2-Channel CAN-BUS(FD) Shield for RPi (MCP2518FD)

2-Channel CAN-BUS(FD) Shield for Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD) is unique: it supports CAN FD½ CAN FD (CAN with Flexible Data-Rate) protocol is an upgraded version of the traditional CAN BUS that increases the CAN’s transmission rate from 1Mbps to 8Mbps. At the same time, CAN FD improves real-time performance and extends user data frames, providing higher efficiency.

You can power this shield via your Raspberry Pi’s 40 pin header, or you can use the 12 - 24V DC screw terminal to supply the power for the whole system.  To ensure the stability of communication, we’ve used high-quality Panasonic capacitors and TI power chips, along with quality circuit design, to build a stable power management system, which provides stable 3.3V and 5V power supply for all parts of the system.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Key Features

• Support CAN FD
• Support Jetson Nano 
• High-speed transfer rate: 8Mbps@10m 20AWG shielded cable / 1Mbps@40m 20AWG shielded cable
• Stable power supply, selectable Raspberry Pi power supply or DC power supply
• One-button configuration of 120Ω terminating resistor
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi 4

Attention

To work with this hat, please uses the new Raspbian image(Release date:2019-09-26 or later), otherwise it may not work.

Hardware Overview

Mounting Guide

Attention

You can see that Seeed Studio used nylon columns during assembly to avoid short-circuiting between the metal terminals under the CAN BUS port and the HDMI interface on the Raspberry Pi. So please be sure to assemble the nylon column as shown.

Links

• Wiki 2-Channel CAN-BUS(FD) Shield for Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD)