emergency message (EMCY)

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emergency message (EMCY)

Pre-defined communication service in CANopen mapped into a single 8-byte data frame containing a 2-byte standardized error code, the 1-byte error register, and 5-byte manufacturer-specific information. It is used to communicate device and application failures.

Source CANdictionary (2016) - CiA CAN in Automation - www.can-cia.org