# CAN Start

## Overview

![The CAN Start Node.](https://926825830-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKQhJdUBr7YQzfIwmpAZ9%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0486a0584b66fae15cc8eb75d13c193263809226%2Fcanstartupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

The **CAN Start Node** starts communication with a **CAN** connection that has already been set up in [**Project Settings**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/modules/project-settings#can).

[**Scope**](https://github.com/cgi-studio-gmbh/incari-doc/blob/2022.1/toolbox/communication/overview.md#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Inputs

| Input             | Type      | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**CAN Stop**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/communication/can/canstop)
* [**CAN Send Packet**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/communication/can/cansendpacket)