linux by introducing a new protocol family PF_CAN. Main components of SocketCAN are the network device drivers for different CAN controllers and the implementation of the CAN protocol family. The SocketCAN framework has become part of vanilla kernel starting with 2.6.25.

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The CANopen Master API and CANopen Manager API from IXXAT now support also Microsoft Windows Vista.

With Windows Vista Microsoft released a successor to Windows XP that not only features an updated user interface but also introduces a number of new security and safety features that have direct impact on user applications and driver software. With version 5.2 of the CANopen Master API and version 2.0 of the CANopen Manager API IXXAT now fully supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this new operating system.

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The new version 5.2 of the CANopen Master API now also supports the CAN@net II/VCI PC interface from IXXAT. This enables the connection of test applications to the CANopen network via Ethernet, providing various possibilities in the area of remote diagnosis and maintenance.
Further enhancements are the support of 64 bit operating systems and improvements at the status monitoring of CANopen nodes. Using the CANopen Master API 5.2 in conjunction with the CAN@net II/VCI requires the installation of the new version 3.2 of the IXXAT VCI CAN driver.

IXXAT provides on it’s webpage a free patch file for the canAnalyser, canAnalyser-lite and MultibusAnalyser, enabling the customers to update their software to the latest version 2.6. The patch file requires an installed version 2.5.14.1488 of the software.

The new version 2.6 now also supports Windows Vista and comes with a .NET API according to the latest 2.0 standard. In addition, the new graphic module, which is included in the canAnalyser patch file, was revised and extended (not content of the canAnalyser-lite and MultibusAnalyser patch file).

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Conforms to the latest Powerlink
specification DS 1.0.0

The current version 1.04.05 of the Powerlink stack from IXXAT Automation GmbH provides the following features:

• Node monitoring on Controlled Nodes (CNs) via object 0×1016

• Support of all priority levels on Managing Nodes (MNs) for the allocation of the asynchronous communication channel

• Support of all mandatory and many optional objects according to the Powerlink specification DS 1.0.0

• Modification of the Node ID at run-time via the object dictionary

• Tool for the stack configuration with GUI for scaling and generation of the IXXAT Powerlink software (especially static parameters and the object dictionary)

• Switching between MN and CN functionality at run-time by changing the Node ID

• Bug fixes and adaptations to increase the compatibility with implementations of other vendors

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With IXXAT’s universal installation tester “CANcheck”, error diagnosis for CAN and CANopen systems becomes now even more easy.

Besides approved functions for physical wiring, cable, termination and line length tests as well as the operational tests including signal level, busload and display of message and error frames, CANcheck now offers additional functions for recording of measurement results as well as for verifying the plausibility of this results.

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