Philips Semiconductors
PCA82C250 / 251 CAN Transceiver
Application Note
AN96116
Abstract
The PCA82C250 and PCA82C251 are advanced transceiver products for use in automotive and general indus-
trial applications with transfer rates up to 1 Mbit/s. They support the differential bus signal representation being
described in the international standard for in-vehicle CAN high-speed applications (ISO 11898). Controller Area
Network (CAN) is a serial bus protocol being primarily intended for transmission of control related data between a
number of bus nodes.
This application note provides information how to use the above-mentioned transceiver products and discusses
several topics of interest like slope control mode, stand-by mode, bus length and maximum number of bus nodes
per network.
Philips Electronics N.V. 1996
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