can_interact

README

Functionality to easily read and write to CAN bus in C/C++ for GNU/Linux OSs.

Building

Building requires use of GNU make utility. Number of commands available:

• make/make all - builds all files (library, examples)
• make examples - builds all examples (with library as a prerequisite)
• make lib - builds can_interact library only
• make clean - deletes all compiled output

C functionality written in C89.

C++ API is a thin-header only wrapper and is CXX11 compatible - no compilation needed.

Using

Simply include can_interact.h and link subsequent compiler output with can_interact.o object file for C/C++.

If you are using C++, you may instead opt to use can_interact.hh, which acts as the C++ wrapper. This includes:

• Functions as-is from can_interact.h
• Namespaced functions (can_interact::) which return data directly & throw detailed exceptions in cases of errors
• (Where applicable,) support for std::vector and std::array arguments as-well C-style lists
• A CAN class (namespaced too) to establish & maintain connections and to receive & send messages over CAN

Note you will still need to link with can_interact.o as this is a thin wrapper with minimal functionality of their own.

See docs for documentation and examples directory for practical use of this library.

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See LICENSE for terms of usage.