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 is pleased to announce the availability of a new tool that enables the user to inspect respectively convert CANopen and POWERLINK device description files conforming to the CiA 306 and CiA 311, as well as the upcoming EPL V2.0 XML specifications.

In 2007 CAN in Automation (CiA), the international users’ and manufacturers’ group governing the development of the CANopen specifications introduced a new XML based device description file format as CiA 311 – CANopen device description. CiA 311 is based on the ISO 15745-1:2003 specification which defines generic elements and rules for describing integration models and application interoperability profiles.
A new and more flexible device description format was required due to the numerous enhancements introduced in CANopen that were not covered by the original EDS format as specified in CiA 306. In addition to the general benefits of a XML based syntax, the CiA 311 format has the particular advantage of allowing for localized device description files, a feature becoming increasingly important with the global acceptance of CANopen.

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Besides PCI and ISA, IXXAT now also supports the well-priced single channel USB-to-CAN compact and the dual channel USB-to-CAN II interface with a layer-2 Linux driver free of charge.
This enables the development and the usage of customer specific analysis, configuration and test applications on notebooks and other mobile systems. Due to the common driver interface, an adaptation of existing Linux applications to support the USB interfaces can be made very easily.

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With the new iPC-I XC16/PCIe IXXAT offers soon a new CAN board for PCIexpress systems.

The new iPC-I XC16/PCIe is a powerful and economic solution for an active CAN board with two CAN channels. The interface is state-of-the-art, supports PCI express, and can be easily installed by Plug & Play. Some of the features offered by the on-board microcontroller include filtering, pre-processing, transmission and time-stamped storage of the CAN messages.
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for the wireless connection of CAN systems.

The bridge mode allows the user to set-up a CAN-Bluetooth-CAN bridge by using two CANblue/Generic devices. Message exchange occurs on layer 2 and is transparent. In ASCII protocol mode, functions for transmitting and receiving CAN messages and for configuring the CANblue/Generic are available to the user based on simple ASCII commands.
more details about CANblue/Generic