CAN

CAN topic

CAN ( Controller-area network ) area for hardware relative topics.

• for information about CAN/CANopen stack , go CANopen
• for specific information about CAN on AVR , go CAN_AVR
• Noduino a smart , small and cheap board for actuators and sensors ( WIP )

Possible CAN transceiver

interface between the CAN protocol controller and the physical bus. The device provides differential transmit capability to the bus and differential receive capability to the CAN controller.

• NXP : PCA82C250
• ATMEL : ATA6660
• Microchip : MCP2551

There is a lot of such pin out compatible chip.

LIN+CAN transceiver in one chip :

• http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/technology/designlink/2007-2/c_power/b_tle7263e.html

Single Wire CAN

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3160

CAN network interesting chipset products

• Brushless Motor Driver : http://atmel.com/dyn/corporate/view_detail.asp?ref=&FileName=ATA6833_34_10_20.html&SEC_NAME=Product