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5.5 CAN interface

The CAN bus is a serial based network originally developed for automotive applications, but now used for a wide range of industrial applications. It offers low-cost serial communications with very high reliability in an industrial environment; the probability of an undetected error is 4.7x10-11. It is optimized for the transmission of small data packets and therefore offers fast update of I/O devices (peripheral devices) connected to the bus.

The CAN protocol only defines the physical attributes of the network, i.e. the electrical, mechanical, functional and procedural parameters of the physical connection between devices. The higher level network functionality on MicroFlex e100 is defined by the CANopen protocol, one of the most used standards for machine control.

5.5.1 CAN connector

 

 

Location

CAN

 

 

 

 

Mating connector: 9-pin female D-type

 

 

Pin

Name

Description

 

 

1

-

(NC)

 

 

2

CAN-

CAN channel negative

 

 

3

CAN GND

Ground/earth reference for CAN signals

 

 

4

-

(NC)

6

1

5

Shield

Shield connection

 

 

 

 

6

CAN GND

Ground/earth reference for CAN signals

 

 

9

5

7

CAN+

CAN channel positive

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

-

(NC)

 

 

9

CAN V+

CAN power V+ (12-24V)

5.5.2 CAN wiring

A very low error bit rate over CAN can only be achieved with a suitable wiring scheme, so the following points should be observed:

HThe two-wire data bus line may be routed parallel, twisted and/or shielded, depending on EMC requirements. Baldor recommend a twisted pair cable with the shield/screen connected to the connector backshell, in order to reduce RF emissions and provide immunity to conducted interference.

HThe bus must be terminated at both ends only (not at intermediate points) with resistors of a nominal value of 120Ω. This is to reduce reflections of the electrical signals on the bus, which helps a node to interpret the bus voltage levels correctly. If the MicroFlex e100 is at the end of the network then ensure that a 120Ω resistor is fitted (normally inside the D-type connector).

HAll cables and connectors should have a nominal impedance of 120Ω. Cables should have a length related resistance of 70mΩ/m and a nominal line delay of 5ns/m.

MN1942

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Baldor E100 manual Can interface, Can connector, Can wiring