Product description

What is CAN?

1. CAN which stands for Controller Area Network is used to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle without a host computer which allows for control and data acquisition. These devices are also called Electronic Control Units (ECU) and they enable communication between all parts of a vehicle.

2. CAN is a serial communication bus designed for industrial and automotive applications. For example, they are found in vehicles, farming equipment, industrial environments, etc

Previously we have made two versions of CAN-BUS Shield, V1.0, and V1.2. They are all awesome shields that widely liked by our users. In order to make it better, several months ago we conducted a survey about CAN-BUS Shield V1.2 and received much valuable advice (Thanks to all the users who replied to us), so we decided to make an update and here it is - CAN-BUS Shield V2.

Features CAN-BUS Controller MCP2515 CAN Transceiver MCP2551 Default OBD Pinout OBD-II Standard CAN Standard Pinout Compatible (jumper) INT Pin D2 or D3 (jumper) CS pin for TF card slot D4 or D5 (jumper) P1 pad Back of the shield Serial Grove A0/A1 I2C Grove SDA/SCL Grove Orientation Horizontal

• 💎Notice: When we produced the new batch of CAN-BUS Shield V2, the wire of the back pads was embedded inside the PCB, although the wire between the pads is now not visible on the outside, the inside is still connected, if you want to change the wiring of the pads, you still need to cut the wiring in the PCB first.
• 💎CAN-BUS is a common industrial bus because of its long travel distance, medium communication speed and high reliability. It is commonly found on modern machine tools and as an automotive diagnostic bus. Thanks for CAN-BUS, makers are able to hack their cars more conveniently.
• 💎The CAN-BUS Shield V2 still uses MCP2515 as CAN-BUS controller and MCP2551 as CAN transceiver. OBD-II or CAN standard pinout can be selected by switching jumpers on DB9 interface, the default pinout is OBD-II.
• 💎We add a TF card slot for data storage and the CS pin can be either set to D4 or D5. The INT pin can also be set to D2 or D3 by switching jumpers on the back of the shield.
• 💎CAN BUS Shield Work well with Arduino UNO (ATmega328), Arduino Mega (ATmega1280/2560) as well as Arduino Leonardo (ATmega32U4) and LinkIt One.