The Leine & Linde CANOpen gateway allows rotary or linear absolute position data to be accessed by CANOpen motion control resources, and a new generation of CRG CANopen gateways incorporates CANopen encoder profile CIA 406 v.3.2. This profile also has been implemented in the 600 series CANopen encoders. The gateway accepts encoder position data from encoders using the EnDat high-speed serial interface. This interface allows a variety of absolute linear or rotary encoders suitable for high temperatures and harsh environments to be connected to CANOpen networks. Using a gateway also allows for exchanging encoders without interrupting bus communication to other nodes in the network.
