The CAN bus (Controller Area Networking) was defined in the late 1980 by Bosch, initially for use in automotive applications.
It has the following characteristics: Uses a single terminated twisted pair cable Is multi master Maximum Signal frequency used is 1 Mbit/sec Length is typically 40M at 1Mbit/sec up to 10KM at 5Kbits/sec Has high reliability with extensive error checking Typical maximum data rate achievable is...
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2/10/2009
