First off, let's establish the basics of how a CAN-Bus network operates. What CAN-Bus does is turn analog, switched voltage signals and sweeps into digital code. Let's take the speedometer, for ...

I'm converting a classic Mini to electric and as a way to save a few thousand bucks, I'm hoping to build a box that can adapt the Nissan Leaf parts to a "normal" system of 12v switches. Specifically ...

Industrial applications require high transmission rates, more bandwidth and ways to integrate motion control with other applications. CAN open language enables plug ...

Here’s a classic “one thing led to another” car hack. [Alexandre Blin] wanted a reversing camera for his old Peugeot 207 and went down a rabbit hole which led him to do some extreme CAN bus ...

Today's passenger vehicles can utilize about 70 onboard computers (ECUs, actuators, and so forth). So let's consider this group an extended family, and just like any family, communication means a lot.

Last time, we discussed how in-vehicle networks work over CAN. Now we’ll look into the protocol and how it’s used in the automotive industry. On the hardware side, there’s two types of CAN: ...

Someone asked me if they could plug sensor modules into an operating bus. I searched for information and went through my CAN Bus files but found only vague mentions of hot-plug or hot-swap ...

First off, let's establish the basics of how a CAN-Bus network operates. What CAN-Bus does is turn analog, switched voltage signals and sweeps into digital code. Let's take the speedometer, for ...