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CAN Bus Noise Tolerance

27. March 2016 09:49 by Christian in
The data is carried on the CAN bus as a voltage difference between the two signal lines. If both li

The data is carried on the CAN bus as a voltage difference between the two signal lines. If both lines are at the same voltage, the signal is a recessive bit. If the CAN_H line is higher than the CAN_L line by 0.9V, the signal line is a dominant bit.

Immunity to Ground Noise

The CAN bus does not use the ground as reference point for these two signal lines. Therefore the CAN bus transmissions lines are immune to any ground noise typically present in automotive applications.

Immunity to Electromagnetic Filed

The signals on the two CAN lines will both be subject to the same electromagnetic filed level. Therefore no differences in voltages between the two lines should become relevant under electromagnetic interference.

Using Twisted Pair Wires for Differential Signal Lines

Bad connectors are almost guaranteed to present an impedance discontinuity, and hence will cause reflections. Transmission line stubs of any length are also a source of reflections, longer the stub, the worse the impact of the reflections on lower data rate signals. Reflections are bad because they can cause destructive interference that can corrupt any transmitted data.

Christian Rosu