Propagation Time Segment - Bosch TTCAN User Manual

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A given bit rate may be met by different bit time configurations, but for the proper function of
the CAN network the physical delay times and the oscillator's tolerance range have to be
considered.
Parameter
BRP
Sync_Seg
Prop_Seg
Phase_Seg1
Phase_Seg2
SJW
This table describes the minimum programmable ranges required by the CAN protocol

4.2.1.2 Propagation Time Segment

This part of the bit time is used to compensate physical delay times within the network. These
delay times consist of the signal propagation time on the bus and the internal delay time of the
CAN nodes.
Any CAN node synchronised to the bit stream on the CAN bus will be out of phase with the
transmitter of that bit stream, caused by the signal propagation time between the two nodes.
The CAN protocol's non-destructive bitwise arbitration and the dominant acknowledge bit
provided by receivers of CAN messages require that a CAN node transmitting a bit stream
must also be able to receive dominant bits transmitted by other CAN nodes that are
synchronised to that bit stream. The example in figure 10 shows the phase shift and
propagation times between two CAN nodes.
Node B
Node A
Delay A_to_B >= node output delay(A) + bus line delay(A B) + node input delay(B)
Prop_Seg
Prop_Seg
Figure 10: The Propagation Time Segment
In this example, both nodes A and B are transmitters performing an arbitration for the CAN
bus. The node A has sent its Start of Frame bit less than one bit time earlier than node B,
therefore node B has synchronised itself to the received edge from recessive to dominant.
Since node B has received this edge delay(A_to_B) after it has been transmitted, B's bit timing
segments are shifted with regard to A. Node B sends an identifier with higher priority and so it
will win the arbitration at a specific identifier bit when it transmits a dominant bit while node A
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Range Remark
[ 1 32 ] defines the length of the time quantum t
1 t fixed length, synchronisation of bus input to system clock
q
[1 8] t compensates for the physical delay times
q
[1 8] t may be lengthened temporarily by synchronisation
q
[1 8] t may be shortened temporarily by synchronisation
q
[1 4] t may not be longer than either Phase Buffer Segment
q
Table 1 : Parameters of the CAN Bit Time
Sync_Seg Prop_Seg
Delay A_to_B
>= Delay A_to_B + Delay B_to_A
>= 2 • [max(node output delay+ bus line delay + node input delay)]
Phase_Seg1
Delay B_to_A
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Phase_Seg2
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