Using old CANIO with MC405/MC403
The P315//P316 and P319 all use the same Canbus protocol. The only thing we have seen with the old modules connected to the new MC4xx is that they do not power up fast enough so the MC405 must be programmed to wait a few seconds then start the Canbus.
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