CAN Network Communication

Send and receive messages over CAN bus

Controller Area Network (CAN network) is a vehicle bus standard that allows microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle. CAN is a message-based protocol originally designed for automotive applications, but it is also used in other areas such as industrial automation.

Common tasks for interacting with a CAN network include:

  • Connecting your PC to your CAN network using a variety of supported CAN interface hardware
  • Sending and receiving messages using XCP protocol
  • Filtering CAN messages
  • Using CAN database files to encode and decode messages
  • Generating code from CAN Simulink blocks

For more information, see MATLAB®, Simulink®, and Vehicle Network Toolbox™.

Examples and How To

Software Reference

See also: Data Acquisition, Test and Measurement

The ability to interface with CAN (Controller Area Network) busses is required for many design, analysis, and testing applications in the automotive industry. In this webinar, we’ll cover the basics of how to communicate with in-vehicle networks usin
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Interfacing with In-Vehicle Networks Using CAN Protocol