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  • Basic Features of Controller Area Network (CAN)

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    John Mulindi
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    Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communication protocol developed primarily for applications in the automotive industry. It is also capable of offering good performance in other time-critical industrial applications. The CAN protocol is optimized for short messages and uses a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)/Arbitration message priority (AMP) medium access control technique. Therefore CAN…