History
Developed initially as DIN 9684 Part 4 German Agricultural Applications (ca. 1992)
Determined necessary for ISO 11783 (Ag Bus)
- DIN 9684 imported to form ISO 11783 Part 6
- Other alternative from US proposed / rejected
- ISO 11783 Part 6 substantially revised based on:
- Field experiences with DIN 9684
- Technical objections
Special ISO Task Force assigned to VT in 1999
- Re-Written Object Oriented Draft - Feb 2000