# OpenCyphal vs UAVCAN

**URL:** <https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/opencyphal-vs-uavcan/1944>\
**Category:** Applications & Usage\
**Created:** [July 22, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/opencyphal-vs-uavcan/1944 "2023-07-22T04:58:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![suvasis](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@suvasis](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/suvasis)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/opencyphal-vs-uavcan/1944/1 "2023-07-22T04:58:45Z")

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hi,

I am using NXP chipset in my UAV project. NXP’s Battery management system RDDRONE\_BMS5722 has reference UAVCAN v1 implementation. Do I need to modify the UAVCAN implementation to OpenCyphal code base?

> **[GitHub - PetervdPerk-NXP/cannode-v1-tools: Testing tools to test UAVCAN v1 /...](https://github.com/PetervdPerk-NXP/cannode-v1-tools)**
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> Testing tools to test UAVCAN v1 / libcanard v1. Contribute to PetervdPerk-NXP/cannode-v1-tools development by creating an account on GitHub.

Thanks.  
suvasis

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/opencyphal-vs-uavcan/1944/2 "2023-07-22T10:04:45Z")

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UAVCAN/CAN v1 and Cyphal/CAN are identical, so no.