Uwe Vogt, UV Software

Running CAN and CAN FD on Mac

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Version 0.3 (Commit 4bb7945 of August 28, 2024):

Extension to include the CANable 2.0 protocol with the following restrictions:

  • The firmware currently does not provide ACK/NACK feedback for serial commands
  • CAN FD operation mode (bit-rate switching) is not supported by the libraries
  • Silent operation mode (listen-only) is not supported by the libraries
  • SJA1000 bit-rates (BTR register) are not provided by the firmware
  • Acceptance filtering is not provided by the firmware
  • Bus errors (status flags) are not provided by the firmware
  • Hardware and firmware versions are displayed as fake number 0.0
  • Serial number is displayed as fake number 99999999

Other changes:

  • Updated CAN API V3 sources to rev. 1398
  • Updated CAN API V3 utilities to rev. 1396
  • Adapted the Xcode unit tests (macOS only)
  • Updated the Python wrapper and examples
  • Updated the C/C++ examples
  • Updated the trial program