Note 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD) board is the latest version. Versions Declare There are 3 versions of the CAN-BUS shield for Raspberry Pi. All 3 versions work perfectly on Raspberry Pi platform and may skip this section if you're using RPi platform. The CAN-BUS shield now also supports the NVIDIA Jetson Nano platform, and different versions of the CAN-BUS Shield do affect the functionality, please check the table below carefully if you're using with Jetson Nano Platform. Product Name Chip RPi State Jetson Nano State 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for RPi (MCP2517FD) MCP2517FD Two channels Single Channel (can0) 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for RPi (MCP2517FD) MCP2518FD Two channels Single Channel (can0) 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD) MCP2518FD Two channels Two Channels As you can see, there are two versions of chips used in the 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for RPi (MCP2517FD) and both channels work on RPi but only single channel (CAN0) works on the Jetson Nano Platform! This shield is a 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD).
It supports the CAN FD protocol and supports transmission speed up to 8 Mbps. We have released many CAN BUS modules, shields, and hats, but the 2-Channel CAN-BUS (FD) Shield for
Raspberry Pi (MCP2518FD) is unique: it supports CAN FD! CAN FD (CAN with Flexible Data-Rate) protocol is an upgraded version of the traditional CAN BUS that increases the CANs transmission rate from