https://github.com/dschanoeh/Kayak

Kayak is a CAN bus analysis tool based on SocketCAN
https://github.com/dschanoeh/Kayak

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Kayak is a CAN bus analysis tool based on SocketCAN

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dschanoeh/Kayak
• Owner: dschanoeh
• License: lgpl-3.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2010-09-18T13:52:45.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-10-13T09:53:53.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-03T03:32:06.648Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Java
• Homepage: https://dschanoeh.github.io/Kayak/
• Size: 2.84 MB
• Stars: 316
• Watchers: 39
• Forks: 78
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: license.txt

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README

        
Kayak

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[Kayak](https://github.com/dschanoeh/Kayak) is an application for CAN bus diagnosis and monitoring. Its main goals are a simple interface and platform independence.

Kayak is implemented in pure Java and has no platform specific dependencies. It includes a complete CAN bus abstraction model that can be included in other applications that need do handle CAN frames.

This is possible because [Socket CAN](https://gitorious.org/linux-can) and TCP/IP are used as an abstraction layer above the CAN controller hardware.

The [socketcand](https://github.com/linux-can/socketcand) provides the bridge between the Socket CAN device on a linux machine and the TCP/IP socket of Kayak.

Existing .dbc files with CAN message specifications can be converted into the Kayak .kcd format using [CANBabel](https://github.com/julietkilo/CANBabel). Afterwards Kayak is able to decode CAN frames and to display and interpret the messages and signals.

To build Kayak follow the instructions in BUILD.md

### Documentation

You can find some basic documentation [here](https://dschanoeh.github.io/Kayak/).

### What is implemented yet:

* abstract bus, receiver, sender - model

* .kcd bus description format, see [CANBabel](https://github.com/julietkilo/CANBabel)

* project and log file management

* simple raw view of CAN frames

* sending of single and repetitive CAN frames

* creation and replay of log files

### Why the name Kayak?

Because a kayak is a small, lightweight and versatile boat compared to a canoe.