diff --git a/firmware/can.cpp b/firmware/can.cpp
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+#include "can.h"
+#include "hal.h"
+
+#include "can_helper.h"
+
+static const CANConfig canConfig500 =
+{
+    CAN_MCR_ABOM | CAN_MCR_AWUM | CAN_MCR_TXFP,
+    CAN_BTR_SJW(0) | CAN_BTR_BRP(5)  | CAN_BTR_TS1(12) | CAN_BTR_TS2(1),
+};
+
+void InitCan()
+{
+    canStart(&CAND1, &canConfig500);
+
+    CanTxMessage::setDevice(CAND1);
+}
+
+struct StandardDataFrame
+{
+    uint16_t lambda;
+    uint16_t measuredResistance;
+    uint8_t pad[4];
+};
+
+void SendCanData(float lambda, uint16_t measuredResistance)
+{
+    CanTxTyped<StandardDataFrame> frame(0x130);
+
+    frame.get().lambda = lambda / 1000.0f;
+    frame.get().measuredResistance = measuredResistance;
+}
diff --git a/firmware/can.h b/firmware/can.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+void InitCan();
+void SendCanData(float lambda, uint16_t measuredResistance);
diff --git a/firmware/can_helper.cpp b/firmware/can_helper.cpp
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+#include "can_helper.h"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+/*static*/ CANDriver* CanTxMessage::s_device = nullptr;
+
+/*static*/ void CanTxMessage::setDevice(CANDriver& device) {
+	s_device = &device;
+}
+
+CanTxMessage::CanTxMessage(uint32_t eid, uint8_t dlc) {
+	m_frame.IDE = CAN_IDE_STD;
+	m_frame.EID = eid;
+	m_frame.RTR = CAN_RTR_DATA;
+	m_frame.DLC = dlc;
+	memset(m_frame.data8, 0, sizeof(m_frame.data8));
+}
+
+CanTxMessage::~CanTxMessage() {
+	auto device = s_device;
+
+	// 100 ms timeout
+	canTransmit(device, CAN_ANY_MAILBOX, &m_frame, TIME_MS2I(100));
+}
+
+uint8_t& CanTxMessage::operator[](size_t index) {
+	return m_frame.data8[index];
+}
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diff --git a/firmware/can_helper.h b/firmware/can_helper.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include "hal.h"
+
+/**
+ * Represent a message to be transmitted over CAN.
+ * 
+ * Usage:
+ *   * Create an instance of CanTxMessage
+ *   * Set any data you'd like to transmit either using the subscript operator to directly access bytes, or any of the helper functions.
+ *   * Upon destruction, the message is transmitted.
+ */
+class CanTxMessage
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Create a new CAN message, with the specified extended ID.
+     */
+    explicit CanTxMessage(uint32_t eid, uint8_t dlc = 8);
+
+    /**
+     * Destruction of an instance of CanTxMessage will transmit the message over the wire.
+     */
+    ~CanTxMessage();
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the device for all messages to transmit from.
+     */
+    static void setDevice(CANDriver& device);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Read & write the raw underlying 8-byte buffer.
+     */
+    uint8_t& operator[](size_t);
+
+protected:
+    CANTxFrame m_frame;
+
+private:
+    static CANDriver* s_device;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A CAN message based on a type, removing the need for manually flipping bits/bytes.
+ */
+template <typename TData>
+class CanTxTyped final : public CanTxMessage
+{
+    static_assert(sizeof(TData) == sizeof(CANTxFrame::data8));
+
+public:
+    explicit CanTxTyped(uint32_t eid) : CanTxMessage(eid) { }
+
+    /**
+     * Access members of the templated type.  
+     * 
+     * So you can do:
+     * CanTxTyped<MyType> d;
+     * d->memberOfMyType = 23;
+     */
+    TData* operator->()
+    {
+        return reinterpret_cast<TData*>(&m_frame.data8);
+    }
+
+    TData& get()
+    {
+        return *reinterpret_cast<TData*>(&m_frame.data8);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename TData>
+void transmitStruct(uint32_t eid)
+{
+    CanTxTyped<TData> frame(eid);
+    // Destruction of an instance of CanTxMessage will transmit the message over the wire.
+    // see CanTxMessage::~CanTxMessage()
+    populateFrame(frame.get());
+}