Controller area network flexible data-rate (CAN FD) is a communication protocol typically used for broadcasting sensor data and control information on 2-wire interconnections between nodes. This example demonstrates how to use CAN FD in Infineon's PSoC™ 6 MCU, CYW20829 and CYW89829 device.
In this example, the CAN FD Node-1 sends a CAN FD frame to CAN FD-Node-2 on pressing the user button and vice versa. Both the CAN FD nodes log the received data over the UART terminal. Each time a CAN FD frame is received, the user LED toggles.
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- ModusToolbox™ v3.2 or later (tested with v3.2)
- Board support package (BSP) minimum required version for:
- PSoC™ 6 MCU: 4.0.0
- CYW920829M2EVK-02: v1.0.1
- CYW989829M2EVB-01: v1.0.4
- CYW989829M2EVB-03: v1.0.4
- Programming language: C
- Associated parts: PSoC™ 62, AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® LE SoC and AIROC™ CYW89829 Bluetooth® LE SoC MCU parts with CAN FD feature.
- GNU Arm® Embedded Compiler v11.3.1 (
GCC_ARM) – Default value ofTOOLCHAIN - Arm® Compiler v6.16 (
ARM) - IAR C/C++ Compiler v9.30.1 (
IAR)
- PSoC™ 62S3 Wi-Fi Bluetooth® prototyping kit (
CY8CPROTO-062S3-4343W) – Default value ofTARGET - AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® LE evaluation Kit (
CYW920829M2EVK-02) - AIROC™ CYW89829 Bluetooth® LE Evaluation kit (
CYW989829M2EVB-01,CYW989829M2EVB-03) - PSoC™ 62S4 pioneer kit (
CY8CKIT-062S4)
This example uses the board's default configuration for CY8CPROTO-062S3-4343W. See the kit user guide and schematic to ensure that the board is configured correctly.
Note: The AIROC™ CYW89829 Bluetooth® kit (CYW989829M2EVB-01) requires rework on the board to work with CAN. CAN RX/TX use P3.2 and P3.3 which was used for UART and connecting to J12 in default. To use UART, UART can map to P1.2(ARD_D5_SWDIO) and P1.3(ARD_D4_SWDCLK), Need remove jump on J12 5&6 and J12 7&8, connect J6.4(ARD_D5_SWDIO) to J12.5 and J6.3(ARD_D4_SWDCLK) to J12.7. Since P1.2 and P1.3 worked for UART, SWD for debug is not possible.
Note: The AIROC™ CYW89829 Bluetooth® kit (CYW989829M2EVB-03) requires rework on the board to work with CAN. Move R4 from D-A to D-C on the red board((CYW989829Q40M2IPA1)).
Note: The AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® kit (CYW920829M2EVK-02) ships with KitProg3 version 2.21 installed. The ModusToolbox™ software requires KitProg3 with latest version 2.40. Before using this code example, make sure that the board is upgraded to KitProg3. The tool and instructions are available in the Firmware Loader GitHub repository. If you do not upgrade, you will see an error such as "unable to find CMSIS-DAP device" or "KitProg firmware is out of date".
Note: CY8CKIT-062S4 requires rework on the board to work with CAN. Replace R124 with R125 to connect P5[1] of the MCU to J4[4]. See PSoC™ 62S4 Pioneer Kit schematic for details.
This code example requires minimum two kits listed in the
Supported kits section. The first kit runs this example as is; the second kit should be programmed with the USE_CANFD_NODE macro as "CANFD_NODE_2" in the main.c file.
In addition, each kit from Supported kits requires a CY8CKIT-026 (CAN and LIN Shield) kit, which acts as the physical layer for each node.
Note: Here, pins 1 and 2 of J20 of CY8CKIT-026 are shorted using a jumper. See Section 3.6.4, Power Selection Jumper (J20) of the CY8CKIT-026 CAN and LIN Shield kit guide for more details.
