CAN

Controller Area Network (CAN)

  • Is a high-integrity serial data communications bus for real-time applications
  • Operates at data rates of up to 1 Megabits per second
  • Has excellent error detection and confinement capabilities
  • Was originally developed by Bosch for use in cars
  • Is now being used in many other industrial automation and control applications
  • Is an international standard: ISO 11898

New: CAN FD - CAN with higher and flexible data rate