emotas embedded communication GmbH and HMS Industrial Networks announce a strategic collaboration for distribution and development of protocol software for CANopen and SAE J1939, as well as for distribution of the IXXAT® CAN hardware products from HMS in combination with emotas software tools. The collaboration enables both companies to leverage their combined experience in this area, targeting to further improve the offering for CANopen, SAE J1939 and CAN/CAN-FD.

Within the partnership, HMS distributes emotas protocol software and tools, and consult emotas for the continued improvement of their software products. emotas will act as distribution channel for HMS’ IXXAT® CAN hardware interfaces bundled with emotas’ software tools. The collaboration will also include that emotas will offer custom hardware and software development, benefitting from HMS’ strong hardware engineering and supply experience.

emotas and HMS share a long history of active involvement in specifying the CANopen application and communication profiles within the CAN in Automation working groups, as well as when it comes to developing corresponding protocol software solutions. While the focus of emotas has been on software for CANopen slave devices, the strength of HMS’ IXXAT portfolio has traditionally been in the domain of software for CANopen manager solutions.