Figure 1. CAN FD connections
Use jumper wires to establish a connection between CAN FD-NODE-1 and CAN FD-NODE-2. See Figure 1.
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Connect CAN_RX and CAN_TX pins of the development kits to the respective CY8CKIT-026 kit's CAN_RX and CAN_TX pins.
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Connect the CAN2_L (J23[1]) pin of NODE-1 and NODE-2 using jumper wires on CY8CKIT-026.
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Connect the CAN2_H (J23[2]) pin of NODE-1 and NODE-2 using jumper wires on CY8CKIT-026.
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In both CY8CKIT-026 kits, connect J1[7] to 5 V to power the CAN2 transceiver.
See Table 1 for pin assignments for NODE-1 and NODE-2 for supported kits.
Table 1. Pin connections between the supported development kit and CY8CKIT-026 kit for each node
| Kit | CAN_RX | CAN_TX | Ground | Power to CAN2 transceiver |
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| CYW989829M2EVB-01 | 3[2]/J12[6] | 3[3]/J12[8] | GND | J117[1] (VCC.3.3V) |
| CYW989829M2EVB-03 | 5[0] | 5[1] | GND | J1[4] (VCC.5V) |
| CYW920829M2EVK-02 | 5[0] | 5[1] | GND | J1[4] (VCC.5V) |
| CY8CPROTO-062S3-4343W | 5[0] | 5[1] | GND | J9[1] (VCC.5V) |
| CY8CKIT-062S4 | 5[0] | 5[1] | GND | J1[4] (V5.0) |
| CY8CKIT-026 | J9[3] | J9[2] | GND | J1[7] (P4.VDD) |
See the ModusToolbox™ tools package installation guide for information about installing and configuring the tools package. Install a terminal emulator if you don't have one. Instructions in this document use Tera Term.
Create the project and open it using one of the following:
In Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software
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Click the New Application link in the Quick Panel (or, use File > New > ModusToolbox™ Application). This launches the Project Creator tool.
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Pick a kit supported by the code example from the list shown in the Project Creator - Choose Board Support Package (BSP) dialog.
When you select a supported kit, the example is reconfigured automatically to work with the kit. To work with a different supported kit later, use the Library Manager to choose the BSP for the supported kit. You can use the Library Manager to select or update the BSP and firmware libraries used in this application. To access the Library Manager, click the link from the Quick Panel.
You can also just start the application creation process again and select a different kit.
If you want to use the application for a kit not listed here, you may need to update the source files. If the kit does not have the required resources, the application may not work.
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In the Project Creator - Select Application dialog, choose the example by enabling the checkbox.
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(Optional) Change the suggested New Application Name.
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The Application(s) Root Path defaults to the Eclipse workspace which is usually the desired location for the application. If you want to store the application in a different location, you can change the Application(s) Root Path value. Applications that share libraries should be in the same root path.
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Click Create to complete the application creation process.
For more details, see the Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/docs_{version}/mt_ide_user_guide.pdf).
In command-line interface (CLI)
ModusToolbox™ software provides the Project Creator as both a GUI tool and the command line tool, "project-creator-cli". The CLI tool can be used to create applications from a CLI terminal or from within batch files or shell scripts. This tool is available in the {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/tools_{version}/project-creator/ directory.
Use a CLI terminal to invoke the "project-creator-cli" tool. On Windows, use the command line "modus-shell" program provided in the ModusToolbox™ software installation instead of a standard Windows command-line application. This shell provides access to all ModusToolbox™ software tools. You can access it by typing modus-shell in the search box in the Windows menu. In Linux and macOS, you can use any terminal application.
