diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
index 5d817acd26..5d4bb251df 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 CONF_CANBUS_ID = 'canbus_id'
 CONF_CAN_ID = 'can_id'
 CONF_CAN_DATA = 'can_data'
+CONF_SENDER_ID = 'sender_id'
 
 canbus_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('canbus')
 CanbusComponent = canbus_ns.class_('CanbusComponent', cg.Component)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CanbusComponent),
+    cv.Required(CONF_SENDER_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=255),
 }).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 
 # Actions
@@ -23,32 +25,36 @@ SendAction = canbus_ns.class_('SendAction', automation.Action)
 
 CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id({
     cv.Required(CONF_CANBUS_ID): cv.use_id(CanbusComponent),
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=999),
+    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=1, max=4096),
     cv.Required(CONF_CAN_DATA): cv.All(),
 })
 
+
 @coroutine
 def setup_canbus_core_(var, config):
     yield cg.register_component(var, config)
     if CONF_CANBUS_ID in config:
         cg.add(var.set_canbus_id(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID]))
-    if CONF_CAN_ID in config:
-        cg.add(var.set_can_id([config[CONF_CAN_ID]]))
+    if CONF_SENDER_ID in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_sender_id([config[CONF_SENDER_ID]]))
     if CONF_CAN_DATA in config:
         cg.add(var.set_can_data([config[CONF_CAN_DATA]]))
 
+
 @coroutine
 def register_canbus(var, config):
     if not CORE.has_id(config[CONF_ID]):
         var = cg.Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], var)
     yield setup_canbus_core_(var, config)
 
+
 @automation.register_action('canbus.send', SendAction, CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA)
 def canbus_send_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     canbus = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID])
-    #paren = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
+    # paren = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
     yield cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, canbus, config[CONF_CAN_ID])
 
+
 @coroutine_with_priority(100.0)
 def to_code(config):
     cg.add_global(canbus_ns.using)
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py
index 1e13e5ae9f..c6d5b1043d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CanbusBinarySensor = canbus_ns.class_('CanbusBinarySensor', binary_sensor.Binary
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CanbusBinarySensor),
     cv.GenerateID(CONF_CANBUS_ID): cv.use_id(CanbusComponent),
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=255)
+    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=1, max=255)
 })
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f0db425f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "canbus.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace canbus {
+
+static const char *TAG = "canbus";
+
+void Canbus::setup() { ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up Canbus..."); }
+
+void Canbus::dump_config() { ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Canbus: sender_id=%d", this->sender_id_); }
+
+void Canbus::send(int can_id, uint8_t *data) {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "send: sender_id=%d, id=%d,  data=%d", this->sender_id_, can_id, data[0]);
+  this->send_internal_(can_id, data);
+};
+
+void Canbus::loop() {
+    //check harware inputbuffer and process to esphome outputs
+}
+
+}  // namespace canbus
+}  // namespace esphome
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diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
index 07239f26ae..47176badad 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ class Canbus : public Component {
  public:
   Canbus(){};
   Canbus(const std::string &name){};
-  virtual void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
+  void loop() override;
+
+  void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
   void register_can_device(CanbusSensor *component){};
-  void set_can_id(int can_id) { this->can_id_ = can_id; }
+  void set_sender_id(int sender_id) { this->sender_id_ = sender_id; }
 
  protected:
-  int can_id_{0};
+  int sender_id_{0};
+  virtual bool send_internal_(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
 };
 }  // namespace canbus
 }  // namespace esphome
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diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py b/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
index fe7a03c23d..90e7144375 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/canbus.py
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import pins
 from esphome.components import canbus
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
-from esphome.components.canbus import CONF_CAN_ID
+from esphome.components.canbus import CanbusComponent, CONF_CAN_ID
 
+print("esp32_can.canbus.py")
 CONF_RX_PIN = 'rx_pin'
 CONF_TX_PIN = 'tx_pin'
 
 esp32_can_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('esp32_can')
-esp32_can = esp32_can_ns.class_('ESP32Can', cg.Component, canbus.CanbusComponent)
+esp32_can = esp32_can_ns.class_('ESP32Can', CanbusComponent)
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = canbus.CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(esp32_can),
     cv.Required(CONF_RX_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
     cv.Required(CONF_TX_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=999),
-}).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+})
 
 
 def to_code(config):
     rhs = esp32_can.new()
     var = cg.Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], rhs)
-
-    yield cg.register_component(var, config)
+    yield canbus.register_canbus(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..795b8351e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "esp32_can.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace esp32_can {
+
+static const char *TAG = "esp32_can";
+
+bool ESP32Can::send_internal_(int can_id, uint8_t *data) { return true; };
+
+}  // namespace esp32_can
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
index b9201ba710..1ab48f0068 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_can/esp32_can.h
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace esp32_can {
+
 class ESP32Can : public canbus::Canbus {
  public:
-  ESP32Can() {};
+  ESP32Can(){};
   ESP32Can(const std::string &name){};
-  void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data){};
+
+ protected:
+  bool send_internal_(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
 };
 }  // namespace esp32_can
 }  // namespace esphome
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diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py b/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
index f13cc48667..03dee9c66f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ AUTO_LOAD = ['canbus']
 DEPENDENCIES = ['spi']
 
 mcp2515_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('mcp2515')
-mcp2515 = mcp2515_ns.class_('MCP2515', canbus.CanbusComponent, spi.SPIDevice)
+mcp2515 = mcp2515_ns.class_('MCP2515', CanbusComponent, spi.SPIDevice)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = canbus.CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(mcp2515),
     cv.Required(CONF_CS_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=999),
 }).extend(spi.SPI_DEVICE_SCHEMA)
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66981c407f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "mcp2515.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace mcp2515 {
+
+static const char *TAG = "mcp2515";
+
+bool MCP2515::send_internal_(int can_id, uint8_t *data) { return true; };
+
+}  // namespace mcp2515
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
index 6f733c3943..690abb9c2d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
@@ -3,23 +3,22 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/components/spi/spi.h"
 #include "esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace mcp2515 {
-  static const char *TAG = "mcp2515";
+
 class MCP2515 : public canbus::Canbus,
                 public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_LOW, spi::CLOCK_PHASE_LEADING,
                                       spi::DATA_RATE_8MHZ> {
  public:
-  MCP2515() {};
+  MCP2515(){};
   MCP2515(const std::string &name){};
-  void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data) { ESP_LOGD(TAG, "send: id=%d,  data=%d",can_id,data[0]); };
 
   void set_cs_pin(GPIOPin *cs_pin) { cs_pin_ = cs_pin; }
 
  protected:
   GPIOPin *cs_pin_;
+  bool send_internal_(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
 };
 }  // namespace mcp2515
 }  // namespace esphome
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