Steer Clear of Thermal Potholes with the MCP998x multichannel automotive temperature sensor family!

This family includes 10 devices that measure up to 5 channels of hot spots and alerting to keep your design on the road.

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

Why no CAN bus support?

[@MicrochipTechnology]

Hi there, good question - CAN bus is a common protocol in automotive applications, The MCP98x family focuses on I2C and SMBus interfaces because they are simpler and widely used for ease of integration and cost-effectiveness in multi-location temperature monitoring. These interfaces are sufficient for many applications and help keep the design and implementation straightforward. Hope this helps answer your question!

[@AnalogDude_]

In the future I'm gonna send you my fuel bill, the only things a car needs is a gas, brake, clutch pedal, steering wheel, a tacho, engine and a ECU, that's all it takes to drive from A to B, it's not a Cinema. all this electrical non sense makes the alternator work harder and increase the weight of the car.
Tiny car models that used to weigh like some 900kg some 25 years ago are now like 1500kg due to electronics.