The "project-creator-cli" tool has the following arguments:
| Argument | Description | Required/optional |
|---|---|---|
--board-id |
Defined in the <id> field of the BSP manifest |
Required |
--app-id |
Defined in the <id> field of the CE manifest |
Required |
--target-dir |
Specify the directory in which the application is to be created if you prefer not to use the default current working directory | Optional |
--user-app-name |
Specify the name of the application if you prefer to have a name other than the example's default name | Optional |
The following example clones the "mtb-example-cat1-canfd" application with the desired name "MyCANFD" configured for the CY8CPROTO-062S3-4343W BSP into the specified working directory, C:/mtb_projects:
project-creator-cli --board-id CY8CPROTO-062S3-4343W --app-id mtb-example-cat1-canfd --user-app-name MyCANFD --target-dir "C:/mtb_projects"
Note: The project-creator-cli tool uses the git clone and make getlibs commands to fetch the repository and import the required libraries. For details, see the "Project creator tools" section of the ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/docs_{version}/mtb_user_guide.pdf).
To work with a different supported kit later, use the Library Manager to choose the BSP for the supported kit. You can invoke the Library Manager GUI tool from the terminal using make library-manager command or use the Library Manager CLI tool "library-manager-cli" to change the BSP.
The "library-manager-cli" tool has the following arguments:
| Argument | Description | Required/optional |
|---|---|---|
--add-bsp-name |
Name of the BSP that should be added to the application | Required |
--set-active-bsp |
Name of the BSP that should be as active BSP for the application | Required |
--add-bsp-version |
Specify the version of the BSP that should be added to the application if you do not wish to use the latest from manifest | Optional |
--add-bsp-location |
Specify the location of the BSP (local/shared) if you prefer to add the BSP in a shared path | Optional |
The following example adds the CY8CKIT-062S4 BSP to the already created application and makes it the active BSP for the app:
library-manager-cli --project "C:/mtb_projects/MyCANFD" --add-bsp-name CY8CKIT-062S4 --add-bsp-version "latest-v4.X" --add-bsp-location "local"
library-manager-cli --project "C:/mtb_projects/MyCANFD" --set-active-bsp APP_CY8CKIT-062S4
In third-party IDEs
Use one of the following options:
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Use the standalone Project Creator tool:
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Launch Project Creator from the Windows Start menu or from {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/tools_{version}/project-creator/project-creator.exe.
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In the initial Choose Board Support Package screen, select the BSP, and click Next.
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In the Select Application screen, select the appropriate IDE from the Target IDE drop-down menu.
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Click Create and follow the instructions printed in the bottom pane to import or open the exported project in the respective IDE.
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Use command-line interface (CLI):
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Follow the instructions from the In command-line interface (CLI) section to create the application.
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Export the application to a supported IDE using the
make <ide>command. -
Follow the instructions displayed in the terminal to create or import the application as an IDE project.
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For a list of supported IDEs and more details, see the "Exporting to IDEs" section of the ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/docs_{version}/mtb_user_guide.pdf).
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Connect the CAN and ground pins of the development kit using the instructions in the Hardware setup section.
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Connect the CANFD-NODE-1 development kit to your PC using the provided USB cable through the KitProg3 USB connector to program the device.
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Program the board using one of the following:
Using Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software
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Select the application project in the Project Explorer.
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In the Quick Panel, scroll down, and click <Application Name> Program (KitProg3_MiniProg4).
Using CLI
From the terminal, execute the
make programcommand to build and program the application using the default toolchain to the default target. The default toolchain is specified in the application's Makefile but you can override this value manually:make program TOOLCHAIN=<toolchain>Example:
make program TOOLCHAIN=GCC_ARM -
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Connect the CAN FD-NODE-2 kit to your PC using the provided USB cable through the KitProg3 USB connector. Open the main.c file and set the
USE_CANFD_NODEmacro toCANFD_NODE_2, and follow Step 3. -
Open a terminal program and select the KitProg3 COM port. Set the serial port parameters to 8N1 and 115200 baud.
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Press SW2 from NODE-1, for transmission of frame from NODE-1 to NODE-2 and vice-versa.
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Observe the results in the terminal window. You can see the print-logs from both nodes by opening another instance of the terminal. Figure 2 shows the print logs from both nodes.
