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By using a CAN bus repeater a connection between two independent and self-contained CAN bus systems
can be created. Thus, the following can be achieved:
• Increase of the max. number of members
A maximum of 100 devices can be connected to one CAN bus. This number can be increased up to
250 by connecting several CAN bus systems. This limitation of exactly 250 devices results from the
addressing scheme used by the CAN bus. The addressing scheme allows the allocation of a maximum
of 250 different CAN device addresses.
• Improvement of signal quality
With CAN bus systems, whose bus length exceeds 1000 meters, a CAN bus repeater should be used.
The CAN bus repeater accomplishes a signal processing and a reinforcement of the bus signals. The
internal running time of the repeaters of approx. 150 ns corresponds to an extension of the bus over
approx. 45 meters.
• Creation of alternative network topologies
By using one or several repeaters, not only the above-mentioned bus topology, but the creation of
other network topologies are also possible.
Illustration 4.10: Bus Topology of the CAN bus