The CAN/LIN PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board (AC164130-2) can be used with either the Explorer 16 Board or the PIC18 Explorer Board. This daughter board is used to facilitate rapid implementation and evaluation of applications that use Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) interfaces. The PICtail Plus interface is used for connection to Explorer 16 Development Board for 16-bit and 32-bit MCUs. The PICtail interface is used for connection to the PIC18 Explorer for PIC18 8-bit microcontrollers.

The CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board augments development of dsPIC33F and PIC24 based applications on the Explorer 16 Development Board and augments development of PIC18 based applications on the PIC18 Explorer Development Board. It offers two interfaces: one for a CAN bus and one for a LIN bus. Although CAN and LIN protocols are used most extensively in automotive applications, the CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board can be used in any application that requires interfacing to a CAN and LIN bus.

Both interfaces can be used simultaneously. Appropriate bus transceivers on the CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board complete the physical layer requirements of the CAN and LIN bus protocols. In both cases, communication is driven by the dsPIC33F, PIC24 or PIC18 device on its respective development board.

An older version of this board that only supports connection to the Explorer 16 Development Board is still available. The ECAN/LIN PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board (AC164130) can only be used with the Explorer 16 Development Board for PIC24 16-bit microcontrollers and dsPIC33F Digital Signal Controllers.