CAN Bus Explained - A Simple Intro [v2.0 | 2021] 🌟

What is CAN bus? https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-simple-intro-tutorial CAN bus (ISO 11898) is a vehicle bus standard that enables robust, efficient and decentralized communication between electronic control units. It is today the de facto standard in practically all automotives (cars, trucks, tractors, buses, motorcycles, ...), maritime vessels, aerospace applications and industrial machinery. Want all our CAN intros in one 100+ page PDF? Then get your free 'Ultimate Guide' now: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-ultimate-guide In this "v2.0" video tutorial we explain the basics of the Controller Area Network (CAN bus): - 00:00 Introduction - 00:20 What is CAN bus? - 02:13 The top 4 benefits of CAN bus - 03:29 The history of CAN bus - 04:27 The CAN frame incl. the 8 message fields - 06:24 CAN bus data logging use case examples - 07:37 How to record CAN bus data in practice - 09:03 How to decode CAN bus data to physical values - 12:38 Higher layer protocols like OBD2, J1939 and CANopen ______________________ INTROS TO CAN BASED PROTOCOLS This video is part of our extremely popular series of CAN protocol intros. Below you'll find links for our full playlist, as well as the more detailed articles. Playlist for all intro videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLDpHsxvf8&list=PLpV68vjf4Xo4vZ_SjJ6tTlomYm-k18vDZ 1) CAN bus: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-simple-intro-tutorial 2) OBD2: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/obd2-explained-simple-intro 3) J1939: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/j1939-explained-simple-intro-tutorial 4) CANopen: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/canopen-tutorial-simple-intro 5) CAN FD: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-fd-flexible-data-rate-intro 6) LIN bus: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/lin-bus-protocol-intro-basics 7) DBC files: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-dbc-file-database-intro ______________________ RECORDING & DECODING CAN BUS DATA If you're interested in learning more about logging CAN bus data, we recommend that you check out our below intros to our CANedge CAN bus data loggers, our CANmod sensor-to-CAN modules and our free software/API tools: Learn about CAN bus data logging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhNQJv6TNl8&list=PLpV68vjf4Xo4NT0hXMEp5A9bXqfX9sFQo&index=1 Learn about the CANedge and CANmod: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-hardware-products 1) CANedge1: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/can-logger-sd-canedge1 2) CANedge2: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/can-bus-data-logger-wifi-canedge2 3) CANedge3: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/can-bus-data-logger-4g-lte-canedge3-gnss 4) CANmod.gps: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/gps-to-can-bus-gnss-imu 5) CANmod.temp: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/thermocouple-to-can-bus 6) CANmod.input: https://www.csselectronics.com/products/analog-to-can-bus-digital-pulse See also our full intros to practical data logging: 1) Blackbox logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/black-box-can-bus-logger 2) OBD2 data logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/obd2-data-logger-sd-memory-convert 3) J1939 data logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/j1939-data-logger-wifi-telematics-fleet-management 4) CANopen data logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/canopen-data-logger 5) CAN FD data logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-fd-data-logger 6) LIN data logger: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/lin-bus-data-logger For more tutorials, see our overview: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-intros-tutorials ______________________ ABOUT CSS ELECTRONICS At CSS Electronics we specialize in simple-to-use, pro specs and interoperable CAN bus data loggers - like the CANedge and CLX000 series. The devices let you record raw data from e.g. cars, trucks, industrial machinery and other CAN based applications onto an 8-32 GB SD card. The devices are interoperable, meaning you can process the data in your favorite existing software - or use our 100% free and open source software/API tools. Website: https://www.csselectronics.com Products: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-hardware-products Software: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-software-api-tools Case studies: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-data-logger-case-studies We offer 100% free technical sparring - contact us: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/contact-us