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Socket CAN

Overview

The socket CAN sample is a server/client application that sends and receives raw CAN frames using BSD socket API.

The application consists of these functions:

  • Setup function which creates a CAN socket, binds it to a CAN network interface, and then installs a CAN filter to the socket so that the application can receive CAN frames.

  • Receive function which starts to listen the CAN socket and prints information about the CAN frames.

  • Send function which starts to send raw CAN frames to the bus.

The source code for this sample application can be found at: samples/net/sockets/can.

Requirements

You need a CANBUS enabled board like ST Nucleo L432KC or ST STM32F072B Discovery.

Building and Running

Build the socket CAN sample application like this:

west build -b <board to use> samples/net/sockets/can -- -DCONF_FILE=<config file to use>

Example building for the nucleo_l432kc:

west build -b nucleo_l432kc samples/net/sockets/can
west build -t run