[mark] had an interesting idea when looking at all the wiring of a typical 3D printer; Use CAN Bus. There are a lot of wires going to the extruder assembly, and with most designs this thing is flying ...

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 ...

Here’s one node on the new home automation system on which [Black Rynius] is working. So far he’s testing out the system with just two nodes, but plans to build more as the project progresses. He’s ...

The release adds a CAN Bus Diagnostics feature, which allows technicians to view voltage and resistance readings directly ...

InertiaLED is a new company that makes LED light towers that work with the BMW, KTM and other CAN bus systems. No additional CAN bus load resistor (review)is required, as it is for other types of LEDs ...

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.

After I wrote about the CAN bus in a previous blog entry, I decided to get a few CAN-bus transceivers and run several basic experiments. I obtained samples of the SN65HVD251 transceiver from Texas ...