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Is there a way to use CAN1 without destroying my TM4C123G LaunchPad?

Hello,
I have a question, maybe someone have experience with a situation like this:


I work a lot of times with my TM4C123GXL LaunchPad (rev. A).
Now I have a project where I have to use 2 separate CAN-Bus systems.
Unfortunately the CAN1 Pins are the same like the UART pins for the virtual com-port.

So the question is: Is there any way to use CAN1 without destroying my LaunchPad?

By destroying I mean cutting RX and TX and solder pull-up/pull-downs on the ICDI-side. But that seems to be a very permanent solution.

Maybe the RX and TX Pins of the ICDI are in a high impedance state if I do not use the virtual com-port? That would mean I can use CAN1 without any Hardware changes (as Long as I do not use the VCP)

Thank you for your time