CAN Communication
CANopen Application Layer
EPOS4 Communication Guide
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3.3.3.2
SDO Object
With Service Data Objects (SDOs), the access to entries of a device Object Dictionary is provided. A SDO is
mapped to two CAN Data Frames with different identifiers, because communication is confirmed. By means
of a SDO, a peer-to-peer communication channel between two devices may be established. The owner of
the accessed Object Dictionary is the server of the SDO. A device may support more than one SDO, one
supported SDO is mandatory and the default case.
Figure 3-16
CAN communication – Service Data Object (SDO)
Read and write access to the CANopen Object Dictionary is performed by SDOs. The Client/Server Com-
mand Specifier contains the following information:
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download/upload
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request/response
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segmented/expedited transfer
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number of data bytes
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end indicator
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alternating toggle bit for each subsequent segment
SDOs are described by the communication parameter. The default Server SDO (S_SDO) is defined in the
entry “1200h”. In a CANopen network, up to 256 SDO channels requiring two CAN identifiers each may be
used.
Figure 3-17
CAN communication – Object dictionary access
