CAN bus
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Hardware
canhard.htm Controller Area Network - hardware description -  meant as an introduction
PCA82C250  160 kbytes (pdf) 
 
The datasheet of the CAN bus driver integrated circuit from Philips PCA82C250 provides useful basic information on  implementing the physical CANbus.
 
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Software
canopen.pdf 
PDF-format, 139 kB)  by 
Henk.Boterenbrood, Nikhef
From Nikhef " CANopen, high-level protocol for CAN  describes CANopen and an example device profile for 'CRYSTAL-CAN'  type of nodes", for more information see also 
http://www.nikhef.nl/pub/departments/ct/po/html/dcs.html
canproto.html CANopen Software description - meant as an introduction
 
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