Arduino Mega 1280 + CAN Shield

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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

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!

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Looking at your 1280 Data Sheet, it seems to me you need to connect the SPI pins( MISO, MOSI, SCK, SS) 19-22 to CANshield pins 9-13.

In addition you should connect 3.3V and the GNDs of course. Reset(RST) is handy, too. I'm not sure about CAN_Int Interrupt, though...

Would be glad if you'd share your experiences with us.

Cheers
Stefan