System Description: Description: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Infiniti QX60. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial communication line for real time application. It is an on-vehicle multiplex communication line with high data communication speed and excellent error detection ability. Many electronic control units are equipped onto a vehicle, and each control unit shares information and links with other control units during operation (not independent). In CAN communication, control units are connected with 2 communication lines (CAN-H line, CAN-L line) allowing a high rate of information transmission with less wiring. Each control unit transmits/receives data but selectively reads required data only.
- The following control units include a gateway function and communicate signals between the different CAN communication circuits.
| CAN communication circuit | Gateway control unit | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CAN communication circuit 1 ==> CAN communication circuit 2 | CAN gateway | SYSTEM DESCRIPTION |
| CAN communication circuit 2 ==> ITS communication circuit | ADAS control unit | SYSTEM FUNCTION |
| ITS communication circuit ==> Chassis communication circuit | Driver assistance buzzer control module | SYSTEM FUNCTION |