CAN bus with Arduino Due - Revision history

Asavage: /* Add logging to SD card (optional) */ Annotated caption for image of wired SD card storage, noting that the pic shows CS on pin #4, not #10 as described in the text.

2024-09-23T19:38:05Z

Add logging to SD card (optional): Annotated caption for image of wired SD card storage, noting that the pic shows CS on pin #4, not #10 as described in the text.

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	Find the line 'if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_FULL_SPEED)) {' and change it to:		Find the line 'if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_FULL_SPEED)) {' and change it to:
	if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {		if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {
	[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage]]		[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage (CS shown connected to pin 4 here)]]
	Find line SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = CANDUE_SDCARD_SEL; and edit to the pin number you are using.<syntaxhighlight lang="arduino">		Find line SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = CANDUE_SDCARD_SEL; and edit to the pin number you are using.<syntaxhighlight lang="arduino">
	SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = 10; // pin you are using		SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = 10; // pin you are using

Scrappyjoe: Formatting and typos

2024-02-17T13:18:06Z

Formatting and typos

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	Download and install the [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Arduino IDE] on your computer.		Download and install the [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Arduino IDE] on your computer.

	''Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager''. Type "due" in the search box and install "Arduino SAM Boards (32-bits ARM Cortex-M3)"		''Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager''. Type "due" in the search box and install "Arduino SAM Boards (32-bits ARM Cortex-M3)".

	Connect your computer to the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable. The Due has two USB ports and they're used for different purposes. The port closer to the DC power connector is the "programming port" and the second is the "Native USB Port"		Connect your computer to the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable. The Due has two USB ports and they're used for different purposes. The port closer to the DC power connector is the "programming port" and the second is the "Native USB Port".

	Make sure your Arduino board is selected with ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)".'' Choose also the right port for the DUE from ''Tools -> Port.''		Make sure your Arduino board is selected with ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)".'' Choose also the right port for the DUE from ''Tools -> Port.''

	'''Note:''' ~~Note~~ all USB cables are capable of transmitting data~~. Lots of USB~~ cables ~~are only capable of transmitting power~~, ~~not data~~. If your Arduino does not appear as a port, then make sure your USB cable can transmit data by connecting a different device to the cable and verifying that the device shows up on the computer.		'''Note:''' Not all USB cables are capable of transmitting data - some are just charging cables, and it’s almost impossible to tell the difference by external inspection. If your Arduino does not appear as a port, then make sure your USB cable can transmit data by connecting a different device to the cable and verifying that the device shows up on the computer.

	=== Minimal Connectivity Test ===		=== Minimal Connectivity Test ===
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	=== Software Preparations ===		=== Software Preparations ===

	==== Install Method 1: ====		==== Install Method 1 ====
	''Tools -> Manage Libraries...'' Type "due_can" in the search box and install "due_can"		''Tools -> Manage Libraries...'' Type "due_can" in the search box and install "due_can". If due_can does not appear then try method 2.

	==== Install Method 2: ====		==== Install Method 2 ====
	Download https://github.com/collin80/can_common and https://github.com/collin80/due_can as zip files.		Download https://github.com/collin80/can_common and https://github.com/collin80/due_can as zip files.

Scrappyjoe: Formatting changes

2024-02-17T06:51:41Z

Formatting changes

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	== Configure your Arduino IDE ==		== Configure your Arduino IDE ==
	Download and install the [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Arduino IDE] on your computer
			=== Connecting your computer to the Arduino ===
			Download and install the [https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Arduino IDE] on your computer.

	''Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager''. Type "due" in the search box and install "Arduino SAM Boards (32-bits ARM Cortex-M3)"		''Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager''. Type "due" in the search box and install "Arduino SAM Boards (32-bits ARM Cortex-M3)"
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	Connect your computer to the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable. The Due has two USB ports and they're used for different purposes. The port closer to the DC power connector is the "programming port" and the second is the "Native USB Port"		Connect your computer to the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable. The Due has two USB ports and they're used for different purposes. The port closer to the DC power connector is the "programming port" and the second is the "Native USB Port"

	Make sure your Arduino board is selected with ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)".'' Choose also the right port for the DUE from ''Tools -> Port.''		Make sure your Arduino board is selected with ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)".'' Choose also the right port for the DUE from ''Tools -> Port.''

			'''Note:''' Note all USB cables are capable of transmitting data. Lots of USB cables are only capable of transmitting power, not data. If your Arduino does not appear as a port, then make sure your USB cable can transmit data by connecting a different device to the cable and verifying that the device shows up on the computer.

