Vimdrones DroneCan Adapter

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Firmware Support

• candleLight_fw (Shipped Firmware) with candleLight_fw the adapter will show up as a serial interface, then you need to use slcan command to setup it up as a can interface

• canable-fw with canable-fw the adapter will show up as a native can interface

Pinout

Getting Started

Interface Setup

Linux

• candleLight_fw

  ls /dev/ttyACM*
  #-s0 = 10k
  #-s1 = 20k
  #-s2 = 50k
  #-s3 = 100k
  #-s4 = 125k
  #-s5 = 250k
  #-s6 = 500k
  #-s7 = 750k
  #-s8 = 1M
  sudo slcand -o -c -s8 /dev/ttyACM0 slcan0 #change /dev/ttyACM0 to actual serial interface
  sudo ifconfig slcan0 up
  candump slcan0 #monitor can message
  

• canable-fw

  sudo ip link set can0 up type can bitrate 1000000
  candump can0 #monitor can message
  

Connect to DroneCan gui tool

• Install DroneCan gui tool
• Select interface
• Monitor DroneCan Node Status - Pixhawk4(Ardupilot Firmware) connected