Hi guys,

I'm doing a project for college relevant to the CAN bus (Control Area Network).... I purchased this http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10039

I want to hook it up to my Arduino Mega 1280, using the datasheet

http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/DevTools/Arduino/canbus_shield-v12.pdf

Typically these projects are only set up for the Arduino UNO of which I don't have,

I have a lot of the pins from the shield into the arduino but the shield doesn't seem to be interacting with the arduino, can anyone help me make sense of the schematic ?

Thank you very much in advance!

Could you just elaborate on that slightly please?... I have a 2N7000 MOSFET at my disposal? would I be able to use that ?

Many thanks !

Yes, I've seen the Triac, however what I want to know is, can i use the 2N7000 MOSEFT, or is it a component i will need to source myself?

Hey guys,

First time posting, sorry if this is in the 'wrong forum' I believe it is.....

I have an Arduino MEGA 1280, I also have about 4-5 meters of Electroluminescent wire I wish to power (ideally I would like to be able to dim and brighten it with the board) however, I would just settle to be able to turn it on and off....

I have a 9 volt inverter for the EL wire, I also have a collection of resistors at my disposal along with some 2N7000 MOSEFT transistors.......

Tutorials or examples for what I wish to do is scarce and I was wondering could anyone here help me... The closest thing I've come accross is this however I don't understand what the transistors are doing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdinnen/4830726953/

Any help would be appreciated + many thanks in advance !