Controller area network (CAN) message
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The message consists of the following components:
- Identifier ("flag"), which indicates the message identity and prioritization
- Data information (value, information etc.)
- Check sum, used to check that the message has arrived correctly
- Stop signal, which indicates that the message has finished.
A complete Controller area message is called a frame.