The CANobserver, now available from CAN Automation, is a diagnose tool that's used for physical and logical long-term monitoring of
CAN-Bus plants.
It has been planned as a stationary supplement of the CAN-Bus Tester 2. The CANobserver is implemented into the network permanently, monitors the data transfer continuously and records it automatically for a period of up to four years.. This is the only means of safeguarding a future-oriented maintenance.
VDI/VDE has recognized this necessity as well. The new guideline 2184, published in 2007, explains how plant operators can guarantee a reliable functioning and maintenance of their Field Bus systems.