# Awesome CAN Bus

> A single-README list of CAN bus tools, hardware and resources for automotive and embedded work, grouped into sections for reverse-engineering tools, test equipment and simulators, higher-layer protocols (OBD-II, UDS, ISO-TP, J1939, J2534), general and Linux utilities, CAN database formats (DBC, KCD) with converters, and hardware for ARM, Arduino, ESP32, single-board computers and FPGA cores. Each entry links out to an external project or resource with a short description.

- Type: Collection
- Targets: Firmware · Protocol
- Category: Related resource lists
- Relationship: Learning resource
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-20
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-02
- Original resource: <https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus/blob/77c59133db2fcdd4e4f891a55e440629e0178b8e/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/awesome-canbus/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/awesome-canbus/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/awesome-canbus/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The README, last committed 2026-08-07, links roughly 260 entries across its sections; it is a list of pointers, and one project can appear under several sections.
- Entries give a name, an external link and a short description, and state no license, platform or maintenance status.
- CAN bus analysis and the listed hardware need physical access to a vehicle or bus and appropriate interface hardware; the list covers the CAN protocol and higher-layer automotive protocols as its subject.
- The list text is released under CC0-1.0; linked projects and resources keep their own licenses and terms. An independent discovery list.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus/blob/77c59133db2fcdd4e4f891a55e440629e0178b8e/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus/blob/77c59133db2fcdd4e4f891a55e440629e0178b8e/license>

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