Sparkfun CAN-BUS Shield for Arduino

The CAN-BUS Shield provides your Arduino or Redboard with CAN-BUS capabilities and allows you to hack your vehicle. This shield allows you to poll the ECU for information including coolant temperature, throttle position, vehicle speed, and engine rpms. You can also store this data or output it to a screen to make an in-dash project.

It uses the Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller with the MCP2551 CAN transceiver. CAN connection is via a standard 9-way sub-D for use with OBD-II cable. Ideal for automative CAN application. The shield also has a uSD card holder, serial LCD connector and connector for an EM506 GPS module. These features make this shield ideal for data logging application.

Features of the CAN-Bus Shield from Sparkfun

CAN v2.0B up to 1 Mb/s
High speed SPI Interface (10 MHz)
Standard and extended data and remote frames
CAN connection via standard 9-way sub-D connector
Power can supply to Arduino by sub-D via resettable fuse and reverse polarity protection.
Socket for EM506 GPS module
Micro SD card holder
Connector for serial LCD
Reset button
Joystick control menu navigation control
Two LED indicator