The CAN-CR210/FO repeater with two CAN channels (thereof
one as Fiber Optic interface) and one CAN backbone channel is
used for the conversion of the CAN signal from copper wire (ISO
11898-2) to fiber optic cables. It can be used to improve the load
capacity of the CAN bus with nodes, to establish a
physical coupling of CAN bus systems or to insert a galvanic
isolation.
The CAN repeater creates the necessary flexibility to optimize
the structure of CAN networks and to free CAN networks from
the restriction to the bus structure. It can be used to implement
tree or star topologies as well as for stub lines. For creating star
or tree topologies, several CAN-CR210/FO repeaters can be
connected to a CAN-hub via the integrated backbone bus.
The CAN-CR210/FO separates a defective segment from the rest
of the network, allowing the remaining network to continue
working.