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MCP2515 CAN Bus Monitor Demo Board

MCHPMCP2515 CAN Bus Monitor Demo Board

MPN: MCP2515DM-BM
Microchip Technology
Interface Development Tools CAN Bus Monitor Demo Board
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Overview

The MCP2515DM-BM is a development kit designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the MCP2515 Stand-Alone CAN Controller and the MCP2551 High-Speed CAN Transceiver. It includes two identical boards and a CAN cable, allowing engineers to quickly establish a functional CAN network for testing and firmware development. The boards feature a USB interface for PC connectivity and onboard PIC18F4550 microcontrollers for logic control.

Why Choose This Part

This kit provides an out-of-the-box hardware solution that eliminates the need to custom-build CAN physical layers during early development stages. The inclusion of PC-based monitoring software and a built-in traffic generator allows for immediate bus analysis and stress testing of CAN nodes.

Applications

CAN Bus Prototyping
Rapidly setting up a two-node CAN network to verify SPI-to-CAN communication protocols.
Traffic Generation
Using the dedicated traffic generator node to simulate bus load and test system reliability under high data rates.
Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
Utilizing the physical test points to monitor CAN, SPI, and interrupt signals with external logic analyzers.
Firmware Development
Writing and debugging CAN stack code for PIC microcontrollers using the onboard ICD2 programming headers.

Key Specifications

Type Interface
Contents Board(s), Cable(s)
Embedded Yes, MCU, 8-Bit
Function CANbus Controller
Primary Attributes Stand alone CAN Controller with SPI
Utilized IC / Part MCP2515, MCP2551

Getting Started

To begin, connect the two nodes using the included CAN cable and interface with a PC via USB to use the provided CAN bus monitor software. Engineers can reprogram the onboard PIC18F4550 microcontrollers using the ICD2 header for custom logic, while the SPI pins and status interrupts remain accessible via headers for direct monitoring.

Part of Microchip MCP2515 CAN family » MCP2515DM

MCP2515DM Family

Part NumberDifferenceStock
MCP2515DM-PTPLS PTPLS 2

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