Design of CAN Bus communication interfaces for forestry machines

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Spencer, Geoffrey
Mateus, Frutuoso
Torres, Pedro
Dionísio, Rogério
Martins, Ricardo

Spencer, G. [et al.] (2021) - Design of CAN bus communication interfaces for forestry machines. Computers. ISSN 2073-431X . Vol.10, nº 11. DOI 10.3390/computers10110144

2073-431X

10.3390/computers10110144

Design of CAN Bus communication interfaces for forestry machines

CAN bus
PIC18F26K83
Transceive
RS232
Communication protocol
Forestry 4.0

2021-11-24T16:55:21Z
2021-11-24T16:55:21Z
2021

This paper presents the initial developments of new hardware devices targeted for CAN (Controller Area Network) bus communications in forest machines. CAN bus is a widely used protocol for communications in the automobile area. It is also applied in industrial vehicles and machines due to its robustness, simplicity, and operating flexibility. It is ideal for forestry machinery producers who need to couple their equipment to a machine that allows the transportation industry to recognize the importance of standardizing communications between tools and machines. One of the problems that producers sometimes face is a lack of flexibility in commercialized hardware modules; for example, in interfaces for sensors and actuators that guarantee scalability depending on the new functionalities required. The hardware device presented in this work is designed to overcome these limitations and provide the flexibility to standardize communications while allowing scalability in the development of new products and features. The work is being developed within the scope of the research project “SMARTCUT—Remote Diagnosis, Maintenance and Simulators for Operation Training and Maintenance of Forest Machines”, to incorporate innovative technologies in forest machines produced by the CUTPLANT S.A. It consists of an experimental system based on the PIC18F26K83 microcontroller to form a CAN node to transmit and receive digital and analog messages via CAN bus, tested and validated by the communication between different nodes. The main contribution of the paper focuses on the presentation of the development of new CAN bus electronic control units designed to enable remote communication between sensors and actuators, and the main controller of forest machines.
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