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2.5.1 ISO 11783 (ISOBUS)
ISO 11783, a.k.a. ISOBUS, is a CAN (Controller Area Network) Higher Layer Protocol based on the SAE J1939 standard for forestry and agricultural vehicles. ISO 11783 was a joint development by manufacturers in the agricultural and forestry industry to address the increasing needs for electronic control in the machinery/vehicles they produce.
ISO 11783 consists of the following parts, under the general title Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry – Serial control and communications data network:
- Part 1: General standard for mobile data communication
- Part 2: Physical layer
- Part 3: Data link layer
- Part 4: Network layer
- Part 5: Network management
- Part 6: Virtual terminal
- Part 7: Implement messages applications layer
- Part 8: Power train messages
- Part 9: Tractor ECU
- Part 10: Task controller and management information system data interchange
- Part 11: Mobile data element dictionary
- Part 12: Diagnostic
- Part 13: File Server
The ISO 11783 standards can be purchased through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)[1]. The standard is managed by the ISOBUS group in VDMA (http://www.isobus.net)[2].

