CANeds

CANopen Electronic Data Sheets (EDS) are device description files similar to the Profibus GSD. These files make it possible to use manufacturer-independent project planning, configuration, and analysis tools. A proper EDS file is required to pass the CiA CANopen conformance test.

Features and Advantages:

The editor/generator CANeds is a tool for creating and testing EDS files. CANeds takes over the difficult and error-prone task of creating EDS files manually. CANeds enables device manufacturers and system integrators to avoid problems when working with corresponding CANopen configuration programs.

CANeds provides the following functions:

• Creation of new EDS files
• Modification of EDS files
• Testing of EDS files
• Scanning of devices, with EDS files generated semi-automatically

Creating EDS files is very easy due to the ability of accessing standard objects and their attributes via CiA-CADB databases. CANeds displays the structure of an EDS in a hierarchical tree structure (see figure) and represents CANopen object attributes such as object and data types symbolically.

CANeds 3.5 available as freeware:

• CANeds is integrated in the proven tools CANoe.CANopen and CANalyzer.CANopen. In the new Vector CANopen Forum the tool is available free-of-charge as a stand-alone EDS-Editor with a full range of features. The user can learn everything there is to know about the EDS Generator as well as useful additional information on EDS files at www.canopen-forum.com. General issues related to CANopen are also discussed there.

Integrated CANchkEDS
CANeds includes CANchkEDS for checking the correctness of EDS files. You can download the actual release here: CANchkEDS





Detailed information is available in the data sheet.