AST-CAN485 Hookup Guide

Resources and Going Further

Now that you've successfully got your AST-CAN485 Development Board up and running, it's time to incorporate it into your own project!

For more information, check out the resources below:

• Schematic
• Eagle Files
• AST GitHub Repo
  • CAN485 Product Repo
  • AST CAN Library
  • AST RS485 Library
  • AST AltSoftSerial
  • Arduino Boards Packages
• Datasheets
  • AT90CAN128
  • CAN Transceiver
  • RS485 Transceiver
• CAN Bus
  • Wikipedia CAN bus
  • CAN 2.0 Specification (Superseded by the ISO standard)
  • ISO Standard
  • CANopen
  • DeviceNet
  • Electronics Stack Exchange - Why does the CAN bus use a 120 ohm resistor as the terminating resistor and not any other value?
• RS485
  • Wikipedia RS485
  • Modbus
  • Modbus Library
  • Profibus
  • Electronics Stack Exchange - At what cable lengths are termination resistors required for RS485 Networks?
• Product Showcase: SparkFun AST-CAN485 Dev Board

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Or dig in further with According to Pete for more information about RS485.