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Timeline for TVS protection for CAN bus

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Oct 7, 2019 at 19:36 comment added Maple Furthermore, they have much lower tolerance for negative voltage (-4V in my case), which is why asymmetrical SM712 is so appealing. Although SN65 does have +/- 25V transient rating and 16kV ESD rating. But I'd rather have extra layer of protection in easy to replace TVS diode. Maybe this is overkill and I should rely on transceiver's protection. After all it is there for a reason.
Oct 7, 2019 at 19:23 comment added Maple That spec is for Honeywell SDS, it should not be taken into account for generic CAN bus designs. Common transceivers, like SN65HVD232 I am using, follow ISO requirements for 16V.
Oct 7, 2019 at 19:08 history answered Huisman CC BY-SA 4.0