Extract text from XDD files
To convert your XDD file to another format, you need CANopenEditor or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Industrial Automation" file type, you need software like CANopenEditor or a similar tool.
The .XDD file extension represents an XML Device Description file, a standard defined by the CAN in Automation (CiA) organization and widely used by manufacturers like Schneider Electric. These files describe the object dictionary and communication parameters of CANopen devices in a structured XML format (specifically complying with ISO 15745). While XML is technically human-readable, raw .XDD files are often incredibly verbose, deeply nested, and difficult to troubleshoot without specialized industrial software like CANopenEditor or expensive suites from Vector.
Engineers frequently struggle with .XDD files because legacy configuration tools only accept the older, INI-based EDS (Electronic Data Sheet) format. Furthermore, sharing device specifications with non-technical stakeholders is cumbersome when the data is locked inside thousands of lines of code. For documentation and review, converting .XDD to PDF or HTML makes the device profile readable. For bulk editing or parameter analysis, converting to Excel (.XLSX) or CSV allows you to manipulate the object dictionary in a familiar spreadsheet environment. For legacy system integration, converting modern .XDD files back to EDS is a common requirement.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XDD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert XDD file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use CANopenEditor or similar software from the "CANopen Device Description" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to XDD, try CANopenEditor or another comparable tool in the "CANopen Device Description" category.
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