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PCAN Explorer Q&A: Real-World Answers for CAN Bus Engineers

Explore real-world answers to common questions about PCAN Explorer 6 from engineers using CAN and CAN FD systems. This post covers everything from setup, symbol files, and scripting to J1939 support, licensing, and application development with PEAK hardware.

How to Diagnose CAN Bus Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Diagnose CAN Bus Issues: A Step-by-Step Guide

CAN bus diagnostics start with two questions: is the hardware healthy, and is the protocol behaving? This guide walks through every step — multimeter testing for termination, voltage, and transceiver faults; a breakdown of all five CAN error types; and protocol-level analysis using PC-based and handheld tools. Updated to cover CAN 2.0, CAN FD, and CAN XL.

PEAK System CEO on future of CAN bus

As a company that specializes in the CAN (Controller Area Network) fieldbus, PEAK-System has a clear view of the CAN horizon. Since the company’s launch in 1999, PEAK has been a leading provider of hardware, software, and services for mobile and industrial communications.

PCAN-Router FD - CAN FD & CAN Router:

NEW PRODUCT ALERT: PCAN-Router FD - CAN FD & CAN Router

The PCAN-Router FD allows for the conversion between CAN FD and CAN, making it extremely simple to integrate any CAN FD applications into existing CAN 2.0 networks. Used for establishing a connection between any two CAN FDs or CAN busses, this CAN-FD router is a universal, programmable controller based on the powerful ARM Cortex M4F micro controller.

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