Does the .NET Micro Framework support the CAN bus?

Question

I know that the .NET Micro Framework supports the I²C bus. Are there some libraries for CAN or CANopen too?

If not, does it support CAN without using other peripherals? Can I build CAN support myself?

Answer 1

The offerings from GHI support CAN through their .NET Micro extensions. See here for a development system.

Refer to the documentation here for details on the CAN implementation:

Answer 2

Support regarding CAN can be very specific to the hardware layer underneath. Does the chip have mailboxes? How many? Do they support extended IDs or just standard IDs? What sort of autorouting is supported by a mailbox / channel?

Basically, I think any libraries you might find are going to be tied specifically to a hardware interface.

You might want to take a look at National Instruments - they tend to provide robust libraries for their hardware, even if they aren't the cheapest.