CAN Interface RKS+CAN

RKS+CAN – CAN Bus USB Interface for Linux, Windows & macOS

The official CANhack.de CAN USB interface with native Linux SocketCAN support. Plug & Play on Windows (WCID), no driver installation. Ideal for sniffing, logging, developing and reverse engineering on the CAN bus.

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Why the RKS+CAN?

• Linux? Native. SocketCAN via slcand – no compiling drivers, no building kernel modules.
  
• Windows? Plug & Play. WCID (Windows Compatible ID) – plug in, detected, done.
  
• macOS? It works. Serial interface, with sample code for your own applications.
  
• Up to 1 Mbit/s – CAN 2.0A (11 bit) & CAN 2.0B (29 bit), ISO 11898-2.
  
• Hardware timestamp – ±10 µs resolution for precise timing analysis.
  
• Hardware CAN filters – no software filter misses frames.
  
• LAWICEL/SLCAN compatible – works with CARPORT, T8Suite, T7Suite, Trionic CAN Flasher.
  
• No dongle hassle – all full software versions without activation code, any number of computers.
  
• 32 frames FIFO buffer – no frame loss during bursts.
  

Included software (full versions, no subscription)

• KCANMonitor 2.60 – CAN trace, CAN monitor, CAN logger. Send, receive, filter frames. The "Message Changes view" helps decode unknown bus configurations and messages (reverse engineering).
  
• KOBD2Check – OBD2 diagnostics for cars (from model year 2008) and motorcycles (from 2017).
  
• KDataScope – Display and analysis of measured values from diagnostic log files.
  
• KPower – Vehicle performance measurement.
  
• C/C++/C# code examples – for your own applications. Two paths: VCP (Virtual COM Port, character-based, LAWICEL/SLCAN compatible) or Direct API (DLL) for maximum performance.
  

How to use the RKS+CAN under Linux

Code:

# slcand on the interface (ttyUSB0 = RKS+CAN) sudo slcand -o -s6 -t hw -S 1000000 /dev/ttyUSB0 can0 sudo ip link set up can0 # Record CAN traffic candump can0 # Send CAN frame (ID 7E0, 8 bytes) cansend can0 7E0#02.01.0D.00.00.00.00.00

With Wireshark + SocketCAN plugin you can analyze the traffic graphically.


Technical data

• Bitrate: up to 1 Mbit/s
  
• CAN standard: CAN 2.0A (11 bit ID) & CAN 2.0B (29 bit ID), ISO 11898-2
  
• Frame types: standard, extended, RTR
  
• Protocols: J1939, NMEA2000, CANopen, ISO 15765-2, OBD2
  
• Connections: USB, OBD-2 (cars), Sub-D9 (CiA), freely pinable socket
  
• Power supply: OBD2 or USB (24V truck via USB)
  
• Operating systems: Linux (SocketCAN/slcand), Windows (WCID, VCP, Direct-API/DLL), macOS
  
• Firmware: updatable
  

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The RKS+CAN is a product of Kaufmann Automotive GmbH – Embedded software development Switzerland.