Embedded Systems Academy Releases Tools For Automated CANopen Code Creation

San Jose, CA - ESAcademy has extended MicroCANopen, the family of low-cost and highly optimized CANopen software protocol stacks, by adding the option to auto-create the configuration for the stack using the visual editor for Electronic Datasheet (EDS) files, CANopen Architect EDS.

CANopen is a popular higher-layer application protocol particularly suited for embedded networking applications and based on CANbus, the Controller Area Network.

CANopen Architect EDS allows to create, edit and verify EDS files in a convenient and straightforward manner. These files document the communication features, data organization and access methods implemented in a network node and have to be provided by the manufacturer of a CANopen device. The same information is required in embedded software that contains the protocol stack in order for the functionality of the node to match with its documented features.

"Setting up the configuration for a CANopen stack can be a time consuming task," says Andrew Ayre, Lead Software Engineer at ESAcademy. "Sometimes involving creating a hundred or more entries in different tables that can be related to each other. The process is prone to errors and normally has to be done a second time when creating the matching EDS. Integrating the code-creating functionality into our EDS editor and streamlining the configuration method in the various versions of MicroCANopen was a logical step to take for the benefit of our customers."

Using CANopen Architect EDS it is easy to quickly create and maintain a large number of different node configurations which can then be turned into embedded firmware for the various nodes or simulated nodes for the PCANopen Magic ProDS simulation environment

For more information or to request free evaluation versions, you can visit www.microcanopen.com and www.CANopenStore.com.

SOURCE: ESAcademy