Can Bus – From Fundamentals To Real-World Application

Car's Speedometer Display

What you'll learn

CAN Protocol

How to run Car's dashboard

Controller Area Network

Automotive CAN

Cars dashboard

Requirements

English Language,

Description

Unlock the Power of CAN Bus Communication – from Fundamentals to Real-World Applications!In this hands-on course, you'll learn the principles of the Controller Area Network (CAN bus) – a critical communication protocol used in automotive and industrial systems. Starting from the theoretical foundations, you'll gain a solid understanding of how CAN bus works.But this isn’t just theory — you'll put your knowledge to the test by activating a real automotive speedometer display using CAN messages. This practical project demonstrates how electronic control units (ECUs) communicate in modern vehicles, giving you skills directly applicable to automotive diagnostics, development, and embedded systems. What You’ll Learn:What the CAN bus is and why it’s essential in vehiclesCAN message structure: identifiers, data fields, and control bitsHow to read, send, and decode CAN messagesTools and hardware needed to work with CAN (Hardware+Software)How to simulate or replay messages to activate a real car speedometer displayHands-On Project:You'll connect to a real-world automotive display cluster (speedometer) and control it through CAN messages — giving you a tangible, practical result that mirrors actual industry use cases.Who This Course Is For:Automotive electronics enthusiastsEmbedded systems engineersStudents and hobbyists wanting to understand in-vehicle networksAnyone curious about reverse engineering car communication

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Agenda

Section 2: Theoretical Session

Lecture 3 Factors contributing to CAN’s success

Lecture 4 Key Features

Lecture 5 Architecture

Lecture 6 Application

Lecture 7 Devices in Automotive

Lecture 8 CanBus

Lecture 9 Termination

Lecture 10 Logic levels

Lecture 11 Differential signaling

Lecture 12 Complete Can Frame

Lecture 13 „Standards” and „Types”

Lecture 14 Can connector

Lecture 15 CAN interface devices

Lecture 16 CAN Software

Lecture 17 DBC File (Database CAN File)

Section 3: Practical Session - Preparation

Lecture 18 Connect to Can bus and decode First message

Lecture 19 Decode second message

Lecture 20 Prepare to Quiz

Section 4: Practical Session - Car Dashboard

Lecture 21 Introduction

Lecture 22 Connection to the Car Dashbaord

Lecture 23 Connecting Dashboard to Can BUS - Changing Vehicle Speed

Lecture 24 Changing Engine RPMs

Lecture 25 Changing Lights and controls

Lecture 26 Symbol Editor - to make live easier.

Lecture 27 PCAN Explorer - Applying Symbols

Lecture 28 Macro

Lecture 29 Recording bus and checking macro

The course provides both practical and theoretical knowledge.,You get infomration about Can Protocol, Most common used tools (sofrware + hardware) in Automotive industry,,At the end you will be able to display information on car dashbaord.