LIN (Local Interconnect Network)
Brief Description: LIN specifications are developed by the LIN consortium. Version 1.1 was released in 1999. The current version is 2.0. A primary advantage of this bus is that it can be implemented with a single wire (using the vehicle chassis as a current return path). A small and relatively slow in-vehicle communication and networking serial bus system, LIN bus is used to integrate intelligent sensors and actuators. LIN can also communicate over a vehicle’s power distribution system with a DC-LIN transceiver.
Maximum Data Rates: 19.2Kbaud at 40m
Physical Layer: Single-Wire Implementation
Transmission Format: SCI (UART) Data Format
Operating Voltage: 12v over a Single Wire
Network Topology: Single Master / Multiple Slave (Up to 16 slaves)
Standards: Enhanced ISO 9141