Committee Participation
Society
of Automotive Engineers
DG Technologies employees are active in over 30 SAE committees and task forces working to create automotive network standards. Participation includes membership on, and chairmanship of, committees addressing J1850, J1939, J2284, J1699, J2602 and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) protocol standards.
In addition, DG's President and CEO, Mark Zachos, is currently serving a 3-year term on SAE's Board of Directors, ending in 2013.
International Standards Organization (ISO)
Dearborn Group Technology employees are members of several ISO international working groups addressing automotive-related standards such as ISO 14230 "Keyword Protocol 2000" and ISO 15765 "Diagnostics on CAN", and are SAE liaison members in these and other specialized areas.
The IDB Forum™ actively promotes the global integration of open architecture IDB-1394 networking into vehicles, including passenger car and light truck, military vehicles (land-based and aircraft), heavy vehicles (truck and bus applications), and automotive electronics devices. Activities include technology and specification development, demonstration, and promotion.
Dearborn Group Technology is one of the founding members of this organization. We provide IDB training, as well as other CAN training and products associated with supporting this and other forum's work efforts.
Technology & Maintenance Council/American Trucking Association (TMC/ATA)
The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Association is dedicated to maintenance management in the trucking industry, as well as the improvement and maintenance of trucking equipment. Dearborn Group Technology chairs the RP1210 committee, working for a common diagnostic interface, and other areas of in-vehicle network standardization & interest.
Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI)
The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) is a trade association of automotive tool and equipment manufacturers, technical information providers and training organizations which has served the automotive repair industry aftermarket for over 60 years. As an active full member of ETI, we serve on their Scan Tool Group which is involved in vehicle network interface devices and telematics.
The CiA promotes CAN applications throughout the automation, automotive, and medical industries, among others. Dearborn Group Technology employees have participated in annual CAN conferences, as paper presenters and session monitors.
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA)
Dearborn Group Technology has been an ODVA member since the organization's inception, participating in the Conformance SIG, and performing various industry conference demos.
