The python-can library provides Controller Area Network support forPython, providing common abstractions todifferent hardware devices, and a suite of utilities for sending and receivingmessages on a CAN bus.
python-can runs any where Python runs; from high powered computerswith commercial CAN to usb devices right down to low powered devices runninglinux such as a BeagleBone or RaspberryPi.
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More concretely, some example uses of the library:
- Passively logging what occurs on a CAN bus. For example monitoring acommercial vehicle using its OBD-II port.
- Testing of hardware that interacts via CAN. Modules found inmodern cars, motocycles, boats, and even wheelchairs have had components testedfrom Python using this library.
- Prototyping new hardware modules or software algorithms in-the-loop. Easilyinteract with an existing bus.
- Creating virtual modules to prototype CAN bus communication.
Brief example of the library in action: connecting to a CAN bus, creating and sending a message:
Contents:
- Installation
- Configuration
- Library API
- CAN Interface Modules
- Scripts
- Developer’s Overview
- History and Roadmap
Known Bugs¶
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