Autosport Labs ESP32-CAN-X2

by Autosport Labs

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The Autosport Labs ESP32-CAN-X2 is a development board designed to make CAN bus communications easy for automotive and industrial applications.

It features the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8 using an Xtensa® 32-bit LX7 CPU operating at up to 240 MHz (8MB flash, 8MB PSRAM), dual CAN bus support, two CAN bus transceivers, and an automotive-grade power supply to safely integrate it into your car project.

All IO pins are broken out to a breadboard-friendly layout so you can easily integrate it into bigger projects. A separate connector also provides power, ground, and dual CAN connections so you can quickly wire it into CAN networks.

The two CAN bus networks brings additional possibilities, such as:

  • Bridge two CAN bus networks with different baud rates
  • Collect data from two different CAN bus networks with different baud rates
  • Isolate traffic between CAN networks
  • Create a “man in the middle” agent, which will help identify the source of CAN messages, helpful for CAN bus reverse-engineering efforts

Sample Projects are available to get you started quickly Example Projects in our Github

Components:

  • ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8 microcontroller powerful dual-core Xtensa LX6 CPU running at up to 240 MHz.
  • Automotive grade power supply: Ruggedized power supply up to 40v input, provides safety for automotive applications where damaging voltage surges and load dumps are common.
  • Pin Headers: All available GPIO pins are broken out to the pin headers on the board for easy interfacing and programming. For details, please see our documentation.
  • USB-C port: A USB-C port supplies power for programming, flashing your code, communications using the USB 1.1 specification, and also provides JTAG debugging.
  • Boot Button: Firmware download button. Holding down Boot and then pressing Reset initiates Firmware Download mode for installing firmware.
  • Reset Button: Resets the device
  • LED: User controllable LED; use it to indicate status or anything else you would like.
  • Power LED: Turns on when power is connected to the board.
  • Power / CAN headers: 6 pin JST-PH header provides 12v (nominal) power, ground, CAN1 and CAN2 connections.
  • CAN termination jumpers: 2 CAN termination jumpers are provided, default enabled with 120 ohm termination
  • Built-in CAN transceivers: Dual CAN transceivers are included on board.
  • 2nd CAN bus provided by MCP2515: while CAN1 uses the built in TWAI CAN compatible controller; CAN2 uses the on-board MCP2515 CAN bus controller.

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