Description
Controller Area Network or CAN is a control network
protocol from
Bosch that has found wide use in
Industrial Automation and the
Automotive Industry.
Most of the patents of CAN are owned by Bosch and
although there
are no restictions on developing an
opensource CAN IP but for any
commercial use the
protocol license from Bosch is an indispensable
prerequisite.
Size is approximately 12k gates (930 flip-flops).
Block
Diagram

Features
- Non-Destructive bit-wise arbitration (CSMA/CA)
- Message Based Addressing/Filtering
- Broadcast Communication
- 1 Mbit/Sec Operation
- WISHBONE SoC interface
- 8051 interface
- SJA1000 (Philips) compatible interface.
Source & Test Bench