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+[submodule "ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/CANopenNode"]
+	path = ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/CANopenNode
+	url = https://github.com/anderssandstrom/CANopenNode.git
diff --git a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/CANopenNode b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/CANopenNode
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+Subproject commit 2853bafd27a2495bf8bf9b0b85f0f52115255ca5