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glossary:glossary_c [2021/09/03 10:49] – [CAN related projects from MERG] add link to CBUS JohnFletcherglossary:glossary_c [2022/03/24 20:40] – [Current] fix link chrisridd
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 ===== CAN or CAN BUS ===== ===== CAN or CAN BUS =====
  
-Refers to Controller Area Network, and is a bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It is a message-based protocol, designed specifically for automotive applications but now also used in other areas including model railroading.  See: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus|CAN_bus]]+Refers to Controller Area Network, and is a bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It is a message-based protocol, designed specifically for automotive applications but now also used in other areas including model railroading.  See: [[wp>CAN_bus|CAN_bus]]
  
 ===== CAN related projects from MERG ===== ===== CAN related projects from MERG =====
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 **CANPAN** MERG CBUS Control panel combined switch input and LED driver, 2nd generation Kit.\\  **CANPAN** MERG CBUS Control panel combined switch input and LED driver, 2nd generation Kit.\\ 
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-For more details see [[:software:start#CBUS |CBUS]]\\+Public Wiki area for more details[[public:cbuspublic:start|CBUS]]\\ 
  
 ===== Capacitor ===== ===== Capacitor =====
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-Conductors are materials that allow electrical current to flow through them. They are the opposite of insulators. Also see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor|semi-conductor]].+Conductors are materials that allow electrical current to flow through them. They are the opposite of insulators. Also see [[wp>Semiconductor|semi-conductor]].
  
  
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-Electric current is by definition the flow of electric charge (electron flow) through a wire, device or circuit. The standard unit of electric current is the Ampere (A), which is a measurement of a certain amount of electrons passing a given point in one second.  See also AMP.+Electric current is by definition the flow of electric charge (electron flow) through a wire, device or circuit. The standard unit of electric current is the Ampere (A), which is a measurement of a certain amount of electrons passing a given point in one second.  See also [[glossary:glossary_a#amps_or_ampere|Amps or Ampere]]
  
  
glossary/glossary_c.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/27 12:23 by WhiteCF

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