LIN Interface and Gateway 

A software package is provided that can set up the PCAN-LIN in one of a number of modes ( CAN to LIN, Serial to CAN, Serial to LIN).  The most useful of these is the CAN to LIN mode.  Using it the module acts as a LIN master and sends incoming CAN packets to LIN and LIN to CAN ( with configurable offsets). 

• PCAN-LIN is compliant with the LIN Protocol Specification Rev. 1.3 (power management functions such as Sleep Mode and Wake Up Signal are however NOT implemented)
• LIN speed range  1000 Bits/sec to 20000 Bits/sec
• A user-definable LIN-ID list provides a simple mechanism for scheduling a limited number of LIN messages to take place cyclically.
• It may be used as a general-purpose gateway (or router when using Acceptance Code/Acceptance Mask feature) 
• It may be used as LIN slave or master/slave (no data conditioning takes place when handling a scheduler list in LIN master mode)
• An option is available to provide electrical decoupling between the RS232 and CAN/LIN (maximum 1 kV)

If you simply need an interface between a PC and a LIN bus we recommend that one of the many PCAN interfaces ( parallel or USB) be used with the PCAN-LIN as a bus converter.  In this way full advantage may be taken of the free software included with the interface to view the contents of the bus and to control it from the PC.