CANdle™ – CAN-Enabled Addressable LED Controller & Voltage Regulator | CTR Electronics

The CANdle™ is a compact CAN-enabled LED controller and 5V high-efficiency DC voltage regulator with 8 onboard individually addressable RGB LEDs. It supports multiple LED animations and direct LED control via CAN bus or WS2812B pulse-train, auto-detects signal types, and can daisy-chain multiple devices with a single power source. The CANdle™ features include voltage/current measurement, short-circuit, overcurrent, thermal protections, and robust field firmware upgrades. Suitable for FRC robotics and various LED and voltage control applications beyond.

The CANdle™ features:

• Eight onboard individually addressable LEDs – CANdle™ can be used without wiring additional LEDs.
• Firmware supports several animations (Larson, rainbow, twinkle, color fades, etc.) via CAN bus/CAN FD (Phoenix)
• Firmware supports direct LED value control via CAN bus/CAN FD (Phoenix) or WS2812B-compliant pulse-train.
• Auto-detection of CAN bus/CAN FD (Phoenix) or WS2812B-compliant pulse-train. No software configuration required to choose between the two.
• Supports external addressable LEDs
• Works with 12V RGB(W) LED strips (when +VIN is ~12V)
• Works with 5V RGB(W) LED strips (using onboard regulated 5V supply)
• 5V Output can also power 5V peripherals such as Jetson Nano or Raspberry Pi
• Reverse Input Power Protection
• Output Short-Circuit Protection
• Output Overcurrent Protection
• Thermal Protection
• Voltage and Current Measurement
• High-side duty cycle control of the V+ output allows modulation of downstream 12V LED systems
• Polycarbonate housing prevents debris from entering inside device
• Electrically isolated heatsink allows for direct mounting to robot frame
• Robust bootloader and reliable field-upgrade (no physical button required, no “stuck states” that
  requires user intervention)
• Robust embedded wire leads
  
• Wire leads are labeled for fast and easy wiring
• CAN FD Compatible

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