CAN, Industrial Ethernet and CAN FD: A Comparison of Systems for Industrial Automation
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By Kent Lennartsson, Research Manager, Kvaser ABThe use of CAN began in the automotive industry and has since branched out into a multitude of sectors, including industrial automation. However, CAN in itself is not equipped to handle the control processes needed for this complex industry. Instead, a secondary, higher layer protocol was required to make adoption possible.