Buyers of the DeviceNet Specification receive an unlimited, royalty-free license to develop DeviceNet products. Companies looking for assistance may purchase sample code that eases their implementation, development toolkits, and development services from many sources. The key hardware components are available from the largest worldwide suppliers of semiconductors. The CAN protocol has a great hidden power that is not obvious until you have penetrated the problems around designing distributed embedded control systems where independently developed modules will be integrated into the system. CAN Kingdom is especially developed for such systems.
Most networks provide services for connected modules.
In control networks however, connected modules serve the network. CAN Kingdom takes advantage of this fact, making separation of module and system development not only possible but even simple. In fact, most papers written on the subject of Controller Area Network design are, in my opinion, misleading as they are built upon the OSI model. The OSI model was developed for communication networks. Such networks are intended to be accessed by users, unknown at the design phase, during runtime.