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diff --git a/agl-documentation/candevstudio/docs/3_Add_CAN_Device.md b/agl-documentation/candevstudio/docs/3_Add_CAN_Device.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d41b99c --- /dev/null +++ b/agl-documentation/candevstudio/docs/3_Add_CAN_Device.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Add a CAN device in CANdevStudio + +Start a new project and grab a ***CanDevice*** from the left pane in the +***Device Layer*** section and drop it on the grid workspace. Right-Click on it +and open its ***Properties***. Here you have to set the ***backend*** and the +***interface*** name you'll want to use. Backend available are: + +- socketcan: CAN stack present by default in the Linux Kernel. This use Linux socket and open source CAN device driver (More information here). +- systeccan: CAN bus backend using the SYS TEC CAN adapters. +- peakcan: CAN bus plugin using the PEAK CAN adapters. +- tinycan: CAN bus plugin using the MHS CAN adapters. +- vectorcan: CAN bus plugin using the Vector CAN adapters. + +More details about CANdevStudio CAN bus support [here](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5.10/qtcanbus-backends.html). + +***Interface*** is the name of the device you want to use. Bring up your CAN device and use the following command to find out which one are available: + +```bash +ip link +1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 + link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 +2: enp0s25: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 + link/ether 90:b1:1c:6b:b2:21 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff +3: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 + link/ether 52:54:00:56:86:80 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff +4: virbr0-nic: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel master virbr0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 + link/ether 52:54:00:56:86:80 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff +5: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default + link/ether 02:42:81:38:a8:75 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff +12: can0: <NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 72 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 + link/can +``` |