When you have completed this document you should:

• Know the history of the development of CANopen.

• Understand the CANopen Communication Model.

• Know the structure of a CANopen Object Dictionary.

• Understand the basic CANopen communication mechanisms: PDO and SDO.

• Understand the principle of PDO mapping.

• Know other pre-defined CANopen objects such as the Synchronisation and

Emergency Objects.

• Understand the CANopen boot-up procedure.

• Know the CANopen pre-defined connection set of identifiers.

• Understand the usefulness of Electronic Data Sheets and Device Configuration

Files.

• Know what DS301 and DS302 stand for.

• Be able to construct a CANopen network.-When you have completed this document you should:

•　 Know the history of the development of CANopen.

•　 Understand the CANopen Communication Model.

•　 Know the structure of a CANopen Object Dictionary.

•　 Understand the basic CANopen communication mechanisms: PDO and SDO.

•　 Understand the principle of PDO mapping.

•　 Know　other　pre-defined　CANopen　objects　such　as　the　Synchronisation　and

Emergency Objects.

•　 Understand the CANopen boot-up procedure.

•　 Know the CANopen pre-defined connection set of identifiers.

•　 Understand　the　usefulness　of　Electronic　Data　Sheets　and　Device　Configuration

Files.

•　 Know what DS301 and DS302 stand for.

•　 Be able to construct a CANopen network.