Driver for controller area network
US6324044A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controlled area network (CAN) driver provides improved symmetry between its differential output signals CAN-H and CAN-L, and provides protection for its low voltage devices from voltage transients occurring on its output lines. A plurality of CAN drivers 80 are serially interconnected to form a driver system, wherein each downstream driver stage receives a time-delayed form of the digital input signal TxD, each stage providing a time-delayed contribution to the differential output signals of the overall driver system.
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