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 ...

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.

Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus is a serial communications protocol that supports distributed real-time control with a high level of security. Introduced in the 1980s by Robert Bosch GmbH, the ...

Why the CAN bus technology has lasted nearly 40 years. Why evolving requirements of automotive electronics are outstripping CAN’s capabilities. How automotive Ethernet was developed to support the ...