CAN

CAN (Controller Area Network) — A serial digital bus-type communication interface compliant with the international standard ISO 11898-1:2003. Various higher-level protocols can be used for data transmission over the CAN bus, such as j1939, CANopen, DeviceNet, CAN Kingdom, and others. The CAN bus is used to interconnect multiple electronic control units and sensors into a single network, commonly applied in the automotive industry and industrial automation systems.