Microchip Technology DM164130-3 Information Guide

The 8-bit PIC18F66K80 family offers the industry's best 

Sleep current of less than 20 nA, a wide operating voltage 

range of 1.8 to 5.5V and an advanced touch sensing 

interface. The 16-bit PIC24 and dsPIC33 families offer 

higher density Flash memories and high temperature 

operation of up to 150°C ambient. The 32-bit PIC32 family 

offers higher performance and better peripheral integration 

like Ethernet and USB.
At the heart of Microchip’s CAN offering is the 

enhanced CAN module offered on-board many Microchip 

microcontrollers. Key features include:

   

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CAN 1.2, CAN 2.0A and CAN 2.0B support

   

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32 buffers for TX/RX

   

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32 acceptance filters

   

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4 acceptance mask filters

   

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Time stamping

   

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DMA support in 16-bit PIC24H and PIC32 

microcontrollers and dsPIC33F digital signal controllers

   

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DeviceNet™ support

   

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Legacy mode

Microchip Technology’s MCP2515 is a stand-alone 

Controller Area Network (CAN) controller that implements 

the CAN specification, version 2.0B. It is capable of 

transmitting and receiving both standard and extended 

data and remote frames. The MCP2515 interfaces with 

MCUs via an industry standard Serial Peripheral Interface 

(SPI) and can be used as an easy method to implement 

CAN in an existing system.

The MCP2551 is a high-speed CAN device that serves as 

the interface between a CAN controller and the physical 

bus. The MCP2551 provides differential transmit and 

receive capability for the CAN protocol controller and is 

fully compatible with the ISO-11898 standard, including 

24V requirements.

LIN/J2602 is a communication standard designed to 

address low-cost networking within vehicles. LIN enables 

a cost-effective communication network for lower speed 

switch, smart sensor and actuator applications within 

the vehicle where the bandwidth and versatility of CAN 

is not required. LIN can be implemented on any PIC 

microcontroller (MCU) with a UART or USART interface. 

Microchip also offers a robust physical layer interface, 

data link layer implementation, LIN compliant drivers and a 

variety of development resources.

The MCP2003/4(A) family of LIN transceivers offers a 

standalone LIN transceiver option. Both parts meet LIN 

bus specification versions 1.3, 2.0 and 2.1 and SAE 

J2602. The transceivers' EMC/ESD performance is 

among the best in the industry and meets all automotive 

requirements. The MCP2003A is available in an industry 

standard 8-pin SOIC pin out. The MCP2004A offers a 

TXE/Fault pin which allows users the ability to disable the 

transmitter in addition to providing data related to a fault 

condition.

The MCP202XA family of LIN transceivers integrates the 

LIN physical layer, 3.3V or 5V internal voltage regulator, 

with a maximum output current of 70 mA. 
The devices support LIN bus specification versions 1.3, 

2.0 and 2.1 and SAE J2602 and are designed to meet 

the stringent EMC/ESD requirements of the world’s auto 

makers.
Microchip also offers the MCP2050 LIN Transceiver with 

Voltage regulator, windowed watchdog timer and ratio 

metric V

bat

 pin that allows for monitoring battery levels by 

a MCU A/D converter.

CAN is a serial communication protocol used extensively 

for high speed embedded applications where noise 

immunity and robustness is necessary. CAN protocol 

supports speeds up to 1 Mbps and is highly fault-tolerant, 

making it ideal for safety critical applications.
Microchip offers a complete line of products to meet 

the needs of high-performance embedded applications 

using the CAN protocol, including 8-, 16- and 32-bit 

microcontrollers and 16-bit digital signal controllers with 

integrated CAN, standalone CAN controllers, I/O expanders 

and CAN transceivers.

 

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