MCF548x Reference Manual, Rev. 3
21-2 Freescale Semiconductor
Figure 21-2. FlexCAN Message Buffer Architecture

21.1.2 The CAN System

A typical CAN system is shown below in Figure 21-3.

Figure 21-3. Typical CAN System

Each CAN station is connected physically to the CAN bus through a transceiver. The transceiver provides

the transmit drive, waveshaping, and receive/compare functions required for communicating on the CAN

ID
Data
Buffer 0
ID
Time Stamp
Data Length
Data
Buffer 13
ID
Time Stamp
Data Length
Data
Buffer 14
ID
Time Stamp
Data Length
Data
Buffer 15
Mask 15
Mask 14
Transparent to User
Rx Shifter
Tx Shifter
Serial Buffers
Tx
Rx
Control
Global Mask
IRQ or DMA Request
Data
16 Transmit/Receive
Message Buffers
CAN Bus
FlexCAN
CANRXn
Transceiver
CAN Station 1 CAN Station 2 CAN Station n
CANTXn
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