CANalyst II - revision history

Dank at 02:07, 15 December 2020

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	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). It also offers baud rate detection functionality.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). It also offers baud rate detection functionality.

	Note that the manual refers to ohms as euros, which is pretty indicative of ~~its~~ quality overall.		Note that the manual refers to ohms as euros, which is pretty indicative of the documentation's quality overall.

	I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

Dank at 13:11, 25 June 2020

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	[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall~~. It also offers baud rate detection functionality~~.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). It also offers baud rate detection functionality.

			Note that the manual refers to ohms as euros, which is pretty indicative of its quality overall.

	I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

Dank at 18:14, 15 November 2019

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	[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] ~~bus~~ transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. It also offers baud rate detection functionality.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. It also offers baud rate detection functionality.

	I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

Dank at 08:33, 10 June 2019

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	[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. It also offers baud rate detection functionality.

	I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		I suspect there to be a 16MHz [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

	==Hardware==		==Hardware==
	[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]		[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]
	Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.		The CANalyst II is powered entirely over its USB connection--there is no dedicated input for power.
			Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left. The CANalyst II presents a senary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_terminal screw terminal] suitable for mating with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature DE-9] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_link_connector_(automotive) ODB-II DLC].

			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|-
			!Port !! Pin !! Name !! Function
			\|-
			\| rowspan="6" \| [[File:6screwterm.jpg\|thumb]] \|\| 1 \|\| CAN_H \|\| CAN_H signal wire, channel 0
			\|-
			\| 2 \|\| SHIELD \|\| Terminal resistance connector, channel 0
			\|-
			\| 3 \|\| CAN_L \|\| CAN_L signal wire, channel 0
			\|-
			\| 4 \|\| CAN_H \|\| CAN_H signal wire, channel 1
			\|-
			\| 5 \|\| SHIELD \|\| Terminal resistance connector, channel 1
			\|-
			\| 6 \|\| CAN_L \|\| CAN_L signal wire, channel 1
			\|-
			\|}

			The Chinese manufacturer's site claims that the device is "similar to a [https://www.zlg.com/can/can/product/id/22.html ZLG USBCAN-II+]". What exactly is meant by "similar" here is not yet known. The USBCAN-II+ claims 14Kfps using both channels, which does match the claimed performance of the CANalyst II.

	==Linux==		==Linux==

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	The CANalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.].		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
			The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall.

	~~==Internals and Interface==~~		I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.
	~~The CANalyst II presents~~ an ~~OPEN5~~ [https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/~~wiki~~/~~Screw_terminal screw terminal] suitable for mating with a [https:~~//~~en.wikipedia.org~~/~~wiki~~/D-~~subminiature DE~~-9] or [~~https~~:~~//en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_link_connector_(automotive) ODB~~-II ~~DLC~~]. ~~Two CAN channels are supported~~.
			==Hardware==
			[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]
			Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.

	The Chinese manufacturer's site claims that the device is "similar to a [https://www.zlg.com/can/can/product/id/22.html ZLG USBCAN-II+]". What exactly is meant by "similar" here is not yet known. The USBCAN-II+ claims 14Kfps using both channels, which does match the claimed performance of the CANalyst II.
	~~{\| class="wikitable sortable"~~
	\|-
	~~!Port !! Pin !! Name !! Function~~
	\|-
	~~\| picture \| 1 \| CAN_L \| CAN_L signal wire terminal~~
	\|-
	~~\| picture \| 2 \| R- \| Terminal resistance connector (connected to CAN_L internally)~~
	\|-
	~~\| picture \| 3 \| SHIELD \| Shielded wire terminal (FG)~~
	\|-
	~~\|4 R+ Terminal resistance connector (connected to CAN_H internally)~~
	~~5 CAN_H CAN_H signal wire terminal~~
	==Linux==		==Linux==
	The Linux kernel's preferred way to drive CAN adapters is via SocketCAN, which presents the device as a network interface. There does not appear to be a SocketCAN driver for the ~~CANalyst~~ II as of 2019-06-10. The <tt>mcba_usb</tt> driver, recompiled to use the ~~CANalyst~~ II's USB ID, definitely does not work. I'm planning to write a kernel driver; the GitHub project is [https://github.com/dankamongmen/CANalystII-SocketCAN CanalystII-SocketCAN]. The [https://python-can.readthedocs.io/ python-can] project contains a userspace driver, for which I've [https://github.com/hardbyte/python-can/pull/617 recently submitted patches] (it wasn't working when my Canalyst II arrived). This allows a Python program to use the device, which is nice, I guess.		[[File:Canalystii-iface.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Hardware interfaces of the CANalyst II\|Business ends of the CANalyst II.]]
			The Linux kernel's preferred way to drive CAN adapters is via SocketCAN, which presents the device as a network interface. There does not appear to be a SocketCAN driver for the Canalyst II as of 2019-06-10. The <tt>mcba_usb</tt> driver, recompiled to use the Canalyst II's USB ID, definitely does not work. I'm planning to write a kernel driver; the GitHub project is [https://github.com/dankamongmen/CANalystII-SocketCAN CanalystII-SocketCAN]. The [https://python-can.readthedocs.io/ python-can] project contains a userspace driver, for which I've [https://github.com/hardbyte/python-can/pull/617 recently submitted patches] (it wasn't working when my Canalyst II arrived). This allows a Python program to use the device, which is nice, I guess.

