CAN in Automation (CiA) is the international users’ and manufacturers’ group for CAN (Controller Area Network), established in 1992 and based in Nuremberg, Germany. CiA provides an unbiased platform for the further development and promotion of CAN technologies and supports users of all CAN generations (CAN CC, CAN FD, CAN XL) and higher-layer protocols such as CANopen and J1939. Its members jointly develop specifications for various CAN application fields(including construction machinery or off-highway vehicles), and contribute to international standardization. As a nonprofit association, CiA organizes seminars and conferences and shares knowledge through publications and communication channels, including the CAN Newsletter, the CAN Community News (CCN) email service, and its website. As of June 2026, CiA has more than 727 member companies worldwide.
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We support users in solving complex challenges related to CAN systems, including railway applications. We cover all CAN variants such as CAN CC, CAN FD, and CAN XL, and assist in the classification an ...
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We support users in solving complex challenges related to J1939 communication systems. We cover both established CAN-based J1939 implementations and future developments based on CAN FD, and assist in ...
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Information on CAN technology, CAN-related products and services as well as CAN applications are available in CiA’s publications and on the CiA website.CAN Newsletter magazineThe CAN Newsletter magazi ...
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CiA offers targeted marketing opportunities to help companies promote their CAN-based solutions within the global CAN community. These include advertising or technical articles in CiA publications, sh ...
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The CiA test center is the testing facility providing conformity and interoperability testing of CANopen CC devices. It also performs the CANopen FD device conformance testing, which is obligatory for ...
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CiA offers CAN-related seminars. They cover CAN physical layer options, the three CAN data link layer generations (CAN CC, CAN FD, and CAN XL), and several higher-layer protocol approaches (especially ...

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