Re: Can Bus

From: Richard Henry (rphenry_at_home.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:21:43 -0800

"dalai lamah" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:6_oqd.56285$Es2.1219870@twister2.libero.it...
> Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
> > "terry" <leonlai2k@yahoo.com> wrote
> >
> >
> >>I just want to ask whether it is illegal to implement CAN bus by
software?
> >
> >
> > Most people do (I == 'most people').
> >
>
> "Most" people use the CAN controller embedded into some
> microcontrollers, or a standalone CAN controller (e.g. Intel 82527), or
> a licensed CAN core into a FPGA. I think it's illegal to implement a
> software version of CAN protocol for commercial purposes without buying
> a license from Bosch.

Oh, that kind of illegal.

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