An Introduction to the Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus

Learn the fundamentals of the Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus using both a theoretical and practical approach

Created by: Emile Ackbarali
Software Developer, Systems Integrator and Entrepreneur

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the commercial and technical factors that drove the development of CAN Bus
• Understand the need for network arbitration and how it is done with CAN Bus
• Know the format of the CAN Bus data frame
• Gain an appreciation of the various parts of the CAN Bus data frame and their purposes
• Understand how non destructive collision detection occurs at the byte level
• Appreciate what part of the protocol is handled in firmware and what needs to be specified by the designer
• Configure CAN Bus message identifiers and data format on actual CAN Bus hardware
• Use CAN Bus simulation software to simulate a CAN Bus network

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the process control devices in a typical Process Automation or SCADA system
• Basic working knowledge of the Modbus RTU protocol.
• Basic understanding of binary systems and computer memory

Target audience

• Electrical Engineers
• Electrical Technicians
• Electrical Tech or Engineering Students
• Process Control Technicians and Engineers
• Process Automation Engineers
• Programmers working in the Process Automation field
• Automotive Engineers
• Automotive Technicians