Configuring, Monitoring, Analyzing,
Testing and Developing of CANopen Networks

CANopen Magic
Extended Comparison

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on CANopen Magic
by ESAcademy

Deutsche Version   Deutsche Version

Extended Feature Comparison of CANopen Magic Basic, Pro, and ProS

This is the extended feature comparison list (there is also the compact comparison). Window icons in the table directly open a corresponding screen shot.

Comparison Feature Basic Pro ProS
Network Configuration with EDS assignment to individual CANopen nodes   yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Scan network, display list of CANopen nodes found in the Network Overview Window yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Network Overview continuously updated yes yes yes
Enhanced Network Overview Display with accelerated network scan   yes yes
Select CANopen nodes by node ID yes yes yes
Select CANopen nodes by symbol name   yes yes
Select CANopen nodes via pull-down list showing all nodes found in the network   yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Generate NMT Master Message yesClick to view screen shot yes yes
Apply NMT Master Message to single node or all nodes yes yes yes
Shortcut to generate NMT Master Message available in toolbar of every window   yes yes
Access to Object Dictionary entries of a node yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Access to Object Dictionary entries based on symbolic name (automatic for 0x1XXXh area or by reading EDS file)   yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Read/Write OD entries in hexadecimal yes yes yes
Read/Write OD entries in ASCII yes yes yes
Read/Write OD entries in integer and unsigned yes yes yes
Read/Write OD entries to/from file yes yes yes
Support of Time Of Day and Time Difference data types   yes yes
Trace recording of all CAN traffic,
CANopen message interpretation of traffic
yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Continuous or static (message with same CAN ID overwrites last line) trace display yes yes yes
Export of trace to .CSV file yes yes yes
Trace recording with display of high-resolution timestamp (up to one microsecond)   yes yes
Timestamp display as absolute (since recording) or relative (since last reception)   yes yes
Generation of customizable messages upon key pressed or in response to a CAN message yesClick to view screen shot yes yes
Generation of customizable messages on a periodic time base   yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
PDO configuration through single, step-by-step Object Dictionary accesses yes yes yes
PDO configuration through PDO Configuration window with point-and-click configuration   yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Graphical Process Data Visualization
yesClick to view screen shot yesClick to view screen shot
Layer-Setting Services Support
yes yes
Simulation of fully configurable CANopen nodes     yesClick to view screen shot
Monitor Process Image, Object Dictionary and control I/O of simulated nodes     yesClick to view screen shot
Allows development of CANopen nodes without real hardware     yes
Support of all PEAK CAN interfaces yes yes yes
Support of SYSTEC USB-CAN Dongle yes    
Resource sharing: multiple applications can access the CAN interface at the same time   yes yes


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