Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, is a network having at least one controllable CAN-based sensor device having a microcontroller, a power source and at least one host controller. Preferably, the network is a Smart Distributed System-based network. In this embodiment, each microcontroller communicates with the controller, generating and storing a value in at least one counter when a successful message is transmitted to the controller. When a unsuccessful message is detected by the microcontroller, a counter generates and stores a second or decremental value in the same or different counter. When the sum total value of error messages in the counter reaches a marginal critical value, a message is transmitted to the controller while maintaining the microcontroller's communication with the network. When a counter reaches a critical value, the microcontroller enters a bus off mode and disconnects the sensor device, and thus the microcontroller, from the network.

Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, is a network having at least one controllable CAN-based sensor device having a microcontroller, a power source and at least one host controller. Preferably, the network is a Smart Distributed System-based network. In this embodiment, each microcontroller communicates with the controller, generating and storing a value in at least one counter when a successful message is transmitted to the controller. When a unsuccessful message is detected by the microcontroller, a counter generates and stores a second or decremental value in the same or different counter. When the sum total value of error messages in the counter reaches a marginal critical value, a message is transmitted to the controller while maintaining the microcontroller's communication with the network. When a counter reaches a critical value, the microcontroller enters a bus off mode and disconnects the sensor device, and thus the microcontroller, from the network.