E 320 Coupe (124.052) L6-3.2L (104.992) (1994)
If a short circuit or a discontinuity occurs on one of the two CAN lines, then due to a safety concept coupled to the software/hardware, the system can
change over to single-line operation. The defective data line is shut down.
A specific data protocol controls how and when the participants can send and receive.
The CAN data bus is significantly different to other data bus systems that are based on the participant addressing principle, in that it uses a
message-related addressing system, which identifies the CAN message content (e.g. coolant temperature). The CAN log permits up to 2048 different
CAN messages, the addresses of 2033 to 2048 being permanently assigned. Data capacity per CAN message is 8 bytes.
A recipient only evaluates those CAN messages (data messages) which are stored in its list of CAN messages to be accepted (acceptance filtering).
Data messages can only be sent when the CAN data bus is free (i.e. once a 3 bit interval has elapsed after the last data message, and no control unit starts
to send). The data bus level is then in recessive state (logical 1).
If several control units simultaneously start to send, a procedure is applied whereby the CAN message with the highest priority takes precedence, without
loss of time or bits (attributing).
Each control unit which looses the attributing becomes a receiver automatically and repeats its transmission attempt as soon as the CAN data bus is free
again.
Besides data messages, there is also a request message used for calling a particular CAN message. The control unit that can provide the requested data
message then reacts to the request.
GF54.00-P-0005F CAN Data Bus, Function
GF54.00-P-0005F CAN Data Bus, Function
Task
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Data exchange between individual control units
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Readying sensor signals for several systems
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Reducing the number of electrical lines
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Improving electromagnetic compatibility
