Controller Area Network (CAN)

• Is a high-integrity serial data communications bus for real-time applications
• Operates at data rates of up to 1 Megabits per second
• Has excellent error detection and confinement capabilities
• Was originally developed by Bosch for use in cars
• Is now being used in many other industrial automation and control applications
• Is an international standard: ISO 11898

These pages are intended to give an overview about

• The function of Controller Area Network
• Literature about CAN and links to other CAN websites
• CAN products provided by Bosch