/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/can-communication-with-hercules-safety-microcontroller---part-3b-design-a-bus-driver-pcb---schematics-and-custom-componentsI&#39;m trying out basic CAN communication on a Hercules microcontroller.In this third blog I&#39;ll design driver PCBs.The second part describes schematic and custom KiCAD parts. Schematic I&#39;ve used two sources for my schematic. The datasheet of t...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/can-communication-with-hercules-safety-microcontroller---part-3b-design-a-bus-driver-pcb---schematics-and-custom-componentsFri, 13 Oct 2017 18:21:18 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b033e4fa-7505-43d3-890f-55c9e906e0f7DAB1<p>Nice update.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is the CAN bus similar to the USB using differential serial communications?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3685&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/can-communication-with-hercules-safety-microcontroller---part-3b-design-a-bus-driver-pcb---schematics-and-custom-componentsFri, 13 Oct 2017 12:16:47 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b033e4fa-7505-43d3-890f-55c9e906e0f7Jan Cumps0<p>I&#39;m starting with the PCB. Component layout:</p><p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/1219x483/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-b033e4fa-7505-43d3-890f-55c9e906e0f7/contentimage_5F00_190093.png:1219:483]</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>edit: the 3d viewer messed up the SOT23 package. On the PCB itself there is no problem.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3685&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">