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CAN Bus Q&A: Termination, Timing, Errors, and Diagnostic Tools Explained
Get clear, expert answers to real-world CAN bus troubleshooting questions—straight from the field. This Q&A covers voltage levels, bit timing, error states, protocol compatibility, and diagnostic tools for CAN 2.0 and CAN FD.
Webinar: CAN Bus Diagnostics - Practical Troubleshooting for Real-World Networks
Learn how to diagnose and fix real-world CAN bus issues using practical tools and expert techniques. This free on-demand webinar covers everything from termination testing to decoding bit errors with live demos of CAN diagnostic tools.
Webinar: CAN Bus Data Logging - Setup, Decode, and Analyze Your Data Efficiently
Learn how engineers at leading OEMs reliably collect, decode, and analyze CAN (Controller Area Network) bus data using the CANedge series and open-source tools. This technical session covers everything from physical setup and connector selection to DBC decoding, Wi-Fi log offloading, and data visualization. Ideal for teams managing embedded systems, diagnostics, or validation workflows.
New ‘universal translator’ for industrial communications
Grid Connect, Inc. and Real Time Automation® (RTA®) have partnered to bring original equipment makers a new embedded module that serves as a universal translator for enabling serial devices (RS-232, 422, 485, SPI, I2C) to communicate via protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, PROFINET, BACnet/IP and others. OEMs also gain the capability to push data from plant-floor and field devices to analytical and business applications via OPC UA and MQTT.
How to pick your communication protocol
Many factors can influence this decision, from the necessary bandwidth, to existing infrastructure, to security concerns. Letting the application determine the best protocol results in optimal for connectivity solutions, whether operating farming equipment, or shipping supplies, to conflict zones.
How to Diagnose Controller Area Network (CAN) Issues
Before CAN bus gained popularity, vehicle wiring harnesses could contain miles of copper wire which significantly added to the cost and weight of the vehicle. CAN bus was originally designed to minimize copper wiring in automobiles by multiplexing electrical signals over a simple two wire network. By using a high-speed twisted pair cable, the amount of wire necessary to allow sensors, actuators and controllers to communicate was greatly reduced.
Custom vs Off-the-Shelf: The Pros & The Cons
A custom-designed product can break through a crowded marketplace, and open a business to a whole new sector of consumers. When you search for a path to achieve this, however, you’ll find many options, from standard, commercial off-the-shelf (aka, COTS) components, to custom parts, to highly-custom projects. When considering creating a custom IoT application, how do you make the decision between the multitude of options?
Using radio waves as slip ring replacement
Wireless as a reliable and wear-free option for data communication
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