CAN Bus Interface For the Raspberry Pi 2/3 Comes With Various Options

Posted by Industry News on Dec 1st 2016

The PiCAN2 board series by Copperhill Technologies provides CAN Bus capabilities for the Raspberry Pi 2 or 3. The boards (with the exception of the dual isolated interface) use the Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller in combination with the MCP2551 CAN transceiver. There is an easy to install SocketCAN driver, and programming can be accomplished in C or Python.

Features

CAN v2.0 A/B at 1 Mb/s
High speed SPI Interface (10 MHz)
Standard and extended data and remote frames
CAN connection via standard 9-way sub-D connector or screw terminal
Compatible with OBDII cable
Solder bridge to set different configuration for DB9 connector
120Ω termination resistor
Serial LCD ready
LED indicator
Foot print for two mini push buttons
Four fixing holes, comply with Pi Hat standard
SocketCAN driver, appears as can0 to application
Interrupt RX on GPIO25
Extensive documentation and programming samples

The PiCAN2 series of CAN Bus interfaces includes:

For those who prefer a solution that does not require assembly and driver setup, Copperhill Technologies offers their Raspberry Pi 3 System With CAN Bus Interface with pre-installed Raspbian operating system plus the corresponding CAN drivers. The included PiCAN2 board provides Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus capabilities for the Raspberry Pi. It uses the Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller with MCP2551 CAN transceiver. Connection are made via DB9 or 3-way screw terminal. There is an easy-to-install SocketCAN driver, and programming can be accomplished in C or Python. The enclosure is made from High Impact Polystyrene HIPS UL94-HB material. Mounting flanges allow for wall mounting.

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