CiA has developed several profiles, which are not related to dedicated application fields. Some of them are divided in parts providing a generic parameter specification and separated mappings to CANopen, CANopen FD, or other higher-layer protocols. Historically, most of the generic device profiles support just CANopen CC as specified in CiA 301.

The following generic device profiles have been developed:

• CiA 401 series: CANopen profile for I/O device
• CiA 402 series: Device profile for drives and motion control
• CiA 404 series: CANopen device profile for measuring devices and closed-loop controllers
• CiA 406 series: Device profile for encoders
• CiA 408 series: Device profile for fluid power technology
• CiA 410 series: Device profile for inclinometers
• CiA 418: CANopen device profile for battery modules
• CiA 419: CANopen device profile for battery chargers
• CiA 442: CANopen device profile for IEC 61915-2 compatible motor starters
• CiA 445: CANopen profile for RFID devices
• CiA 446: CANopen device profile for AS-Interface gateways
• CiA 450: CANopen device profile for pumps
• CiA 452: CANopen device profile for PLCopen motion control
• CiA 453: CANopen device profile for power supplies
• CiA 458: CANopen device profile for energy measurements
• CiA 459 series: CANopen profile for on-board weighing devices
• CiA 460 series: CANopen profile for service robot control systems
• CiA 461 series: CANopen profile for weighing devices
• CiA 462: CANopen profile for item detection devices