Atmel Microcontrollers for Controller Area Network (CAN)
Atmel Microcontrollers for Controller Area Network (CAN)
By Michel Passemard, Industrial Control Business Development Director
Summary
Atmel has developed a family of CAN Controllers for the various applications that use this serial
bus to interconnect Smart system. With its multi-master capability, built in error detection and
correction capability, and large industry acceptance, the CAN bus is an attractive standard with a
bright future.