Author Topic: PCI Canbus, looking for a Linux expert for upgrading the driver to kernel >v4.9  (Read 1085 times)

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Offline legacyTopic starter

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when you work with a smart robotic-arm, it might happen you need to work with CanBus for controlling it. There some usb-to-can adapters out of there, but they are usually very expensive (250 euro), while  this product often appears on eBay for cheap (30-50 euro).  It's an EOL product, but it looks great and comes with a Linux kernel driver as well as a few application-examples with sources and documentation. Unfortunately, it only works for kernel <4, and needs some work for being updated to modern kernels.

I'd like to use one of those for a hobbyist project: anyone with strong skills at kernel drivers?  :-//
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Do you have the Linux kernel driver sources?  The link you showed requires registration.  You could email them to me, perhaps?

I can't make any promises (not because of lack of skill, but because of burnt-out brain), but I'm willing to take a look.
 

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Do you have the Linux kernel driver sources?  The link you showed requires registration.  You could email them to me, perhaps?

Yes, I registered a personal (not business, since the board is for a hobby) account to their website and they kindly allowed me to download sources and examples. I can upload somewhere on DTB and give you the ticket via a private message here (I don't have your email).


I can't make any promises (not because of lack of skill, but because of burnt-out brain), but I'm willing to take a look.

It's not a problem, and there is no deadline :D



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super thank you in advance!
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(I don't have your email)
It's in my profile, and the only thing shown on my web page.  But, if you want, a download link via private message is fine too.
 

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ops. PM sent. I don't know if I can publish the package in public, so if someone needs/wants to read it, please contact me by PM and I will show the link for the download.

In the meanwhile, I am going to write to the vendor, asking for the permission  :D
 

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The actual CAN drivers for Windows and Linux can be found on the product web page. The latest CAN driver version for Linux is 5.20. We have tested it only on Linux Kernel 3.13 / Kubuntu 14.04 LTS.

If you use another Kernel version then you should use the suitable Linux distribution and probably you should adjust the source code of the driver ownself. Softing doesn't support you in this case.
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they replied 5 min ago, explaining a few points and giving me the permission to publish the source (which is GPL, anyway)

it can be downloaded from here (hosted on DTB).
 


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