CANopen stack implementation
A Python implementation of the CANopen_ standard. The aim of the project is to support the most common parts of the CiA 301 standard in a simple Pythonic interface. It is mainly targeted for testing and automation tasks rather than a standard compliant master implementation.
The library supports Python 3.6+.
The library is mainly meant to be used as a master.
Incomplete support for creating slave nodes also exists.
Install from PyPI_ using pip::
$ pip install canopen
Install from latest master on GitHub::
$ pip install https://github.com/christiansandberg/canopen/archive/master.zip
If you want to be able to change the code while using it, clone it then install
it in develop mode
_::
$ git clone https://github.com/christiansandberg/canopen.git
$ cd canopen
$ pip install -e .
Unit tests can be run using the pytest_ framework::
$ pip install pytest
$ pytest -v
Documentation can be found on Read the Docs:
http://canopen.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
It can also be generated from a local clone using Sphinx_::
$ python setup.py build_sphinx
This library supports multiple hardware and drivers through the python-can_ package.
See the list of supported devices <https://python-can.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html#interface-names>
_.
It is also possible to integrate this library with a custom backend.
Here are some quick examples of what you can do:
The PDOs can be access by three forms:
1st: :code:node.tpdo[n]
or :code:node.rpdo[n]
2nd: :code:node.pdo.tx[n]
or :code:node.pdo.rx[n]
3rd: :code:node.pdo[0x1A00]
or :code:node.pdo[0x1600]
The :code:n
is the PDO index (normally 1 to 4). The second form of access is for backward compatibility.
.. code-block:: python
import canopen
# Start with creating a network representing one CAN bus
network = canopen.Network()
# Add some nodes with corresponding Object Dictionaries
node = canopen.RemoteNode(6, '/path/to/object_dictionary.eds')
network.add_node(node)
# Connect to the CAN bus
# Arguments are passed to python-can's can.Bus() constructor
# (see https://python-can.readthedocs.io/en/latest/bus.html).
network.connect()
# network.connect(bustype='socketcan', channel='can0')
# network.connect(bustype='kvaser', channel=0, bitrate=250000)
# network.connect(bustype='pcan', channel='PCAN_USBBUS1', bitrate=250000)
# network.connect(bustype='ixxat', channel=0, bitrate=250000)
# network.connect(bustype='vector', app_name='CANalyzer', channel=0, bitrate=250000)
# network.connect(bustype='nican', channel='CAN0', bitrate=250000)
# Read a variable using SDO
device_name = node.sdo['Manufacturer device name'].raw
vendor_id = node.sdo[0x1018][1].raw
# Write a variable using SDO
node.sdo['Producer heartbeat time'].raw = 1000
# Read PDO configuration from node
node.tpdo.read()
node.rpdo.read()
# Re-map TPDO[1]
node.tpdo[1].clear()
node.tpdo[1].add_variable('Statusword')
node.tpdo[1].add_variable('Velocity actual value')
node.tpdo[1].add_variable('Some group', 'Some subindex')
node.tpdo[1].trans_type = 254
node.tpdo[1].event_timer = 10
node.tpdo[1].enabled = True
# Save new PDO configuration to node
node.tpdo[1].save()
# Transmit SYNC every 100 ms
network.sync.start(0.1)
# Change state to operational (NMT start)
node.nmt.state = 'OPERATIONAL'
# Read a value from TPDO[1]
node.tpdo[1].wait_for_reception()
speed = node.tpdo[1]['Velocity actual value'].phys
val = node.tpdo['Some group.Some subindex'].raw
# Disconnect from CAN bus
network.sync.stop()
network.disconnect()
If you need to see what's going on in better detail, you can increase the logging_ level:
.. code-block:: python
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
.. _PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/canopen/ .. _CANopen: https://www.can-cia.org/canopen/ .. _python-can: https://python-can.readthedocs.org/en/stable/ .. _Sphinx: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/ .. _develop mode: https://packaging.python.org/distributing/#working-in-development-mode .. _logging: https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html .. _pytest: https://docs.pytest.org/