Can Line - Ducati MONSTER 821 Workshop Manual

CAN line

This model utilises a CAN line (Controller Area Network) which has made it possible to greatly simplify the
layout of the electrical system and consequently reduce its overall weight.
The CAN line is connected to two nodes: the instrument panel and the engine control unit.
Thanks to this communication line no sensor doubles are required as sensor signals are shared by both
electronic units.
Sensors are connected to closer electronic unit (instrument panel or engine control unit), which sends the
signals to the network to be processed by the control units.
CAN line consists of two wires for digital signal transfer; they both carry precise and perfectly decipherable
data.
The instrument panel and the engine control unit, which are connected to the CAN line, are fitted with
special hardware which acknowledges whether a pulse sequence includes pertaining data to be processed by
the computing unit.
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