			=== Minimal Connectivity Test ===
	''File -> Examples -> 01.Basics -> Blink''		''File -> Examples -> 01.Basics -> Blink''

Scrappyjoe: /* Get CAN transceivers working */

2024-02-17T06:47:20Z

Get CAN transceivers working

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	Push the reset button on your Due. You should now see a blinking light. Congratulations! You've successfully compiled and loaded your first program and your IDE is working.		Push the reset button on your Due. You should now see a blinking light. Congratulations! You've successfully compiled and loaded your first program and your IDE is working.
	== Get CAN transceivers working ==		== Get CAN transceivers working ==

			=== Hardware Preparations ===
	The Due has two on-board CAN interfaces. However, the board lacks the necessary CAN transceivers to make then useful. You will need to add the transceivers yourself. You can find suitable 3.3V SN65HVD230-based CAN transceivers easily on eBay. They are very cheap. Unfortunately, not all of them work.		The Due has two on-board CAN interfaces. However, the board lacks the necessary CAN transceivers to make then useful. You will need to add the transceivers yourself. You can find suitable 3.3V SN65HVD230-based CAN transceivers easily on eBay. They are very cheap. Unfortunately, not all of them work.
	[[File:SN65HVD230 CAN bus transceiver faulty.jpg\|thumb\|This SN65HVD230 transceiver did not work]]		[[File:SN65HVD230 CAN bus transceiver faulty.jpg\|thumb\|This SN65HVD230 transceiver did not work]]
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	Connect the CAN bus on the two transceivers together (CANL to CANL, CANH to CANH)		Connect the CAN bus on the two transceivers together (CANL to CANL, CANH to CANH)

			=== Software Preparations ===

			==== Install Method 1: ====
			''Tools -> Manage Libraries...'' Type "due_can" in the search box and install "due_can"

			==== Install Method 2: ====
			Download https://github.com/collin80/can_common and https://github.com/collin80/due_can as zip files.

			Click Sketch > Include Library > Add Zip Library and install the two zip files.

			=== Running the test ===
	Connect your computer to the the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable and make sure ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)"'' is selected.		Connect your computer to the the "native" USB port on the Arduino Due board with a USB cable and make sure ''Tools -> Board: "Arduino Due (Native USB port)"'' is selected.

	~~''Tools -> Manage Libraries...'' Type "due_can" in the search box and install "due_can"~~

	''File -> Examples -> due_can -> CAN_ExtendedPingPong''		''File -> Examples -> due_can -> CAN_ExtendedPingPong''
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	# Install the library with ''Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library...'' and select the file. Check that the names of the ZIP-files and the main folders in the ZIP-files are exactly as the packages listed below.		# Install the library with ''Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library...'' and select the file. Check that the names of the ZIP-files and the main folders in the ZIP-files are exactly as the packages listed below.
	You need all of these:		You need all of these:
	* [https://github.com/collin80/due_can due_can]		* [https://github.com/collin80/due_can due_can] (installed in previous step)
	* [https://github.com/collin80/can_common can_common]		* [https://github.com/collin80/can_common can_common] (installed in previous section)
	* [https://github.com/macchina/mcp2515 MCP2515]		* [https://github.com/macchina/mcp2515 MCP2515]
	* [https://github.com/collin80/due_wire due_wire]		* [https://github.com/collin80/due_wire due_wire]

Marcexec at 10:06, 14 June 2023

2023-06-14T10:06:52Z

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	I will add something on my Ampera BMS (once I figure out an easy way to connect to the CAN bus...)		I will add something on my Ampera BMS (once I figure out an easy way to connect to the CAN bus...)
			[[Category:Arduino]] [[Category:CAN]]

Asavage: Fixed typo "fist" ->"first".

2023-02-19T02:44:44Z

Fixed typo "fist" ->"first".

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	''Tools -> Serial Monitor''		''Tools -> Serial Monitor''

	If it doesn't compile and complains about missing libraries or headers, check the folder names in the Library folder. Remove any "-master" suffixes from the folder names. The folder names should match the library names listed above. If you installed wrong libraries (with a wrong name etc), delete them ~~fist~~ by deleting their folders from the arduino folder. For example, for Windows users the folder can be <code>C:\Users\Username\Documents\Arduino\libraries</code>; for Linux/Mac users, the folder can be <code>~/Arduino/libraries</code>		If it doesn't compile and complains about missing libraries or headers, check the folder names in the Library folder. Remove any "-master" suffixes from the folder names. The folder names should match the library names listed above. If you installed wrong libraries (with a wrong name etc), delete them first by deleting their folders from the arduino folder. For example, for Windows users the folder can be <code>C:\Users\Username\Documents\Arduino\libraries</code>; for Linux/Mac users, the folder can be <code>~/Arduino/libraries</code>

	If everything worked, you should be rewarded with the following messages in the serial console:		If everything worked, you should be rewarded with the following messages in the serial console:

Asavage: Added Arduino library location for Linux/Mac.

2023-02-19T02:35:30Z

Added Arduino library location for Linux/Mac.