	If the <tt>usbserial</tt> kernel module is told to use the ~~CANalyst~~ II's USB IDs via <tt>sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x04d8 product=0x0053</tt>, it does appear to successfully bring up an SLCAN device, which can then be exposed as a network device using <tt>slcand</tt> or <tt>slcan_attach</tt>. The <tt>usbserial</tt> module will create 6(!) <tt>ttyUSB</tt> nodes for the CANalyst II. Only the first device seems to have any effect when used with SLCAN. To create a 125Kbps adapter, use something like:		If the <tt>usbserial</tt> kernel module is told to use the Canalyst II's USB IDs via <tt>sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x04d8 product=0x0053</tt>, it does appear to successfully bring up an SLCAN device, which can then be exposed as a network device using <tt>slcand</tt> or <tt>slcan_attach</tt>. The <tt>usbserial</tt> module will create 6(!) <tt>ttyUSB</tt> nodes for the CANalyst II. Only the first device seems to have any effect when used with SLCAN. To create a 125Kbps adapter, use something like:

	<nowiki>[schwarzgerat](0) $ sudo slcand -o -s4 -F ttyUSB0		<nowiki>[schwarzgerat](0) $ sudo slcand -o -s4 -F ttyUSB0

Dank at 08:19, 10 June 2019

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	~~[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|~~The CANalyst ~~II, an enigma (for now).]]~~		The CANalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.].
	~~The Canalyst~~ II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall.

	~~I suspect there to be~~ an [https://~~www~~.~~nxp~~.~~com~~/~~products~~/~~analog~~/~~interfaces~~/~~in-vehicle-network~~/~~can-transceiver-and-controllers~~/~~stand~~-~~alone~~-~~can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000~~] ~~chip inside, but have not verified this.~~		==Internals and Interface==
			The CANalyst II presents an OPEN5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_terminal screw terminal] suitable for mating with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature DE-9] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_link_connector_(automotive) ODB-II DLC]. Two CAN channels are supported.
	~~==Hardware==~~
	[~~[File~~:~~CANalystII-test-setup~~.~~png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self~~-~~test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst~~ II ~~can self-test both channels.]~~]
	~~Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up~~. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.

			The Chinese manufacturer's site claims that the device is "similar to a [https://www.zlg.com/can/can/product/id/22.html ZLG USBCAN-II+]". What exactly is meant by "similar" here is not yet known. The USBCAN-II+ claims 14Kfps using both channels, which does match the claimed performance of the CANalyst II.
			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|-
			!Port !! Pin !! Name !! Function
			\|-
			\| picture \| 1 \| CAN_L \| CAN_L signal wire terminal
			\|-
			\| picture \| 2 \| R- \| Terminal resistance connector (connected to CAN_L internally)
			\|-
			\| picture \| 3 \| SHIELD \| Shielded wire terminal (FG)
			\|-
			\|4 R+ Terminal resistance connector (connected to CAN_H internally)
			5 CAN_H CAN_H signal wire terminal
	==Linux==		==Linux==
	~~[[File:Canalystii-iface.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Hardware interfaces of the CANalyst II\|Business ends of the CANalyst II.]]~~		The Linux kernel's preferred way to drive CAN adapters is via SocketCAN, which presents the device as a network interface. There does not appear to be a SocketCAN driver for the CANalyst II as of 2019-06-10. The <tt>mcba_usb</tt> driver, recompiled to use the CANalyst II's USB ID, definitely does not work. I'm planning to write a kernel driver; the GitHub project is [https://github.com/dankamongmen/CANalystII-SocketCAN CanalystII-SocketCAN]. The [https://python-can.readthedocs.io/ python-can] project contains a userspace driver, for which I've [https://github.com/hardbyte/python-can/pull/617 recently submitted patches] (it wasn't working when my Canalyst II arrived). This allows a Python program to use the device, which is nice, I guess.
	The Linux kernel's preferred way to drive CAN adapters is via SocketCAN, which presents the device as a network interface. There does not appear to be a SocketCAN driver for the ~~Canalyst~~ II as of 2019-06-10. The <tt>mcba_usb</tt> driver, recompiled to use the ~~Canalyst~~ II's USB ID, definitely does not work. I'm planning to write a kernel driver; the GitHub project is [https://github.com/dankamongmen/CANalystII-SocketCAN CanalystII-SocketCAN]. The [https://python-can.readthedocs.io/ python-can] project contains a userspace driver, for which I've [https://github.com/hardbyte/python-can/pull/617 recently submitted patches] (it wasn't working when my Canalyst II arrived). This allows a Python program to use the device, which is nice, I guess.

