Merge pull request #8298 from jepler/canio-doc-mcp2515

canio: add a doc note about boards like CAN feather that use mcp2515

Author: jepler

conf.py

@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ def autoapi_prepare_jinja_env(jinja_env):
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
 intersphinx_mapping = {"python": ('https://docs.python.org/3/', None),
                        "register": ('https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/projects/register/en/latest/', None),
+                       "mcp2515": ('https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/projects/mcp2515/en/latest/', None),
                        "typing": ('https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/projects/adafruit-circuitpython-typing/en/latest/', None)}
 
 # Adapted from sphinxcontrib-redirects

shared-bindings/canio/__init__.c

@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
 //| """CAN bus access
 //|
 //| The `canio` module contains low level classes to support the CAN bus
-//| protocol.
+//| protocol on microcontrollers that have built-in CAN peripherals.
+//|
+//| Boards like the Adafruit RP2040 CAN Bus Feather that use an MCP2515 or
+//| compatible chip use the `mcp2515:adafruit_mcp2515` module instead.
 //|
 //| CAN and Listener classes change hardware state and should be deinitialized when they
 //| are no longer needed if the program continues after use. To do so, either