Abstract: A cable area network (CAN) bus termination (100) is provided by an interface 104 operably coupling a cable detection input pin (3), a switch (120) and a termination resistance (130) to detect the presence and absence of one or more cables (108). The termination resistance (130) is automatically enabled to create terminations at end nodes and is automatically disabled to provide a daisy-chain connection between interim nodes of a multi-cable system.

Abstract: A bi-directional voltage translator (125) has a first port (201) that communicates a signal at a first voltage level, and second port (202) that communicates a signal at a second voltage level different from the first voltage level. A switching circuit, including a bipolar junction transistor (210) and a switch (220), couples both ports (201, 202). The transistor (210) has a collector (211) coupled, via a pull-up circuit (206), to a voltage source corresponding to the first voltage level, and to the first port (201), and an emitter (212) coupled to the second port. The base (213) of the transistor (210) is coupled, via a pull-up circuit (207), to a voltage source corresponding to the second voltage level. Preferably, the switch (220) is Schottky diode or other diode having a forward voltage drop.