This year, Nuremberg’s doors open for the Embedded World (#ew24) from April 9th to April 11th. From EmSA, Peter, Chris and Olaf will be at the event all three days. If you want to talk to us about topics like CAN, CANopen, J1939 and CAN security, meet us at the booth of Peak-System, hall 1, booth 304. As every year, the conference also features a CAN session. This year it is session “SESSION 2.2 CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS | CAN” (April 9th, starting at 1:45PM) with the following presentations: Thilo Schuhmann: Standardized Cybersecurity in CAN-Based Systems This paper concentrates on cybersecurity ..read more

Prompt: a fairy tale style drawing of an electronics laboratory with a window showing a winter scene. Left DALL-E, right: Midjourney. Dear Customers, Partners, and Followers, As we approach the conclusion of 2023, we want to take a moment to reflect on the year that has passed and share our excitement for what lies ahead in the new year. The past year has been one of recovery and adaptation. We’ve observed some easing in supply chain issues. While we are not yet back to pre-pandemic levels of supply reliability, the improvements we’ve seen give us hope and confidence as we move forward. An ex ..read more

Together with the Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics (ivESK, Prof. Sikora of Offenburg University), the Embedded Systems Academy has been awarded a research grant for a collaborative project focusing on embedded network security. The project is dedicated to developing a security framework for small-packet networks, with a specific emphasis on CAN and CANopen systems. The initiative, internally referred to as “Inter-Layer Multi-Participant Security for Small-Packet Networks,” can be integrated within existing network layer protocols and offers multi-party secu ..read more

We are pleased to announce the recent establishment of the Embedded Systems Academy LinkedIn page. This platform will function as a continuous source for updates, technical discussions, and detailed articles focusing on CAN, CANopen, and J1939 technologies, our main areas of expertise. The materials presented there will offer a more detailed analysis compared to the posts on this blog. The first series of articles is developed to provide professionals in the field of embedded communication systems with valuable insights and knowledge. It includes application articles that demonstrate the appl ..read more

Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA), a leading provider of embedded software solutions for CAN based industrial networks, is pleased to announce the release of its Micro CANopen libraries as Open-CMSIS-Pack following the Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) by Arm. This new integration enables developers to easily implement CANopen communication protocols in their embedded systems. Until now, these Micro CANopen libraries were already available as part of selected NXP MCUXpresso Software Development Kits (SDKs). Along with NXP’s recent release of support for MS Visual Studio ..read more

Another year has passed that proved to be challenging for everyone in the position of buying semiconductor components or products based on them. Many of our customers and partners have their own stories to share about “creative solutions” to dealing with supply chain issues. Here is an example from one of our customers: He approached us over a broken CANopen joystick – used in a very expensive machinery – and the machine could no longer be used. The joystick supplier was not able to deliver the joystick, but he could deliver a generic version without the CANopen interface, using digital and a ..read more

The off-the-shelf I/O module PCAN-MicroMod FD DR CANopen from PEAK-System takes advantage of protocol stack from Embedded System Academy The I/O device for DIN rail PCAN-MicroMod FD DR CANopen Digital 1 passed both the official CiA (CAN in Automation) conformance tests for CANopen® and for CANopen FD®. The device firmware is based on the Micro CANopen Plus protocol stack by Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA), gaining easyness stepping through the conformance tests. The device is one of the first industrial off-the-shelf I/O devices available that offer both conformance-tested CANopen® and CANope ..read more

Earlier this year, EmSA inherited the CANopen IA product line from ESSolutions. The product line goes back about 20 years and at the time the products were based on the Philip’s XA architecture. The current products are using the NXP LPC11Cxx microcontrollers (ARM Cortex M0). Right from the beginning, EmSA provided the firmware and support software for these products making EmSA a natural candidate to continue this product line after ESSolutions discontinued their operation. The base product is a small (31.5 x 20mm) 48pin module offering 7 configurable ports with 4 connectors each. Depending o ..read more

The 17th international CAN Conference is an online event about the Controller Area Network happening from June 14th to June 17th, 2021. Papers presented cover topics such as updates on the physical and data link layer for CAN FD and XL, CANopen testing, CANopen FD and Security. The tutors of EmSA participate in presenting two papers: “A simplified classic CANopen to CANopen FD migration path using smart bridges” and “Achieving multi-level CAN (FD) security by complementing available technologies”. Smart Bridges based on PCAN-Router FD The paper about smart bridges introduces a solution to easi ..read more

Our CANopen and CANopen FD software is now available for the entire PCAN-MicroMod FD product line from PEAK-System Technik GmbH. The PCAN-MicroMod FD product line consists of several digital and analog I/O modules with housing and an embedded module suitable for integration into custom hardware developments. PCAN-MicroMod FD Evaluation Board PEAK offers these modules with “direct CAN (FD)” support. A configuration utility provided can assign inputs and outputs to CAN (FD) messages. That same configuration utility can now also be used to load and activate our CANopen or CANopen FD software. The ..read more