CAN Interface Modules

python-can hides the low-level, device-specific interfaces to controller area network adapters in interface dependant modules. However as each hardware device is different, you should carefully go through your interface’s documentation.

The available interfaces are:

• SocketCAN
• Kvaser’s CANLIB
• CAN over Serial
• CAN over Serial / SLCAN
• IXXAT Virtual CAN Interface
• PCAN Basic API
• USB2CAN Interface
• NI-CAN
• isCAN
• NEOVI Interface
• Vector
• Virtual
• CANalyst-II
• SYSTEC interface

Additional interfaces can be added via a plugin interface. An external package can register a new interface by using the can.interface entry point in its setup.py.

The format of the entry point is interface_name=module:classname where classname is a concrete can.BusABC implementation.

entry_points={
    'can.interface': [
        "interface_name=module:classname",
    ]
},

The Interface Names are listed in Configuration.