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Manufacturer Microchip

Package DIP-18

Pins 18 pins (SPI, CAN, Interrupt, Clock, Power)

CAN CAN 2.0B (1Mbps)

TX Buffers 3

RX Buffers 2

Filters 6 + 2 masks

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SymbolGenerated Generated from pin data (KiCad symbol Interface_CAN_LIN/MCP2515-xSO is multi-unit)

FootprintKiCad KiCad standard library: Package_SO/SOIC-18W_7.5x11.6mm_P1.27mm

3DGenerated Generated pad visualization (Babylon.js)

Breakout Board

Auto-generated breakout molecule for MCP2515 — all pins brought to 2mm-pitch headers with 4 corner machine pins on 8mm grid.

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Specifications

CAN	CAN 2.0B (1Mbps)
TX Buffers	3
RX Buffers	2
Filters	6 + 2 masks
Interface	SPI (10MHz)
Package	SOIC-18

Pin Configuration

SPICANInterruptClockPower

Pin	Name	Group	Function
SPI — SPI communication
6	TX2RTS	SPI	TX buffer 2 request to send
9	VSS	SPI	Ground
10	RX1BF	SPI	RX buffer 1 full interrupt
13	SCK	SPI	SPI clock
14	SI	SPI	SPI data in (MOSI)
CAN — CAN bus TX/RX
1	TXCAN	CAN	CAN transmit output
2	RXCAN	CAN	CAN receive input
Interrupt — Interrupt and control
3	CLKOUT	Interrupt	Clock output
4	TX0RTS	Interrupt	TX buffer 0 request to send
5	TX1RTS	Interrupt	TX buffer 1 request to send
11	RX0BF	Interrupt	RX buffer 0 full interrupt
12	INT	Interrupt	Interrupt output
17	RESET	Interrupt	Reset (active low)
Clock — Oscillator
15	SO	Clock	SPI data out (MISO)
16	CS	Clock	SPI chip select (active low)
Power — Supply and ground
7	OSC2	Power	Crystal oscillator output
8	OSC1	Power	Crystal oscillator input
18	VDD	Power	Supply voltage (2.7V-5.5V)

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MCP2515 — CAN bus controller with SPI interface, DIP-18

Manufacturer: Microchip Package: DIP-18

Description

The MCP2515 is a standalone CAN controller from Microchip with SPI interface. Supports CAN 2.0B at up to 1Mbps. Used with an external transceiver (like MCP2551) for CAN bus communication.

Electrical Specifications

CAN: CAN 2.0B (1Mbps)
TX Buffers: 3
RX Buffers: 2
Filters: 6 + 2 masks
Interface: SPI (10MHz)
Package: SOIC-18

Pin Configuration

Package: DIP-18

Pin 1: TXCAN — CAN transmit output
Pin 2: RXCAN — CAN receive input
Pin 3: CLKOUT — Clock output
Pin 4: TX0RTS — TX buffer 0 request to send
Pin 5: TX1RTS — TX buffer 1 request to send
Pin 6: TX2RTS — TX buffer 2 request to send
Pin 7: OSC2 — Crystal oscillator output
Pin 8: OSC1 — Crystal oscillator input
Pin 9: VSS — Ground
Pin 10: RX1BF — RX buffer 1 full interrupt
Pin 11: RX0BF — RX buffer 0 full interrupt
Pin 12: INT — Interrupt output
Pin 13: SCK — SPI clock
Pin 14: SI — SPI data in (MOSI)
Pin 15: SO — SPI data out (MISO)
Pin 16: CS — SPI chip select (active low)
Pin 17: RESET — Reset (active low)
Pin 18: VDD — Supply voltage (2.7V-5.5V)

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