README.md

can-websocket-bridge

The following instructions are mostly Arch Linux focused

Building

• Install rust and the cargo package manager
• Run cargo build to build the binary

Cross Compilation for ARM

• arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc AUR package

Testing Information

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB or Raspberry Pi 3 Model B/B+
• Copperhill Tech PiCAN FD Shield
  • User Manual
  • Schematic

Software

• Arch Linux ARM
  • Raspberry Pi 4B
  • Raspberry Pi 3B/B+
  • aarch64 option currently doesn't support overlays out of the box
  • can-utils AUR package
• To set up a virtual CAN interface for testing, run ./setup_vcan.sh as root or sudo ./setup_vcan.sh.
• To generate CAN bus traffic for testing, use the cangen utility included in can-utils
• Example command for generating frames with a gap of 500ms, a set ID of 1, and data payload of fixed length 8: cangen vcan0 -g 500 -I 1 -L 8
• The static files can be served through many different means
  • an easy way to do this is to use python3 -m http.server
  • install the Node.js reference http server npm install -g http-server and run with ./start_webserver.sh