The CAN protocol (controller area network) is a "broadcast" digital serial communication bus. It allows real-time distributed control with a very high level of security. It was introduced by Bosch in the early 80s for automotive applications, to allow communication between intelligent electronic devices mounted on a motor vehicle but has now spread to many sectors of the industry.
Today we are already in the situation when every operation performed by the driver, is transformed into electrical signals processed by one or more computers, which will ensure the correct implementation of the command. We are therefore faced with the need for great reliability and great speed in managing data with a bus such as CAN.
The cable therefore had main characteristics of great resistance, for example an operating temperature above 120 ° C for over 3000 h.
Moreover, having been realized with materials coming from the long experience in the field of cables for the machine tool world, it showed bending radiuses and dimensions suitable for the complex layout of the larger vehicles produced by IVECO such as the Stralis.
This was accompanied by electrical features of the cable such as to ensure the quality of the signal without alteration.