	If the <tt>usbserial</tt> kernel module is told to use the ~~Canalyst~~ II's USB IDs via <tt>sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x04d8 product=0x0053</tt>, it does appear to successfully bring up an SLCAN device, which can then be exposed as a network device using <tt>slcand</tt> or <tt>slcan_attach</tt>. The <tt>usbserial</tt> module will create 6(!) <tt>ttyUSB</tt> nodes for the CANalyst II. Only the first device seems to have any effect when used with SLCAN. To create a 125Kbps adapter, use something like:		If the <tt>usbserial</tt> kernel module is told to use the CANalyst II's USB IDs via <tt>sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x04d8 product=0x0053</tt>, it does appear to successfully bring up an SLCAN device, which can then be exposed as a network device using <tt>slcand</tt> or <tt>slcan_attach</tt>. The <tt>usbserial</tt> module will create 6(!) <tt>ttyUSB</tt> nodes for the CANalyst II. Only the first device seems to have any effect when used with SLCAN. To create a 125Kbps adapter, use something like:

	<nowiki>[schwarzgerat](0) $ sudo slcand -o -s4 -F ttyUSB0		<nowiki>[schwarzgerat](0) $ sudo slcand -o -s4 -F ttyUSB0

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	[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]		[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]
	Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.		Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.

	~~The CANalyst II includes self-test capability.~~

	==Linux==		==Linux==

Dank at 08:13, 10 June 2019

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	I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

			==Hardware==
			[[File:CANalystII-test-setup.png\|thumb\|left\|alt=Wiring diagram for self-test\|Wired thusly, the CANalyst II can self-test both channels.]]
			Upon being powered on, the red PWR LED lights up. The blue SYS LED lights once whenever the OS makes a connection to the device. A self-test capability is included on the device, which will see the blue LED light twice in succession on a successful test. The wiring diagram for the self-test mode can be seen to the left.

			The CANalyst II includes self-test capability.

	==Linux==		==Linux==

Dank at 07:53, 10 June 2019

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	[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall.

			I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

	==Linux==		==Linux==

Dank at 07:53, 10 June 2019

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	[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]		[[File:CANalystII-above.png\|thumb\|right\|alt=Picture of the CANalyst II from above.\|The CANalyst II, an enigma (for now).]]
	The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. I suspect ~~that~~ there is an SJA1000 chip inside, but have not verified this.		The Canalyst II is an affordable, well-built piece of very Chinese equipment, exposing two [[CAN bus]] bus transceivers to a USB CAN adapter capable of 7k fps, and megabit CAN networks. There is very little English documentation. It appears as USB VendorID 04d8, ProductID 0053 (04d8:0053), the space of [https://www.microchip.com/ Microchip Technology, Inc.]. Both channels come equipped with independently-selectable 120Ω resistors necessary for ISO 11898-2 High-Speed CAN buses (such a resistor should not be used with ISO 11898-3 Reliable CAN buses). Note that the manual refers to ohms as "euros", which is pretty indicative of its quality overall. I suspect there to be an [https://www.nxp.com/products/analog/interfaces/in-vehicle-network/can-transceiver-and-controllers/stand-alone-can-controller:SJA1000T SJA1000] chip inside, but have not verified this.

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