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CAN bus properties

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CAN networks on PGRT

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CAN message

Bus idle Bus idle

Start of
frame
Intermission
Identifier Data field
Arbitration field End of frame

Control field Acknowledgement

field
CRC error check
field

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Achieving the electrical bit

4V 0

CAN high

2.5V 1
Voltage transmitted

2.5V 0

CAN low

1V 1

Time

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Signal properties of a CAN bus

120 Ω

Recessive signal

ECU
Dominant signal

120 Ω

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Visualized with a Scope meter

CAN_H CAN_L average
average voltage voltage

CAN_H highest
CAN_L lowest peak voltage
peak voltage

Recessive Dominant
signal level signal level

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ECU electronic principle

Power T
supply Voltage r
converter CPU-module a
n
s
c
e
i
Power v
mode Analogue Digital Digital e
logic inputs inputs Drivers
outputs r

Sensors Actuators High current

actuators
CAN bus

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Transceiver components

PNP

Inverter
CAN
Controller
NPN

Comparator

Resistor CAN bus

network

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Transceiver function
_
+

CAN
Controller

CAN bus

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Transceiver function
_
+

CAN
Controller

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Messages types: point to point

ECU ECU ECU

ECU ECU ECU ECU

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Messages types: broadcast

ECU ECU ECU

ECU ECU ECU ECU

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CAN bus without terminal resistors

ECU ECU ECU

ECU ECU ECU ECU

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CAN bus with terminal resistors

ECU ECU ECU

Type of Type of
resistor resistor-
mount it on capacitor
the CAN assy mount
connector it into an
block ECU
ECU ECU ECU ECU

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Red, Green and Yellow bus connector

blocks

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 DIAGNOSTICS
Diagnostic connector (SDP3) 16

COO RED
Red bus CAN BUS

Yellow
Yellow Engine
COO
bus EMS
management
CAN
BUS

GREEN
CAN
BUS
Instrument
ICL
cluster

VIS
Visibility

Lowest possible specification

APS

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Termination resistors

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Troubleshooting CAN buses

 Scania multimeter 588 094 measure the integrity of the
CAN wires and the CAN voltage levels:
 Measuring CAN bus resistance: able to trace wire and
termination resistors faults; able to trace open circuits or
short circuit to ground or ECU’s internal supply (internal
converter supplies with 5V).
 Measuring CAN bus voltage: able to trace ECU’s internal
faults or wire and termination resistors faults.
 CAN messages can not be checked with a multimeter;
instead the diagnose software is used to check the
systems functionalities.
 WSM 16:07-02 “Communication problems” shows
measuring methods

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Measuring resistance

120
60 Ω CAN_H

CAN_L

+15 OFF

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Measuring resistance

>1 kΩ CAN_H

CAN_L

+15 OFF

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Measuring voltage

~2.4V
~2.6V CAN_H

CAN_L

+15 ON

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