Serial Digital Data Networks

	1-Wire	I²C*	SMBus™	SPI™	MicroWire/PLUS™	M-Bus (EN1434)	CAN (ISO11898)	LIN Bus
Network Concept	single master, multiple slaves	multiple masters, multiple slaves	multiple masters, multiple slaves	single master, multiple slaves	single master, multiple slaves	single master, multiple slaves	multiple masters, multiple slaves	single master, multiple slaves
Number of Signal Lines	1 (IO)	2, (SCL, SDA)	2, (SMBCLK, SMBDAT)	4, (active-low CS, SI, SO, SCK)	4, (active-low CS, DI, DO, SK)	2 (lines can be swapped)	2 (CAN_H, CAN_L, terminated)	1 (LIN)
Optional signals	N/A	N/A	SMBSUS#, SMBALERT#	N/A	N/A	N/A	2nd GND, Power, Shield	N/A
Network Size	Up to 300 m (with suitable master circuit)	Limited by max. 400pF buscapacitancerequirement	Limited by max. 400pF bus capacitance requirement	N/A (circuit board level)	N/A (circuit board level)	Max. 350m per segment of max. 250 slaves; max. 180nF	40m @1M bps1000m @ 50k bps(example)	Up to 40m, max. 10nF total load
Network Interface	open drain, resistive or active master pull-up	open drain, resistive or active master pull-up	open drain, resistive or active master pull-up	Push-pull with tristate	Push-pull with tristate	M to S:voltage drive S to M: current load	Differential open drain/source or open coll./emitter	open drain, resistive master pull-up
Network Voltage	From 2.8 to 6.0 V, device specific	From 1.8 to 5.5V, device specific	2.7V to 5.5V	From 1.8V to 5.5V, device specific	From 1.8V to 5.5V, device specific	~40V	VDD-VD (diodedrop); ~4.5V max.	8 to 18V
Logic Thresholds	Vary with network voltage	Fixed level: >1.5V, >3.0 V VDD-related level: <30>70% of VDD	<0 .8v=".8v">2.1V	VDD-related level: <20>70% of VDD(inconsistent)	Fixed level: <0 .8v=".8v">2.0V; VDD-related level: <20>70% (80%) of VDD (inconsistent)	Master to slave: 24V, 36V nominalSlave to master: <1 .5ma=".5ma">11mA	Differential: <50mv recessive="recessive">1.5V (dominant); driver specification	VDD-related level: <20>80% of VDD (driver spec.)<40>60% of VDD (receiverspec.)
Transmission	LS bit first, half-duplex	MS bit first plus Acknowledge bit, half-duplex	MS bit first plus Acknowledge bit, half-duplex	MS bit first, full-duplex	MS bit first, full-duplex	LS bit first,half-duplex, acknowledge response	MS bit first, half-duplex	LS bit first, half-duplex
Address Format	56 bits	7 bits, (10 bits defined but not implemented)	7 bits, (10 bits defined but not implemented)	N/A	N/A	8 bits (primary address), 64 bits (secondary address)	Message identifier 11 bits (standard format), 29 bits (extended format)	Message identifier 8 bits, including 2 parity bits
Network Inventory	Automatic, supports dynamic topology change	N/A; slave addresses hard-coded in firmware	ARP, Address Resolution Protocol (Rev. 2.0 only)	N/A; slave select (active-low CS) hard-coded in firmware	N/A; slave select (active-low CS) hard-coded in firmware	Automatic	N/A; message-based protocol, not address based	N/A; message-based protocol, not address based
Gross Data Rate	Standard: ~0 to 16.3k bps Overdrive: ~0 to 142k bps)	Standard: ~0 to 100k bps; Fast: ~0 to 400k bps; High-Speed: ~0 to 3.4M bps	10k to 100k bps	~0 to ~10 M bps (device specific)	~0 to ~5 M bps (device specific)	300, 2400, 9600 bps	~0 to 1M bps	~1k to ~20k bps
Access Time	Standard: ~ 5.4ms Overdrive: ~0.6ms (at maximum speed)	Standard: ~95µsFast: ~23µs(at maximum speed)	~95µs @ 100k bps	N/A	N/A	Primary address, 2400 bps: 13.75ms (short frame), 27.5ms (long frame)	At 1M bps 19µs (standard) or 39µs (extended) from start of frame to 1st data bit	At 20k bps 1.7ms from start of frame to 1st data bit
Data Protection	8-bit and 16-bit CRC	N/A	PEC Packet Error Code (Rev.1.1, 2.0)	N/A	N/A	Even parity, check sum, frames	15-bit CRC, frames, frame acknowledge	Check sum, frames
Collision Detection	Yes, through non-matching CRC	Yes (multi-master operation only)	Yes (Rev. 2.0 only)	N/A	N/A	Yes ("medium" and "strong" collisions)	Yes: CSMA/CD	Yes, through check sum
Slave supply	Parasitic (typical), VDD(exception)	VDD only	VDD only	VDD only	VDD only	Parasitic and/or local supply	VDD only, local or remote source	Parasitic only