LIN Bus Explained - A Simple Intro (2020)

LIN Bus Intro: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...

Need a simple intro to LIN bus? In this video tutorial we introduce the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) basics incl. LIN vs. CAN, how LIN works and the six LIN frame types.

LIN bus is a supplement to CAN bus. It provides lower performance and reliability - but also lower costs. As a result, LIN clusters are often used in applications that are not safety critical - like window wipers, airconditions etc.

LIN clusters consist of 1 master and up to 16 slave nodes. It is single-wire with 1-20 kbit/s and suppports error detection, checksums and configuration - as well as sleep-mode and wakeup.

In LIN systems, a LIN master loops through slave nodes, sending a request for information (polling) and each slave responds accordingly with up to 8 bytes of data. Frame types include unconditional, event triggers, sporadic, diagnostic, user defined and reserved frames.

- 00:00 What is LIN bus?
- 01:35 LIN bus vs CAN bus
- 02:34 LIN bus history & future
- 04:00 LIN applications
- 05:44 How does LIN bus work?
- 06:13 The LIN frame
- 08:48 Six LIN frame types
- 10:49 LIN bus logging use cases

Advanced topics include the LIN Node Configuration File (NCF) and LIN Description File (LDF). Also, for details on CAN/LIN data logger use cases, see our CAN/LIN logger article:
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INTROS TO CAN BASED PROTOCOLS

This video is part of our extremely popular series of CAN protocol intros. Below you'll find links for our full playlist, as well as the more detailed articles.

Playlist for all intro videos:    • CAN Bus Explained - A Simple Intro [v...  

1) CAN bus: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
2) OBD2: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
3) J1939: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
4) CANopen: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
5) CAN FD: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
6) LIN bus: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...
7) DBC files: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...

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RECORDING & DECODING CAN BUS DATA

If you're interested in learning more about logging CAN bus data, we recommend that you check out our below intros to our CANedge CAN bus data loggers, our CANmod sensor-to-CAN modules and our free software/API tools:

Learn about CAN bus data logging:
   • CANedge: CAN Bus Data Loggers - Intro...  

Learn about the CANedge and CANmod:
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6) CANmod.input: https://www.csselectronics.com/produc...

For more tutorials, see our overview: https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/...


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ABOUT CSS ELECTRONICS

At CSS Electronics we specialize in simple-to-use, pro specs and interoperable CAN bus data loggers - like the CANedge and CLX000 series. The devices let you record raw data from e.g. cars, trucks, industrial machinery and other CAN based applications onto an 8-32 GB SD card. The devices are interoperable, meaning you can process the data in your favorite existing software - or use our 100% free and open source software/API tools.

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