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SLCAN Board

Board definition

Picture of SLCAN board with quick definitions. Look below to more detailed definitions of the board.

To connect on your UAVCAN bus, you need SLCAN adapter and software to read UAVCAN messages. Pavel K. who is original author of UAVCAN has greated a great software for UAVCAN operations.

Download UAVCAN GUI from here: https://uavcan.org/GUI_Tool/Overview/

Connection definitions

Connector Description
USB USB connection to your computer. This serial port USB uses Silabs CP2102 Serial adapter. Make sure that you always have latest drivers installed for CP2102.

You can download latest drivers from Silabs website
UART2 UART port from MCU, used only for debugging needs and using this port needs custom firmware to be activated. Normally not in use
SWD Onboard STM32 programming port. Connector pitch is 1.27mm. This port is used to program SLCAN firmware on the board. Best to use jD-STM32 Programmer + 1.27mm pogopin adapter board to program SLCAN board. You can get jD-STM32 Programmer from jDrones Store.

Pin order from left to right: GND, SWCLK, SWDIO, 3v3

BEWARE Always check orientation of the programmer. This port is not reverse polarity protected.
can/slcan.1542513934.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/11/18 04:05 by admin