Industrial Communication

Ethernet/IP is an Industrial Ethernet protocol specified by the ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association), which use the application layer "Common Industrial Protocol" (CIP™) already known from DeviceNet. This common application layer supporting Industrial Ethernet as well as the classic CAN-based fieldbus DeviceNet allows a universal connection of automation components from the fieldbus level over the control level up to the enterprise level.

C-Link is a CC-Link IE Field Basic device stack. It uses general Ethernet infrastructure, so no specialised hardware is necessary.

The EtherCAT Design Tool is a tool for the rapid and cost-saving development of EtherCAT applications (devices). It administers device databases, from which an object dictionary and an initialization function in C-code, an Electronic Data Sheet and the documentation are produced automatically. Furthermore it simplifies the configuration of the EtherCAT Protocol Stack and of the EtherCAT Driver Packages.

The CANopen Driver Packages are the driver modules of the CANopen Library by port. The Driver Packages are the keys for the usage of the target system independent protocol library. They are designed for both target systems with and without operation systems.

The CANopen Driver Packages (DP) provide access to the hardware of the CANopen Library of port. The Driver Packages are the keys for the usage of the target system independent of CANopen Library. They are designed for target systems with and without operation systems.

While the largest part of the CANopen protocol stack is written in 100% portable ANSI-C, there is still the driver package, which is partly tailored to be used with specific compilers and tool chains. This is caused by different methods of acessing the hardware or defining interrupt service routines.

In order to increase synergies, accelerate development cycles and offer better services to our customers port has strategic company partnerships on different levels with chip manufacturers and compiler manufacturers in order to increase our capabilities and customer benefit.

• Atmel
• Cosmic
• Freescale
• Infineon
• ST Microelectronics
• Tasking, port partner page at Tasking, partners page at port
• Texas Instruments
• RENESAS
• TI 
• Spansion
• XILINX
• XMOS

The tables below, listing our supported hardware, will refer to these partners.

ANSI-C software modules to extend the CANopen Library functionality by special functions and other CiA profiles.

Besides the standardization of communication objects CANopen specifies application objects used in various device profiles. These device profiles guarantee a defined device behavior and provide thereby interchangeability of CANopen devices.

For employment of these profiles port provides extension modules for its CANopen Library. These modules make it possible to use the desired device profiles easily.

Currently port supports the following device profiles:

All modules are available in ANSI-C source code and can be used with all versions of the CANopen Library.

ANSI-C source code of an CANopen boot loader useful for easy In-System-Programming and firmware updates (not only for CANopen devices)

Modern device designs need enormous flexibility in hard- and software. Today hardware is equipped with plenty of resources in order to allow software changes later on. Software itself has to provide means to enable an update/upgrade of the current firmware. At this point in-system-programming offers the greatest possibilities, and thus a change of the software too.

Bootloader with a communication interface allow to do firmware updates by using an appropriate network.
Standardized communication objects and algorithms garuantee a high level of transparency and user friendliness.

The CANopen Gateway Server m4d is an universal CANopen Master application. It features a simple CANopen oriented command language according to CiA 309-3. The CANopen commands are accessible directly or over a TCP/IP socket interface.

The subject Ethernet access down to the fieldbus layer is intensely discussed. The CANopen Gateway Server provides the solution of Ethernet access down to the fieldbus layer right now and relies on the current and field proven CANopen technology.

The universal LINUX CAN device driver can4linux supports a broad range of CAN interfaces. ports AT-CAN-MINI is supported as well as a a bunch of interfaces from other manufacturers. Source code of the software is available. It compiles for Kernels 2.0, 2.2 2.4 and latest 2.6.

An derived version for embedded Linux-devices using micro controllers with integrated CAN or with external stand alone CAN controllers is available too. This one is configured at compile time for a specific hardware architecture.

can4linux is an universal LINUX™ device driver. It can be used to control ISA or PCI interface boards with CAN interface, or embedded CAN controller solutions. The GPLed sources are currently supporting CAN controllers (Philips SJA1000, Intel 82527, Infineon SAK82C900 and Motorola FlexCAN, TwinCAN). The driver can be compiled for all LINUX™ kernel versions 2.4 to 2.6. (older version for kernel versions 2.0 to 2.2 are available.)

The universal VxWorks CAN device driver can4vxworks supports a broad range of CAN interfaces.

The can4vxworks driver is a universal VxWorks device driver and is used for controlling of ISA-, PCI- and PC104 interface cards with CAN bus interface. It supports the CAN controller Philips SJA1000 and the sources can easily be adapted to use any other CAN controller .

C-Link is a CC-Link IE Field Basic master stack.