MrEd
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CAN as UART?
Hi,
I haven't worked with CAN at all and was wondering if anyone knows if CAN could somehow be setup to send data as an "ordinary" uart? Could I hook CAN up to a RS485 line and send data. Or is it possible to connect a 485 chip to a CAN pin (on a MCU) and send "ordinary" start bit, 8 bit data, stop bit data.
I'd like to be able to alternate between CAN and RS485 on the same pair of wires without sacrificing both the CAN interface and a uart.
Eddie
Hi,
I haven't worked with CAN at all and was wondering if anyone knows if CAN could somehow be setup to send data as an "ordinary" uart? Could I hook CAN up to a RS485 line and send data. Or is it possible to connect a 485 chip to a CAN pin (on a MCU) and send "ordinary" start bit, 8 bit data, stop bit data.
I'd like to be able to alternate between CAN and RS485 on the same pair of wires without sacrificing both the CAN interface and a uart.
Eddie