Loop Back Combined With Silent Mode; Behavior In Debug Mode; Bxcan Functional Description; Transmission Handling - ST STM32F446 Series Reference Manual

Controller area network (bxCAN)
This mode is provided for self-test functions. To be independent of external events, the CAN
Core ignores acknowledge errors (no dominant bit sampled in the acknowledge slot of a
data / remote frame) in Loop Back Mode. In this mode, the bxCAN performs an internal
feedback from its Tx output to its Rx input. The actual value of the CANRX input pin is
disregarded by the bxCAN. The transmitted messages can be monitored on the CANTX pin.
30.5.3

Loop back combined with silent mode

It is also possible to combine Loop Back mode and Silent mode by setting the LBKM and
SILM bits in the CAN_BTR register. This mode can be used for a "Hot Selftest", meaning the
bxCAN can be tested like in Loop Back mode but without affecting a running CAN system
connected to the CANTX and CANRX pins. In this mode, the CANRX pin is disconnected
from the bxCAN and the CANTX pin is held recessive.
30.6

Behavior in debug mode

When the microcontroller enters the debug mode (Cortex
bxCAN continues to work normally or stops, depending on:
•
the DBG_CAN1_STOP bit for CAN1 or the DBG_CAN2_STOP bit for CAN2 in the
DBG module for the dual mode.
•
the DBF bit in CAN_MCR. For more details, refer to
status
30.7

bxCAN functional description

30.7.1

Transmission handling

In order to transmit a message, the application must select one empty transmit mailbox, set
up the identifier, the data length code (DLC) and the data before requesting the transmission
by setting the corresponding TXRQ bit in the CAN_TIxR register. Once the mailbox has left
empty state, the software no longer has write access to the mailbox registers. Immediately
after the TXRQ bit has been set, the mailbox enters pending state and waits to become the
highest priority mailbox, see Transmit Priority. As soon as the mailbox has the highest
priority it will be scheduled for transmission. The transmission of the message of the
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Figure 389. bxCAN in combined mode

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Section 30.9.2: CAN control and
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