Figure 2. Sample output with CAN FD data transmission and reception
You can debug the example to step through the code. In the IDE, use the <Application Name> Debug (KitProg3_MiniProg4) configuration in the Quick Panel. For details, see the "Program and debug" section in the Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software user guide.
Note: (Only for CYW989829M2EVB-01) SWD debug is not possible if enable UART with P1.2/P1.3 since they overlap with SWD pins.
Note: (Only while debugging) (applicable here only for PSoC6) On the CM4 CPU, some code in main() may execute before the debugger halts at the beginning of main(). This means that some code executes twice – once before the debugger stops execution, and again after the debugger resets the program counter to the beginning of main(). See KBA231071 to learn about this and for the workaround.
Controller Area Network Flexible Data Rate (CAN FD) is a data communication protocol used for broadcasting sensor data and control information on 2-wire interconnections between different parts of the electronic instrumentation and control system. Using CAN FD, Electronic Control Units (ECUs) can dynamically switch between different data rates and longer or shorter messages.
In this code example, the CAN FD block is configured with custom configurations because it is not configured to work with default BSP configurations.
This design consists of a CAN FD configuration as nodes and a user button. On a button press from one node, nodes send the CAN frame to the other and vice versa; both the CAN FD nodes log the received data over the UART serial terminal. The user LED toggles each time a CAN FD frame is received.
ID - CAN FD identifier DLC - Data length code Data - Actual data bytes
| ID | DLC | Data |
|---|---|---|
| 0x22 | 0x08 | 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x07 0x08 |
Figure 3 highlights the CAN FD configuration and parameter settings.
Figure 3. CAN FD configuration
Table 2. Application resources
| Resource | Alias/object | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| CANFD (PDL) | canfd_0_chan_0_HW | To generate CAN FD frames |
| Resources | Links |
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| Application notes | AN228571 – Getting started with PSoC™ 6 MCU on ModusToolbox™ software AN215656 – PSoC™ 6 MCU: Dual-CPU system design |
| Code examples | Using ModusToolbox™ on GitHub |
| Device documentation | PSoC™ 6 MCU datasheets PSoC™ 6 technical reference manuals AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® LE SoC AIROC™ CYW89829 Bluetooth® LE SoC |
| Development kits | Select your kits from the Evaluation board finder. |
| Libraries on GitHub | mtb-pdl-cat1 – PSoC™ 6 Peripheral Driver Library (PDL) mtb-hal-cat1 – Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) library retarget-io – Utility library to retarget STDIO messages to a UART port |
| Middleware on GitHub | capsense – CAPSENSE™ library and documents psoc6-middleware – Links to all PSoC™ 6 MCU middleware |
| Tools | ModusToolbox™ – ModusToolbox™ software is a collection of easy-to-use libraries and tools enabling rapid development with Infineon MCUs for applications ranging from wireless and cloud-connected systems, edge AI/ML, embedded sense and control, to wired USB connectivity using PSoC™ Industrial/IoT MCUs, AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® connectivity devices, XMC™ Industrial MCUs, and EZ-USB™/EZ-PD™ wired connectivity controllers. ModusToolbox™ incorporates a comprehensive set of BSPs, HAL, libraries, configuration tools, and provides support for industry-standard IDEs to fast-track your embedded application development. |
Infineon provides a wealth of data at www.infineon.com to help you select the right device, and quickly and effectively integrate it into your design.
For PSoC™ 6 MCU devices, see How to design with PSoC™ 6 MCU - KBA223067 in the Infineon Developer community.
Document title: CE237157 - CAN FD
| Version | Description of change |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | New code example |
| 1.1.0 | Added support for CYW920829M2EVK-02 and CYW989829M2EVB-01 |
| 1.2.0 | Added support for CYW989829M2EVB-03,Updated MPN CYW89829B01MKSBG to CYW89829B0232 in CYW989829M2EVB-01 templates |
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