User`s manual

IA261/262 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction
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CAN Ports (IA262 Only)
The IA262-CE computer embedded two CAN ports.
The CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial communication protocol, which efficiently
supports distributed real-time control with a very high level of security. It is especially suited for
networking "intelligent" devices as well as sensors and actuators within a system or sub-system. In
CAN networks, there is no addressing of subscribers or stations in the conventional sense, but
instead prioritized messages are transmitted. As a stand-alone CAN controller, IA262-CE
represents an economic solution within two independent CAN bus communication ports with a
9-pin D-sub connector. It can be used as master/slave function to cover a wide range of CAN
applications.