[Feature Request] Documentation on how to use "CanBitRate" enumeration
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⚡ Feature Request
Please Describe The Problem To Be Solved
I apologize if my google-fu is just failing me and this is documented somewhere, but I'm not sure what to select for the "CanBitRate" during initialization. For example, "BR_500kBPS_16MHZ"... I imagine that the 500kBPS is the can bus speed, but the "_16MHZ"... what does that refer to? I am wondering if this pertains to the oscillator that is used on the can bus interface chip. For example, my MCP2515 boards have an 8MHz oscillator on them. Should I change this enumeration to use the "_8MHZ" variants? Or is this frequency something else related to the canbus that I don't understand?
(Optional): Suggest A Solution
Update the example programs in "examples" directory to have a comment around the lines suggesting how users set the CanBitRate enumeration. Also the example in the README.md file.
The _16MHz or _8MHz suffix describe the speed of the crystal used to clock the MCP2515. The usual breakout boards come with either 8 or 16 MHz crystals and you have to select the right constant according to which . Care to create a PR with a comment explaining this?
sure thing. just sent one.
Closing due to #61 .