CVRA CAN to USB interface

Usage

use with SocketCAN

sudo modprobe can
sudo modprobe can-raw
sudo modprobe slcan

# configure CAN interface
sudo slcan_attach -s8 -o /dev/ttyACM0
sudo slcand ttyACM0 slcan0
sudo ifconfig slcan0 up

# use with can-utils
cansend slcan0 123#2a
candump slcan0

Building & flashing

# make sure all submodules are initialized
git submodule update --init

# building
make

# flashing using USB DFU
# to enter DFU mode, press the button while plugging USB in.
make dfu

Supported commands

• 'T', 't', 'R', 'r': send CAN frames
• 'Sx': set bitrate
• 'O': open channel
• 'l', 'L': open in loop back or silent mode
• 'C': close channel
• 'V', 'v': hardware and software version
• 'P', 'p': turn bus power on and off respectively. This is a proprietary extension to the SLCAN protocol. A tool is included to make use of this feature.