CANopen Bootloader Protocol Stack

This is the documentation for the CANopen Bootloader protocol stack, developed by MicroControl GmbH & Co. KG.

The CANopen Bootloader protocol stack provides the complete functionality for integration of a bootloader according to the CANopen standard in your existing devices. Versatile configuration options facilitate individual customization to a target product. The bootloader was implemented to meet low storage requirements.

The CANopen bootloader stack comprises a reduced object dictionary and supports NMT, SDO Server, Emergency, Heartbeat as well as LSS services. Up to four separate sections for storage of programs and data may be defined.

Model

The CANopen Bootloader protocol stack runs on top of the CANpie FD hardware abstraction layer. The CANopen Slave and CANopen Master Stacks can run in parallel on the same hardware platform.

Overview of the documentation

The API overview gives a detailed description to the functions of the protocol stack. The examples section explains sample code that is provided with the CANopen Bootloader protocol stack.

First steps to use the CANopen Bootloader protocol stack are explained inside the Getting started section.