CAN bus

CANController Area Network

Controller Area Network (CAN) is a broadcast, differential serial bus standard, originally developed in the 1980s by Robert Bosch GmbH, for connecting electronic control units (ECUs).

CAN was specifically designed to be robust in electromagnetically noisy environments and can utilize a differential balanced line like RS-485.
It can be even more robust against noise if twisted pair wire is used. Although initially created for automotive purposes (as a vehicle bus), nowadays it is used in many embedded control applications (e.g., industrial) that may be subject to noise.

Bit rates up to 1 Mbit/s are possible at network lengths below 40 m. Decreasing the bit rate allows longer network distances (e.g. 125 kbit/s at 500 m). The CAN data link layer protocol is standardized in ISO 11898-1 (2003). This standard describes mainly the data link layer composed of the Logical Link Control (LLC) sublayer and the Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer and some aspects of the physical layer of the OSI Reference Model. All the other protocol layers are left to the network designer's choice.

Network Topology

CSMA/NBA
CSMA/CD

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Operationg System Windows 2000/NT/XP/Me/98

LabVIEW Real-Time
Recommended Software LabVEIW Lab Windows/CVI Other Compatible Software C/C++ Visual Basic 6

Application Software (included)

Bus monitor utility Driver Software (included) NI-CAN

ESD CAN-CBX-AI814
CANopen module with In-Rail-Bus 8 A/D-converter inputs resolution 14 bit input voltage range CANopen

Monitoring system for the HCAL prototype

LED monitoring system - System concept - Choice of LED - Test of fiber bundle - LED driver studies Temperature monitoring Slow control

Slow Control
To intervene on detector parameters frontend processors (mostly VME) and interfaces can be addressed via a dedicated slow control bus connected to the monitoring workstation.

As bus systems two options are considered at present:

CANbus is a standard slow control bus which is widely used in the VME sector. It also offers accessibility to crates and power supplies allowing additional monitoring and maintenance possibilities. Ethernet as slow control bus is an inexpensive alternative. Most VME CPUs are equipped with standard ethernet interfaces. The protocol is more flexible and allows a higher bandwidth then CANbus. To avoid problems this net should be separated from the CERN wide network The slow control processors perform e.g. voltage and temperature checks, set voltages and thresholds.

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Gain monitoring systemPC