One-day technology seminar
for developers and decision-makers

Due to its special performance features and cost-efficient implementation, CAN is ideally suited for networking of intelligent components in a large number of industrial and automotive applications. Today CAN is the dominant communication standard in automobiles and automotive systems of all kinds, as well as in embedded systems.

Target Group and Objectives
This seminar provides a quick, efficient introduction to the CAN technology for the participants. The seminar is particularly intended for developers and system designers who have to implement their own developments based on CAN and want to acquire foundational knowledge of the CAN technology. Objective of this seminar is to provide the necessary theoretical knowledge for the construction, development, extension and analysis of CAN devices and systems.

In addition, IXXAT offers a special seminar with the topic "CAN network analysis" at the following day, which is specially recommended for the participants of the CAN seminar.
The CAN seminar is also recommended as a basis for our CANopen and DeviceNet seminars.


Topics

1. Introduction:

Important basics and terms of data communication

2. Data Transmission Layer:

Features of CAN; Principle of bus arbitration; Message formats; Bit stuffing; Principle of error signaling; Error detection mechanisms; Error detection capability; Troubleshooting mechanisms; CAN specification 2.0A (standard) and 2.0B (extended CAN protocol)

3. Physical Layer:

Physical signal coding; Bit timing and bit synchronization; The inter-relation of data rate and bus length; The most important standards based upon CAN; Realization of extended topologies; Possibilities for improving EMC

4. CAN Controller:

Overview of CAN controller concepts; Implementations with buffer and FIFO memory; Functions of CAN controllers