In productionProintermediateCAN termination

CAN fails only at full cable length

Restore signal integrity without reducing bitrate as a workaround.

Pairs with Serial and CAN fundamentals in Hardware Integration & CANopen. Read the concept first, then diagnose it here.

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Operator report

A bench cable works, but the 18 m robot harness produces intermittent error frames.

Ubuntu 24.04, ROS 2 Jazzy, SocketCAN vcan, CANopen drive simulator, ros2_control

System boundary

Trace only the relevant path.

CAN differential pairline terminationreceiver sampling

How this lab works

You diagnose it — no command list.

Open the repair workspace and gather your own evidence in a real terminal. No diagnostic commands are handed to you — finding the fault is the exercise. Stuck? Progressive hints unlock inside the workspace.

Verification

Your repair must pass more than the visible symptom.

  • Resistance near 60 ohm
  • Zero error frames at full length
  • Hidden regression behavior
  • Root cause explanation