CAN-BUS Shield Hookup Guide
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Toni_K, Member #399586
Toni_K, Member #399586 Introduction
The CAN-Bus Shield provides your Arduino or Redboard with CAN-Bus capabilities and allows you to hack your vehicle!
CAN-Bus Shield connected to a RedBoard.
This shield allows you to poll the ECU for information including coolant temperature, throttle position, vehicle speed, and engine rpms. You can also store this data or output it to a screen to make an in-dash project.
Materials Required
You will need the CAN-Bus Shield in order to follow along with this hookup guide.
We also recommend you have access to the following materials.
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If you aren't familiar with the following concepts, you may want to review these tutorials before attempting to work with the CAN-Bus Shield.
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