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CAN Protocols

CAN XL Protocol

CAN_XL

CAN XL (Controller Area Network with Extended Length) provides a superior solution for data rates of up to 20Mbit/s by maintaining the advantages of the CAN protocol like collision-resolution by non-destructive arbitration. It expands the number of data bytes per CAN frame up to 2048 bytes.

With a bit rate of up to 20 Mbit/s in the data phase, CAN XL fills the gap between CAN FD and 100BASE-T1 (Ethernet). CAN XL protocol controllers are also able to perform Classical CAN and CAN FD communication.

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CAN FD Protocol

CAN FD Protocol

CAN FD (CAN with Flexible Data-rate) was introduced by Bosch in 2012 to overcome the Classical CAN's bit rate limitation to 1 Mbps and to expand the number of data bytes per CAN frame from up to 8 to up to 64, thereby closing the gap between Classical CAN and other protocols. This is achieved by a modified CAN frame format where the bit rate can be switched to faster value inside the CAN frame and by a new data length coding.

CAN FD is standardized as ISO11898-1:2015. CAN FD protocol controllers are also able to perform Classical CAN communication.

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CAN FD Light Protocol

TSU

CAN FD Light is a lightweight version of CAN FD. It is intended for low cost application with one commander (master) controller and numerous responder (slave) controller.

For a CAN FD Light responder (slave) there is no need for an external crystal to have lower cost.

Existing CAN FD / XL IP can be used as CAN FD Light commander (master).

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Mandatory License of CAN Protocols

Mandatory License of CAN Protocols

The CAN Protocols are patented products developed by Robert Bosch GmbH.

A CAN Protocol License is required for all implementations of CAN FD, CAN FD Light, TTCAN and CAN XL modules.

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