View Single Post
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 01-10-2015, 16:35
TheHolyHades1 TheHolyHades1 is offline
Registered User
no team
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: usa
Posts: 145
TheHolyHades1 is a jewel in the roughTheHolyHades1 is a jewel in the roughTheHolyHades1 is a jewel in the rough
Re: Terminating Resistor CAN

Hey,

Assuming you're using this PDB:

http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...tion_Board.pdf

I don't actually see anywhere to hook up a CAN line. The PDB I linked doesn't have current monitoring or anything that would require data being sent back and forth from the roboRIO to the PDB.

That said, the exact mechanism to attach a 120 ohm resistor to the CAN circuit will vary. If you're using a talonSRX, for example, you could simply strip some wire back from each of the lines (green and yellow), and then solder a resistor onto there, with some heat shrink applied around there to prevent shorting.

As for the 120 ohm resistor, I believe that's a requirement. AFAIK it was fairly arbitrarily chosen, but since then it was standardized. The resistor is there to dampen noise, I think. Larger, and the signal itself will be attenuated. Smaller, and the noise will be exaggerated.

Above corrected by the helpful posts below.

Last edited by TheHolyHades1 : 02-10-2015 at 16:07.