8 K type thermocouplers to Arduino to Can bus....

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I've found several Arduino TC controller boards that will work nicely for my project. But, I need to get the signal(s) to CAN bus. My ECU only accepts CAN for multiple TC's
Any ideas/advice on the parts/boards needed? OR..if this is even possible..

Thanks, Dave

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Hi,
Welcome to the forum.

Please read the first post in any forum entitled how to use this forum.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,148850.0.html.

Can you please tell us your electronics, programming, Arduino, hardware experience?

Canbus is not a simple plug and play system when it comes to designing especially to ECU.
What ECU?

What do you know of the original device/system that fed the the T/C canbus signals?

What temperatures does the ECU require?

Each CanBus device on the Bus has its own Address and priority status.

Thans.. Tom.. :slight_smile:

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TomGeorge:
Hi,
Welcome to the forum.

Please read the first post in any forum entitled how to use this forum.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,148850.0.html.

Can you please tell us your electronics, programming, Arduino, hardware experience?

VERY LITTLE/BASIC ONLY. ARDUINO HAS NEVER CAME UP UNTIL THIS PROJECT..

Canbus is not a simple plug and play system when it comes to designing especially to ECU.
What ECU?

ALL I UNDERSTAND ABOUT CAN IS THE HIGH/LOW SIGNAL, PRIORITIES AND THE LAST DEVICE HAS TO BE TERMINATED WITH A RESISTOR..
THE BOX IS CALLED MEGASQUIRT. I CAN RUN 1 OR 2 CONDITIONED TC SIGNALS TO THE ECU FOR DATALOGGING, BUT TO RUN 8, I CAN ONLY INPUT THROUGH THE ECU'S CAN BUS PORT. MEANING, I'M ASSUMING, ALL SIGNALS WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF 1 CAN BOARD. I HAVEN'T FOUND A CAN BUS BOARD THAT WOULD HANDLE 8 TC'S

What do you know of the original device/system that fed the the T/C canbus signals?

THIS IS NEW PROJECT, NOTHING HAS EVER "RAN"...I HAVE 8 THERMOUPLES AND THE ECU WHICH REQUIRES A CAN BUS INPUT..I'M TRYING TO GET THE TWO "TALKING"

What temperatures does the ECU require?

MOST AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS HAVE A MAX OF 150* I'D ESTIMATE

Each CanBus device on the Bus has its own Address and priority status.

I UNDERSTAND...THAT'S WHY I NEED THE ARDUINO TC CONTROLLER TO INTERFACE WITH A BOARD/ADAPTER/CONVERTOR THAT WILL OUTPUT A CANBUS SIGNAL(S) DIRECTLY INTO THE ECU..

Thans.. Tom.. :slight_smile:

I've pursued this for a month now and finally realized I should be asking Aduino people if I needed answers about Arduino.
I was hoping somebody would say "Hey, I just did that set-up !! Here's how I did it"
I know - I know.....
But anythings possible lol

Thanks for your time.....Dave

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Hi,
You can use an Arduino with CanBus, use it to obtain your temperature readings, then output to a CanBus shield or breakout board.

If you google

arduino canbus shield
arduino canbus tutorial

This site has good information on their shield

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I have used this unit below to work with industrial sensors, but not ECU environment.
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It does not mount on top of the Arduino, so you have full access to the other pins for your T/Cs.

I hope this helps.

Tom... :slight_smile: