Specifications

Manual # 016-0159-894 Rev H 01/07
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2-Setting Up the Controller Area
C H A P T E R
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SETTING UP THE CONTROLLER AREA
NETWORK (CAN)
A Controller Area Network, or CAN, is a high-integrity serial data communications
bus for real-time control applications. CAN messaging within the agriculture industry
operates at a data rate of 250 kilobits per second. The CAN protocol also has excel-
lent error detection and error confinement capabilities, making it very suitable and
reliable for agricultural applications.
CAN applications allow you to add products easily to a control system at any time.
Viper allows you to add up to five products in the control system. The products can be
any combination of liquid, granular, chemical injection, or spinner control applications.
CAN System
Connections
The CAN system uses special CAN cables and terminators for proper operation.