Self-contained, on-board, CAN-to-fieldbus converter and method of using the same

A method of communicating a message between an automotive device of an automotive control area network and a non-automotive, industrial device of a non-automotive, fieldbus network, the method comprising:

• receiving a message of a source format from one of the automotive device of the automotive control area network and the non-automotive, industrial device of the non-automotive, fieldbus network;
• translating the message of the source format to a common language format;
• processing the message of a common language format via a set of stored, configurable rules;
• translating the processed message of a common language format to a destination message format;
• delivering the message in the appropriate destination format to one of the automotive device of the automotive control area network and the non-automotive, industrial device of the non-automotive, fieldbus network.