peliCAN

A simple wrapper to send and receive CAN frames with micropython board and MCP2515.

Getting started

1. Connect MCP module to the ESP32.

   MCP2515	ESP32
   VCC	VIN
   GND	GND
   CS	D27
   MISO	D12
   MOSI	D13
   SCK	D14
   INT	D26

2. Flash the module with micropython as described here

3. Install Adafruit ampy

4. Enjoy!

CLI guide

Options

Command	Description
-p, --port TEXT	The name of the board's serial port
-b, --baud INTEGER	The baudrate for the communication.
--help	Show this message and exit.

Commands

Command	Description
blink	Blinks the built-in LED.
dump	Gets the frame from CAN buffer.
send	Send's the frame with entered data.
setup-config	Setup CAN configuration.

Usage examples

setup-config

pelican -p /dev/ttyUSB0 setup-config --cs 27 -s 500 -c 8 -l False

blink

pelican -p /dev/ttyUSB0 blink

dump

pelican -p /dev/ttyUSB0 dump

send

pelican -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200 send -i 123 -d Hello123 -l8 -r False