edgeberry-hwcartridge-consolecan

The Edgeberry Console & CAN Hardware Cartridge allows you to use your Edgeberry device in a wide range of industrial applications. The CAN-bus is utilized in diverse fields, from medical equipment to heavy industrial machinery. Additionally, the USB interface provides access to your Raspberry Pi's console, enabling direct local control over your device.

Usage

Console

Configure your Raspberry Pi to enable console access on the UART with raspi-config, or by manually adding following lines the boot configuration file /boot/firmware/config.txt:

enable_uart=1
dtparam=uart0
dtparam=uart0_console

Now reboot the device to apply these settings.

Connect to your Edgeberry device with your computer system, and open a terminal emulation program (e.g. minicom, PuTTY) with the following settings

Speed: 115200 baud
Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: None

If this went well, you now have access to your Edgeberry's console.

CAN-bus

To enable the CAN interface, add the following lines the boot configuration file /boot/firmware/config.txt:

# CAN interface
dtoverlay=mcp2515-can0,oscillator=16000000,interrupt=25

And reboot your device. After rebooting, set up the CAN interface

sudo ip link set can0 up type can bitrate 500000

Now you can see the can0 interface when running ifconfig.

Resources

https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus
https://www.beyondlogic.org/adding-can-controller-area-network-to-the-raspberry-pi/
https://www.hackster.io/youness/how-to-connect-raspberry-pi-to-can-bus-b60235
http://lnxpps.de/rpie/

License & Collaboration

Copyright© 2024 Sanne 'SpuQ' Santens. This project is released under the CERN OHL-W license. The Rules & Guidelines apply to the usage of the Edgeberry™ brand.

Collaboration

If you'd like to contribute to this project, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository and create your branch from main.
2. Make your changes and ensure they adhere to the project's design style and conventions.
3. Test your changes thoroughly.
4. Ensure your commits are descriptive and well-documented.
5. Open a pull request, describing the changes you've made and the problem or feature they address.