Scalable Controller Area Network (S12MSCANV3) 
MC9S12G Family Reference Manual Rev.1.27
614 NXP Semiconductors
18.4.4.2 Special System Operating Modes
The MSCAN module behaves as described within this specification in all special system operating modes. 
Write restrictions which exist on specific registers in normal modes are lifted for test purposes in special 
modes.
18.4.4.3 Emulation Modes
In all emulation modes, the MSCAN module behaves just like in normal system operating modes as 
described within this specification.
18.4.4.4 Listen-Only Mode
In an optional CAN bus monitoring mode (listen-only), the CAN node is able to receive valid data frames 
and valid remote frames, but it sends only “recessive” bits on the CAN bus. In addition, it cannot start a 
transmission. 
If the MAC sub-layer is required to send a “dominant” bit (ACK bit, overload flag, or active error flag), 
the bit is rerouted internally so that the MAC sub-layer monitors this “dominant” bit, although the CAN 
bus may remain in recessive state externally.
18.4.4.5 MSCAN Initialization Mode
The MSCAN enters initialization mode when it is enabled (CANE=1).
When entering initialization mode during operation, any on-going transmission or reception is 
immediately aborted and synchronization to the CAN bus is lost, potentially causing CAN protocol 
violations. To protect the CAN bus system from fatal consequences of violations, the MSCAN 
immediately drives TXCAN into a recessive state.
NOTE
The user is responsible for ensuring that the MSCAN is not active when 
initialization mode is entered. The recommended procedure is to bring the 
MSCAN into sleep mode (SLPRQ = 1 and SLPAK = 1) before setting the 
INITRQ bit in the CANCTL0 register. Otherwise, the abort of an on-going 
message can cause an error condition and can impact other CAN bus 
devices. 
In initialization mode, the MSCAN is stopped. However, interface registers remain accessible. This mode 
is used to reset the CANCTL0, CANRFLG, CANRIER, CANTFLG, CANTIER, CANTARQ, CANTAAK, 
and CANTBSEL registers to their default values. In addition, the MSCAN enables the configuration of the 
CANBTR0, CANBTR1 bit timing registers; CANIDAC; and the CANIDAR, CANIDMR message filters. 
See Section 18.3.2.1, “MSCAN Control Register 0 (CANCTL0),” for a detailed description of the 
initialization mode.