Re: [avr-gcc-list] Anyone interface an AVR with a CAN bus?

[Richard Urwin]

On Monday 26 Jul 2004 7:18 am, Bruce D. Lightner wrote:
> Reza Naima wrote:
> >>In fact there are both SAE *and* ISO standards which apply to the
> >> OBD-II automotive CAN-bus.  They are in fact "available"...for a
> >> fee.  However, getting everthing you need is pretty expensive. 
> >> (One of the ISO standards is less than 5 pages long, and, as I
> >> recall, each ISO standard costs ~$100...what a rip-off!)
> >
> > I'm willing to buy them.  I've already gotten the ISO 15765-1 doc
> > which just refers to the other relevant docs.  The ISO 15765-4
> > seems the most interesting, but I can't find that for sale anywere.
> >  Do you have any references or information availabe.  Or know where
> > I can pick up that (or ay related) documents.
>
> Those damn ISO committees!  It looks like that spec has been in
> "committee" for at least 5 years, and since it is not "approved", it
> still is not for sale.  Somehow Ford, GM, Mercedes and others have
> managed to make it work for OBD-II without a standard!  Welcome to
> the generic "scan tool" business! :-)

You may know this, but the base CAN protocol is available on the net. 
Google for "CANbus".

-- 
Richard Urwin