CANopen Safety

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CANopen Safety

Communication protocol enhancement allowing transmission of safety-related data. It is standardized in EN 50325-5. The protocol requires just one physical CAN network. Redundancy is achieved by sending each message twice with bit­ wise inverted content using two identifiers differing at least in two bits.

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