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	''Tools -> Serial Monitor''		''Tools -> Serial Monitor''

	If it doesn't compile and complains about missing libraries or headers, check the folder names in the Library folder. Remove any "-master" suffixes from the folder names. The folder names should match the library names listed above. If you installed wrong libraries (with a wrong name etc), delete them fist by deleting their folders from the arduino folder. For example ~~with~~ Windows users the folder can be C:\Users\Username\Documents\Arduino\libraries		If it doesn't compile and complains about missing libraries or headers, check the folder names in the Library folder. Remove any "-master" suffixes from the folder names. The folder names should match the library names listed above. If you installed wrong libraries (with a wrong name etc), delete them fist by deleting their folders from the arduino folder. For example, for Windows users the folder can be <code>C:\Users\Username\Documents\Arduino\libraries</code>; for Linux/Mac users, the folder can be <code>~/Arduino/libraries</code>

	If everything worked, you should be rewarded with the following messages in the serial console:		If everything worked, you should be rewarded with the following messages in the serial console:

Asavage: Copied "Go to the GitHub webpage, and click on Code -> Download .ZIP" much earlier in the instructions.

2023-02-19T02:30:53Z

Copied "Go to the GitHub webpage, and click on Code -> Download .ZIP" much earlier in the instructions.

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	* DueFlashStorage		* DueFlashStorage
	Now install the remaining libraries manually. In each case, the installation procedure is:		Now install the remaining libraries manually. In each case, the installation procedure is:
	# Download the .zip file		# Download the .zip file: go to the [https://github.com/collin80/GVRET GitHub webpage], and click on Code -> Download .ZIP
	# Rename the file to remove "-master" or any other postfixes. This is important!		# Rename the file to remove "-master" or any other postfixes. This is important!
	# Install the library with ''Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library...'' and select the file. Check that the names of the ZIP-files and the main folders in the ZIP-files are exactly as the packages listed below.		# Install the library with ''Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library...'' and select the file. Check that the names of the ZIP-files and the main folders in the ZIP-files are exactly as the packages listed below.
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	* [https://github.com/collin80/due_wire due_wire]		* [https://github.com/collin80/due_wire due_wire]
	* [https://github.com/collin80/Wire_EEPROM Wire_EEPROM]		* [https://github.com/collin80/Wire_EEPROM Wire_EEPROM]
	Once the libraries are all installed, you can install GV-RET. Go to the [https://github.com/collin80/GVRET GitHub webpage], and click on Code -> Download .ZIP.		Once the libraries are all installed, you can install GV-RET. Again, go to the [https://github.com/collin80/GVRET GitHub webpage], and click on Code -> Download .ZIP.

	Expand the .zip file and put the folder in your Arduino sketchbook location. Open the GV-RET project and install it as follows:		Expand the .zip file and put the folder in your Arduino sketchbook location. Open the GV-RET project and install it as follows:

Irsjohnk: /* Add logging to SD card (optional) */

2022-12-23T18:24:08Z

Add logging to SD card (optional)

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	if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {		if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {
	[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage]]		[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage]]
	Find line SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = CANDUE_SDCARD_SEL; and edit to the pin number you are using.		Find line SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = CANDUE_SDCARD_SEL; and edit to the pin number you are using.<syntaxhighlight lang="arduino">
			SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = 10; // pin you are using
			</syntaxhighlight>Find line settings.autoStartLogging = false; and change <syntaxhighlight lang="arduino">
			settings.autoStartLogging = true;
			</syntaxhighlight>

	That should be enough to get it working. Upload the sketch (this time using the '''Native USB Port''') and you should be rewarded with:		That should be enough to get it working. Upload the sketch (this time using the '''Native USB Port''') and you should be rewarded with:
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	<code>Done with init</code>		<code>Done with init</code>

	At least the error message is gone. So far I haven't managed to get it to log anything to the SD card. It may be the GV-RET configuration needs to be tweaked...		At least the error message is gone. <s>So far I haven't managed to get it to log anything to the SD card. It may be the GV-RET configuration needs to be tweaked...</s>

	== Get started with SavvyCAN ==		== Get started with SavvyCAN ==

Irsjohnk: /* Add logging to SD card (optional) */

2022-12-23T17:57:08Z

Add logging to SD card (optional)

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	if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {		if (!sd.begin(SysSettings.SDCardSelPin, SPI_SPEED)) {
	[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage]]		[[File:Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage.jpg\|alt=Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage\|thumb\|Due CAN bus logger with SD card storage]]
			Find line SysSettings.SDCardSelPin = CANDUE_SDCARD_SEL; and edit to the pin number you are using.

	That should be enough to get it working. Upload the sketch (this time using the '''Native USB Port''') and you should be rewarded with:		That should be enough to get it working. Upload the sketch (this time using the '''Native USB Port''') and you should be rewarded with: