Developing CiA documents
CiA Interest Groups (IG) and its related Special Interest Groups (SIG) develop all CiA technical documents. It starts always with a New Work Item Proposal and ends normally in the release of a Public Available Specification (PAS) or a Technical Report (TR).
The detailed development process is available here.
There is a defined development process adapted from international standardization bodies. Documents in public-available state can be downloaded free-of-charge also by non-members from this website.
CiA Technical Committee
The TC is the governing body regarding CiA technical documents. It manages the development, the release, and the maintenance of CiA technical documents. The TC establishes and manages IGs. Additionally, it publishes the CiA glossary of terms.
Contributors are welcome
CiA members may participate in any technical group. They just need to register at the CiA office. But also not-registered members may comment any CiA document during the entire development process.
Glossary of terms
CiA provides the glossary of terms to support a common understanding of terms and definitions in the CAN application field.
CiA working groups can refer to these terms. Proposals for missing terms are highly appreciated and can be submitted to secretary(at)can-cia.org.
IG01 CANopen CC
The IG01 develops and maintains CiA technical documents related to CANopen CC (classic). It coordinates its SIGs and related TFs. It approves DS documents developed by SIGs. The group is responsible for the CiA 3XX series, especially CiA 301.
IG02 CANopen FD
The IG02 develops and maintains CiA technical documents related to CANopen FD. It coordinates its SIGs and related TFs. It approves DS documents developed by SIGs. The group is responsible for the CiA 13XX series, especially CiA 1301
IG03 profiles
The IG03 develops and maintains CiA technical documents related to device, interface, and application profiles. It coordinates its SIGs and TFs. It approves DS documents developed by SIGs. The group is responsible for the CiA 4XX series including the mapping to CANopen CC, CANopen FD, and other higher-layer protocols such as J1939.
IG04 Lower layers
The IG04 develops and maintains CiA technical documents related to the OSI data link layer and the OSI physical layer. This includes CAN CC, CAN FD, CAN FD light, and CAN XL. The IG04 coordinates its SIGs and related TFs. It approves DS documents developed by SIGs. The group is responsible for the CiA 6XX series.
IG05 J1939
The Interest Group (IG) J1939 comments J1939-based documents. Additionally, the SIG submits proposals to J1939-based specifications and recommended practices. These documents include the SAE J1939 series, the ISO 11783 series (also known as Isobus), DIN 4630, and IEC 61162-3 (also known as NMEA 2000). Details on current work items and next meetings are provided here.
IG06 Safety and security
The IG safety/security coordinates all CiA specifications on functional safety and cybersecurity. These activities relate to Classical CAN or CAN FD. They may also cover the cybersecurity function for higher-layer protocols including CANopen (FD) and J1939-based solutions. Details on current work items and next meetings are provided here.
IG07 High availability
The Interest Group (IG) high-availability develops and maintains concepts for mission-critical CAN-based networks. This covers different redundancy concepts such as device, bus-line, or system redundancy for CAN-based applications. Details on current work items and next meetings are provided here.
CiA hotline
We are looking forward to assisting you in case of CAN-related, technical or marketing-oriented questions. You can reach us by phone: +49-911-928819-0, email, or our social media channels. You can also negotiate an eMeeting, to discuss your issues with us, and together with your team.
Downloading CiA documents
Non-members can download all Publical Available Specifications (PAS) and Technical Reports (TR). Non-members can subscribe different document series in Draft Specification (DS) status.
Draft Specification Proposals (DSP) are only accessible for CiA members. They also can download all documents in DS status and all Work Drafts (WD) free-of-charge, of course.