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[Debrah] is taking his next project out to the garage. He built his own CAN bus reader using a dsPIC. The nice thing about working with Control Area Network is that it's a universal standard found on every modern production line automobile. And because of this, the chip you need in order to communicate using that protocol will cost just over a dollar. [Debraj] chose the MCP2551, which comes in … [Read more...]
You can make those buttons on your steering wheel much more functional if you have a way of monitoring them. Don't even think of cracking open the factory finish to get to the solder points, just tap into the CAN bus and monitor the data traffic. The small board seen above is the result of a project [Peter Shabino] calls the CAN sniffer. The connector on the left will plug into the Control Area … [Read more...]
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