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CANbus

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is CANbus?

CAN bus (Controller Area Network bus) is a robust vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other in applications without a host computer. It is a message-based protocol, originally designed for in-vehicle networking in automobiles, but is also used in other contexts such as industrial automation, medical equipment, and aerospace.

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What other technologies are related to CANbus?

CANbus Competitor Technologies

Data Highway is a legacy industrial network protocol, and thus a competitor to CANbus.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 46% (136) of relevant job posts

Modbus is a serial communication protocol used in industrial automation, serving as a competitor to CANbus in some applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 2% (862) of relevant job posts

RS485 is a serial communication standard, a competitor to CANbus in some industrial applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 3% (278) of relevant job posts

Profibus is a fieldbus standard often used in industrial automation, making it a competitor to CANbus.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 2% (445) of relevant job posts

ARINC 429 is an avionics data bus standard that competes with CANbus in specific aerospace applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 5% (164) of relevant job posts

RS422 is a serial communication standard that competes with CANbus in certain applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 5% (121) of relevant job posts

I2C is a short-distance serial communication protocol, and thus, a competitor to CANbus for certain applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 1% (564) of relevant job posts

SPI is a short-distance serial communication protocol, and thus, a competitor to CANbus for certain applications.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 1% (582) of relevant job posts

CANbus Complementary Technologies

Encoders often use CANbus to communicate position data to a control system.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 3% (126) of relevant job posts

Scanners can use CANbus to communicate data to a central system.

mentioned alongside CANbus in 2% (109) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention CANbus?

Job function

Jobs mentioning CANbus

Orgs mentioning CANbus

Engineer

0% (2.5k) job posts

210 organizations

Electrical Engineer

0% (393) job posts

121 organizations

Embedded Engineer

0% (361) job posts

96 organizations

Firmware Engineer

1% (167) job posts

72 organizations

Test Engineer

0% (150) job posts

64 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning CANbus?

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Manufacturing

Collins Aerospace

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Scientific and Technical Services

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