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Zest_Interface_FDCAN

Overview

The Zest_Interface_FDCAN is an electronics development board for 6TRON open source platform based on MCP2558FDT CAN FD transceiver from Microchip.

The MCP2558FDT is designed for high-speed CAN FD applications with up to 8 Mbps communication speed.The transceiver feature a silent mode used to disable the CAN transmitter. This ensures that the device doesn’t drive the CAN bus.

The Zest_Interface_FDCAN board offers 6TRON users a high-speed CAN FD network interface to devices, systems and sensors communicating with low power over a long distance.

Zest_Interface_FDCAN

Specifications

MCP2558FDT featuresHigh-speed FD CAN transceiver Data rate: 2, 5, and 8 Mbps  Supports silent mode CAN interface
Connectivity 80-pin 6TRON header 2 x 2-pin SMD header
Board size 80 x 39 mm
Power Supply 3.3 to 12V from stack, 3.3V internal
Category Zest_Interface

Block Diagram

The graphics below gives an overview of the board features and connections.

Zest_Interface_FDCAN

80-pin 6TRON connector

Description6TRON functionPin numberPin number6TRON functionDescription
-VJACK12VJACK-
-VJACK34VJACK-
High Voltage External Power SupplyVHV56VHV
High Voltage External Power SupplyVHV78VHVHigh Voltage External Power Supply
-DIO8910VIN_EN-
-DIO71112DIO9-
-DIO61314DIO10-
-MD1516DIO11-
-DIO51718DIO12-
GroundGND1920GNDGround
GroundGND2122GNDGround
6TRON Stack Power SupplyVIN2324VIN6TRON Stack Power Supply
6TRON Stack Power SupplyVIN2526VIN6TRON Stack Power Supply
-VB_EN2728DIO13-
-VB_OUT2930DIO14-
-DAC13132DIO15-
-ADC43334DIO16-
-ADC33536DIO17-
-ADC23738DIO18-
-ADC13940GND-
-EXT_NRST4142GND-
-DIO44344VREF-
-DIO34546DIO19-
I/ODIO24748DIO20I/O
-DIO14950DIO21-
-WKUP5152DIO22-
-ICAPT5354DIO23-
-PWM35556DIO24-
-PWM25758DIO25-
-PWM15960DIO26-
-SPI1_SS6162DIO27-
-SPI1_SCK6364DIO28-
-SPI1_MISO6566DIO29-
-SPI1_MOSI6768DIO30-
-UART1_TX6970DIO31-
-UART1_RX7172DIO32-
-I2C1_SDA7374DIO33-
-I2C1_SCL7576DIO34-
CAN core to driverCAN1_TX7778DIO35-
CAN driver to coreCAN1_RX7980DIO36-

Software Support

The Zest_Interface_FDCAN provide a demo example developed using MBed Os. The board can run on Zest Core development boards.

Ressources

Application notes

  • Powering 6TRON board