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Re: CAN timeout

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Originally Posted by hannigan View Post
For the terminator at the end of the daisy chain, I have a rj11 connector with a resistor in the middle two contacts.
I would look at this end very carefully. If you've actually crimped the two bare wires on a resistor in an RJ11 connector, this could be your problem. Or a problem, anyways. Someone tried that on our team, and the bare wires were so close together they ended up making intermittent contact. That would short the data pins together with predictably bad results for the network.

Also, the CAN network is limited to a total length of 20 feet. If you have a bunch of 4 foot CAN cables for some reason, that last jaguar could be pushing you over the maximum length.
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