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I just ordered a couple of these an am interested in using them with the EK-TM4C1294XL Connected LaunchPad. This combination seems ideal for a CAN bus to eithernet bridge.

 

Do you have any thoughts on this or see any reason why this combination might have issues?

 

Thanks.

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Yep keep in mind there will be some wire soldering required between the CAN_TX, CAN_RX pins and your choice of boosterpack pins which must correspond to CAN pins on your specific launchpad (and which boosterpack header you use, since the TM4C1294XL has 2 of them). Study the boosterpack pinout in detail. The MCP2515 IC and crystal will not be necessary so you can ignore those. Btw what will you be connecting to it?

 

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I just ordered a couple of these an am interested in using them with the EK-TM4C1294XL Connected LaunchPad. This combination seems ideal for a CAN bus to eithernet bridge.

 

Do you have any thoughts on this or see any reason why this combination might have issues?

 

Thanks.

 

FYI looks like only CAN0 is exposed to the boosterpack headers (CAN1 exists but not in the boosterpacks, however its pins are exposed in that long strip on the right side).  JP4 & JP5 need to be oriented for CAN, and then the 2nd boosterpack header on the board has CAN0Rx (PA0) at boosterpack pin J1.5 and CAN0Tx (PA1) at boosterpack pin J1.6

 

Something like this:

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(well, I forgot to orient JP4/JP5 correctly in that picture, but you get the idea)

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Hi Spirilis

 

Have you looked at the CAN example code by TI dk-tm4c123g Firmware package? What do you think of their code vs yours?

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CLP_CAN

http://www.ti.com/tool/sw-dk-tm4c123g

"the DK-TM4C123G software package contains CAN example programs that can be easily ported to all three LaunchPads that support CAN."

 

 

Just received one of the 'CAN Bus BoosterPack's   -- will now have to apply it.  Will keep you posted.  Time to re-read this thread, in detail.  

 

David

Any updates to your project? I am going to implement the same thing

 

Cheers,

Stephen

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Hi Spirilis

 

Have you looked at the CAN example code by TI dk-tm4c123g Firmware package? What do you think of their code vs yours?

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CLP_CAN

http://www.ti.com/tool/sw-dk-tm4c123g

"the DK-TM4C123G software package contains CAN example programs that can be easily ported to all three LaunchPads that support CAN."

 

 

Any updates to your project? I am going to implement the same thing

 

Cheers,

Stephen

I have not looked.  I'm sure it works great ... my BPak will give it the PHY side it needs to talk over long distance :)

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Hi Spirilis

 

Have you looked at the CAN example code by TI dk-tm4c123g Firmware package? What do you think of their code vs yours?

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CLP_CAN

http://www.ti.com/tool/sw-dk-tm4c123g

"the DK-TM4C123G software package contains CAN example programs that can be easily ported to all three LaunchPads that support CAN."

 

 

Any updates to your project? I am going to implement the same thing

 

Cheers,

Stephen

Not yet, but the firmware works!  

 

David

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@@spirilis

 

So, instead of hijacking the other recent thread I thought I'd better post here. Unless you tell me there is a better place to post. Not sure I need a boosterpack, but am interested in that Microchip CAN controller. I also have not read all these post here *yet* so . . . sorry if I mention something you've already posted about.

 

Anyway, I did glance at your github, and yeah, definitely more complicated than socketCAN for sure. socketCAN you just treat the CAN controller, which you->( generic term ) did not write a driver for- As a Linux socket. Everything already nice and abstract.

 

So my idea is to find a decent devboard, that does not cost a whole lot with ethernet on it. *Or* maybe use one of those AT command set wifi modules ( which I can not think of the chip name for - offhand), then some sort of uC for comms. I was thinking PIC, because I find many of Microchips uC's interesting, and have never worked with one yet. But it doesn't have to be a PIC. Anything with SPI and UART, that can keep up will probably work.

 

So anyway, I might bug you in the future if thats alright ;) In the meantime I will definitely examine your code in detail as time permits.

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