Configuring the Kernel - CAN

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CAN support

CAN support will be needed for CAN Arsenal usage.

In section “Networking support”:

  • Select “CAN bus subsystem support”

Under “CAN bus subsystem support —>”

  • Select “Raw CAN Protocol (raw access with CAN-ID filtering)”
  • Select “Broadcast Manager CAN Protocol (with content filtering)”
  • Select “CAN Gateway/Router (with netlink configuration)”

Under “CAN Device Drivers —>”

  • Select “Virtual Local CAN Interface (vcan)”
  • Select “Serial / USB serial CAN Adaptors (slcan)”
  • Select “Platform CAN drivers with Netlink support”
  • Select “CAN bit-timing calculation”
  • Select “Enable LED triggers for Netlink based drivers”
  • Select “CAN devices debuging messages”

Under “CAN SPI interfaces —>”

  • Select “Microchip MCP251x SPI CAN controllers”

Under “CAN USB interfaces —>”

  • Select “EMS CPC-USB/ARM7 CAN/USB interface”
  • Select “ESD USB/2 CAN/USB interface”
  • Select “Geschwister Schneider UG interfaces”
  • Select “Kvaser CAN/USB interface”
  • Select “PEAK PCAN-USB/USB Pro interfaces for CAN 2.0b/CAN-FD”
  • Select “8 devices USB2CAN interface”

In section “Device Drivers —> USB support —> USB Serial Converter support —>” :

  • Select “USB Winchiphead CH341 Single Port Serial Driver”
  • Select “USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver”


Updated on: 2025-Feb-05
Author: v0lk3n