CiA® 444 series: CANopen profiles for container-handling machine add-on devices
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This three-part profile specifies the CANopen interfaces for container-handling machine add-on devices (e.g. spreaders). The container-handling machines include e.g. ship-to-shore cranes, mobile harbor cranes, straddle carriers, rail mounted gantry cranes, rubber-tyred gantry cranes, etc. Spreaders from different manufacturers implementing this profile may be attached to a container-handling machine as all motions of the spreader are controlled from the driver’s cab via standardized CANopen communication. Thus, a crane manufacturer does not need to hold several spreader spare parts available. The same interface implementation may be also used in diverse crane types of one manufacturer. Also the failure diagnostics may be done via CANopen using off-the-shelf tools.
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The profile specifies the CANopen interfaces for crane spreaders (part 2) and for spreaders of straddle carriers (part 3). Part 1 specifies some general definitions such as physical layer (e.g. cabling) recommendations and general communication objects. If the CANopen physical layer (see CiA 301) is not suitable for the electrical environment of the container-handling machine/spreader application, the system designer may use other physical layers (e.g. wireless, fiber optical transmission) that are connected via converters to the CAN transceivers. The container-handling machine implements the CANopen manager functions including the NMT manager functions (see CiA 302-1 and CiA 302-2). The container-handling machine add-on devices shall support the NMT server functionality (see CiA 301).
The crane spreader interface (CiA 444-2) specifies two TPDOs (transmit process data objects) and two RPDOs (receive process data objects). Depending on the four defined classes, the spreader transmits and receives only the values defined for its class. Besides spreader control and status information, the profile defines several actual values (e.g. telescope and twin-set position, current and voltage, load) as well as some general information (e.g. rated values, spreader model and manufacturer, time information and height over container).
The straddle carrier spreader interface (CiA 444-3) provides similar functions as the crane-to-spreader interface and specifies three TPDOs and two RPDOs used dependent on class (up to four) functionality. Direction assignments and definitions however are different from a crane spreader. Spreader control and status information, actual and rated values and some general information (e.g. spreader-related information, distance between spreader and container, side shift position and weight range values) are provided.
Some crane in-vehicle networks are based on AS-Interface. For container management the RFID (radio frequency identification) technology may be used. Thus, CANopen profile for RFID devices (CiA 445) and interface profile for AS-Interface gateways (CiA 446) can be used together with the CiA 444 profile. The application note CiA 808 describes the recommended practice and gives application hints for implementing the CANopen connection of crane and spreader according to CiA 444.
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CiA 301 version 4.2.0CANopen application layer and communication profile | DescriptionThis specification specifies the CANopen application layer. This includes the data types, encoding rules and object dictionary objects as well as the CANopen communication services and protocols. In addition, this specification specifies the CANopen network management services and protocols. This specification specifies the CANopen communication profile, e.g. the physical layer, the predefined communication object identifier connection set, and the content of the Emergency, Timestamp, and Sync communication objects. Keywordsn/a | PAS3.0 MiB | 2011-02-21Login |
CiA 302-1 version 4.1.0CANopen additional application layer functions - Part 1: General definitions | DescriptionThis document defines additional services and functionalities that extend the services and functionalities of the CiA 301: CANopen — application layer and communication profile. These additional services and functionalities are not required for CANopen devices, but may be useful for certain types of networks. This includes network management, configuration and program download, network variables and process image, dynamic SDO management, network redundancy, and multi-level networking. Keywordsn/a | DSP144 KiB | 2009-02-02Login |
CiA 302-2 version 4.1.0CANopen additonal application layer functions - Part 2: Network management | DescriptionThe definition of the network management includes the definition of the network startup behavior as well as definitions that are related to networks that operate without NMT manager, networks with one CANopen device capable of the NMT manager mode, and networks with more than one CANopen device capable of the NMT manger mode (NMT flying manager for higher availability). These definitions are intended to be an add-on to the CANopen application layer and communication profile (see /CiA301/). Keywordsn/a | DSP1.7 MiB | 2009-02-02Login |
CiA 444-1 version 2.0.2CANopen profiles for container-handling machine add-on devices - Part 1: General definitions | DescriptionThis document specifies the physical layer, and some general CANopen communication parameter objects. Keywordsn/a | DS276 KiB | 2022-05-02Login |
CiA 444-2 version 2.0.1CANopen profiles for container-handling machine add-on devices - Part 2: Spreader for crane | DescriptionThis document specifies the device profile for crane spreaders including process data and process data objects. Keywordsn/a | DS1.0 MiB | 2022-05-02Login |
CiA 444-3 version 2.0.1CANopen profile for container-handling machine add-on devices - Part 3: Spreader for straddle carrier | DescriptionThis document specifies the device profile for straddle carrier spreaders including process data and process data objects. Keywordsn/a | DS1.0 MiB | 2022-04-12Login |
CiA 808 version 1.1.0CiA 444 implementation guideline for CANopen | DescriptionThis documents describes the recommended practice and gives application hints for implementing the connection of crane and spreader compliant with the CiA 444-1 and CiA 444-2 specifications. Keywordsn/a | TR439 KiB | 2021-03-23Login |