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05/06/05 15:41
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 		 #93077 - What about CAN?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I haven't used CAN (controller area network) yet, but I'm dying to. It's a lot like RS-485 in some ways (twisted pair), but the CAN controllers take care of the lower protocol levels so you just send the bytes without having to concern yourself so much with error detection/correction/retries, etc. MicroChip make an SPI CAN controller and there are lots of others too. Some 8-bit micros have CAN (Motorola/Freescale), including 8051:

http://www.keil.com/dd/parm_search.asp

I would seriously look at it. Lots of folks are using it for home control (for example, http://www.brightan.com) and industrial control. You can use your own protocol on top of it. Check out some of the Circuit Cellar Ink articles and/or http://www.autoartisans.com/.

Anyone have CAN experience and want to comment on its suitability?
GB


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Your opinion about port config pls.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Its irrelevant            01/01/70 00:00      
      Can you clearify pls?            01/01/70 00:00      
         always            01/01/70 00:00      
   More....            01/01/70 00:00      
      Elementary, my dear Watson            01/01/70 00:00      
   Some reference circuits I've looked at            01/01/70 00:00      
      fittness for purpose            01/01/70 00:00      
         I'd second that            01/01/70 00:00      
         The intention is...            01/01/70 00:00      
            on-board, I hope            01/01/70 00:00      
               I2c is forbidden to leave the board...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I would'nt            01/01/70 00:00      
   The outside world            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sure, you did! ;-)            01/01/70 00:00      
         Multi controller approach.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Some practical restrictions...            01/01/70 00:00      
               concentrate the data            01/01/70 00:00      
               Something like this.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  maybe not needed            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RS485 Stubs.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        two of the same            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Re: Two of the same.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              you are right            01/01/70 00:00      
                  let Geert do it differently            01/01/70 00:00      
                     on data and star            01/01/70 00:00      
                        bus and star            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I prefer 75176 -> RS485 & 75179 -> RS422            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I've got a lot of 75176s in my drawer :)            01/01/70 00:00      
                           What about CAN?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              CAN            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 CAN            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    CAN CAN            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Challenges, indeed...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    I would            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    how about Power Line Communications?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       X10-alike, I suppose?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Ya..            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Always welcome...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             oops !!!            01/01/70 00:00      

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