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Gateway to the ISObus world

Lots of new implements with electric controls are still not ISObus-compatible. One of the main reasons for this is that the ISObus system is very complex to program. It takes time to get the certificate rubber stamped, which makes it a particularly expensive procedure for manufacturers with lower sales volumes.

The necessary ‘ISObus Development Software’ costs €7,500 for the first year alone. In addition, software developers who understand the full ‘ins and outs’ are in demand so are hard to find. Small and medium-sized manufacturers tend to outsource the development work to specialist electronics firms that may not be as flexible as the machinery makers

Not helping the matter, is that for many years, ground-breaking ISObus technology was not promoted in the

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