CAN Bit Timing Calculator

Bit level timing calculator GUI for CAN/CANFD

Description

F_in: given input clock frequency of the CAN protocol controller Prescaler: scales down the input clock for the internal time base:

TimeQuantum = 1/F_in * Prescaler

e.g.:

F_in        = 80 MHz
Prescaler   = 8
TimeQuantum = 1/80000000*8 = 0.0000001 s = 100 ns

Bit Time: Each bit is divided into 4 segments:

<---------------- T_bit ------------------->
--------------------------------------------
|  SYNC   |  PROP   |  PHASE1   !  PHASE2  |
--------------------------------------------
          <-------TSEG1---------><--TSEG2-->
                              <-SJW->

SYNC:   Synchronization segment
always 1 TimeQuantum long by the CAN standard

PROP:   Propagation segment
PHASE1: Phase segment1
PHASE2: Phase segment2
!:      Sample point: always at the end of Phase segment 1. Can be expressed as a
        position in the BitTime in percentage.
TSEG1:  Time segment 1: usually this can be configured in a CAN controller
        minimum 1 TimeQuantum long
TSEG2:  Time segment 2: usually this can be configured in a CAN controller
        minimum 1 TimeQuantum long
SJW:    (Re)Synchronization Jump Width: The controller can lengthen TSEG1 or
    shorten TSEG2 by this value at resynchronization.

TimeQuanta/BitTime: The number of TimeQuanta in a bit time:

TQ/BT = SYNC + TSEG1 + TSEG2 = 1 + TSEG1 + TSEG2

SamplePoint: Position of the sample point in the bit time in percentage:

SP = (SYNC + TSEG1) / TQ/BT * 100 %

BaudRate: Comes from the TimeQuantum, and the TQ/BT

                     1
BaudRate = ---------------------
            TimeQuantum * TQ/BT

So with the wbove example and with TSEG1 = 15 and TSEG2 = 4:

TQ/BT = 1 + 15 + 4 = 20
BaudRate = 1 / (20 * 100ns) = 500000 = 500 kbps
SamplePoint = (1 + 15) / 20 * 100% = 80%

How to install (on Windows)

In this folder, create a new virtual environment, activate it, and install the dependencies:

> python -m venv venv
> .\vent\Script\activate
(venv) > python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

How to use

Call the module from the virtual environment:

(venv) > python -m can_bit_timing_calculator