Controller Area Networks, or CAN buses, allow electronic devices in vehicles to communicate quickly and reliably over a standardized interface. Early automotive communication networks had limitations like slow speeds, many wires, and connections prone to troubles. CAN buses improved on these with a two-wire circuit shared by all inputs and outputs, supporting speeds up to 500kb/sec. Examples of wireless networks now used in vehicles include OnStar, GPS, Bluetooth, and keyless entry systems like Toyota Smart Key. CAN buses helped enable advanced vehicle electronics and continue to support new wireless technologies.
9. Early Auto Comm Networks
• GM Assembly Line Diagnostic Link (ALDL)
– 160 Baud, might as well be handwritten notes
• J1820 Serial Data
– 10.4kb/sec one wire, 41.6kb/sec two wire.
– Phone modems are faster
• ISO 9141
– Used by Chrysler, European, Japanese
– 56.6kb/sec modem still beats it by a mile
• Slow speeds prevent fast data transfer
11. Controller Area Networks features
• All inputs and outputs to CAN system share a
common circuit, think of a race track
• CAN circuit is two wire, twisted pair of wires
to reduce electrical interference
• CAN L is low speed circuit at 250kb/sec, used
for body control functions
• CAN H is high speed circuit at 500kb/sec. used
for engine, trans, ABS, SRS controls
• CAN system will function if one wire damaged
22. Can you think of an example of a
Wireless network in a car?
23. Wireless?
• OnStar (GM)
• Global Positioning System
• Blue Tooth
• Blue Connect
• Personal Data Assistant
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Smart Key
• FUTURE?