Understanding CANopen Communication from Scratch: PDO Explained

Understanding CANopen Communication from Scratch: PDO Explained

“SDO is responsible for telling the drive how to work, while PDO is responsible for keeping the drive working continuously.”—— Essence of understanding from a bald engineer If you have understood SDO, then congratulations, you are just one step away from “making the motor really move” — PDO. PDO is the soul of the entire … Read more

CanOpen Message – PDO Message Configuration

CanOpen Message - PDO Message Configuration

In the article “CanOpen Message – Understanding PDO Messages“, a brief introduction to PDO messages is provided. For SDO messages, there are read/write identifiers and object indices, allowing the receiving end to recognize the messages. Meanwhile, PDO messages contain only valid data, so for the receiving end to identify them, both the sending and receiving … Read more