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Run npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/can-bus in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Can Bus skill do?

CAN/CAN-FD bus analysis and development expertise It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Is Can Bus free to use?

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Who published Can Bus?

a5c-ai (@a5c-ai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Can Bus by a5c-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Can Bus
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: a5c-ai

File contents

CAN Bus Skill

Overview

This skill provides comprehensive CAN and CAN-FD bus analysis, development, and debugging capabilities for automotive and industrial embedded systems.

Capabilities

Message Frame Operations

CAN message frame generation
Frame analysis and decoding
Identifier filtering and masking
Standard (11-bit) and extended (29-bit) IDs
Remote frame handling

DBC File Support

DBC file parsing and generation
Signal decoding and encoding
Message definition management
Physical value scaling
Multiplexed signal support

Protocol Support

CAN 2.0A/B compliance
CAN-FD configuration and validation
J1939 transport protocol
CANopen communication
UDS (ISO 14229) diagnostics
ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2)

Bus Analysis

Bus arbitration analysis
Error frame detection and analysis
Bus-off recovery monitoring
Bus load calculation
Bit timing verification
Network topology analysis

Gateway Operations

Message routing configuration
Gateway bridge setup
Protocol translation
Filtering and forwarding rules

Target Processes

device-driver-development.js - CAN driver implementation
signal-integrity-testing.js - CAN bus signal validation
hw-sw-interface-specification.js - CAN interface definition
functional-safety-certification.js - CAN safety requirements

Dependencies

CAN interface tools (PEAK, Vector, Kvaser)
DBC files for signal decoding
CAN analyzer hardware
SocketCAN (Linux)

Usage Context

This skill is invoked when tasks require:

CAN driver development
Bus communication debugging
DBC-based signal analysis
Protocol stack implementation
Automotive networking

Configuration Examples

CAN Bit Timing

can:
  bitrate: 500000  # 500 kbps
  sample_point: 87.5
  sjw: 1
  seg1: 13
  seg2: 2
  prescaler: 4

CAN-FD Configuration

can_fd:
  nominal_bitrate: 500000
  data_bitrate: 2000000
  brs: enabled  # Bit Rate Switch
  esi: enabled  # Error State Indicator

DBC Signal Definition

BO_ 0x123 EngineData: 8 ECU
 SG_ EngineRPM : 0|16@1+ (0.25,0) [0|16383.75] "rpm" Vector__XXX
 SG_ EngineTemp : 16|8@1+ (1,-40) [-40|215] "C" Vector__XXX

---name: can-busdescription: CAN/CAN-FD bus analysis and development expertise--- # CAN Bus Skill ## Overview This skill provides comprehensive CAN and CAN-FD bus analysis, development, and debugging capabilities for automotive and industrial embedded systems. ## Capabilities ### Message Frame Operations - CAN message frame generation - Frame analysis and decoding - Identifier filtering and masking - Standard (11-bit) and extended (29-bit) IDs - Remote frame handling ### DBC File Support - DBC file parsing and generation - Signal decoding and encoding - Message definition management - Physical value scaling - Multiplexed signal support ### Protocol Support - CAN 2.0A/B compliance - CAN-FD configuration and validation - J1939 transport protocol - CANopen communication - UDS (ISO 14229) diagnostics - ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2) ### Bus Analysis - Bus arbitration analysis - Error frame detection and analysis - Bus-off recovery monitoring - Bus load calculation - Bit timing verification - Network topology analysis ### Gateway Operations - Message routing configuration - Gateway bridge setup - Protocol translation - Filtering and forwarding rules ## Target Processes - `device-driver-development.js` - CAN driver implementation - `signal-integrity-testing.js` - CAN bus signal validation - `hw-sw-interface-specification.js` - CAN interface definition - `functional-safety-certification.js` - CAN safety requirements ## Dependencies - CAN interface tools (PEAK, Vector, Kvaser) - DBC files for signal decoding - CAN analyzer hardware - SocketCAN (Linux) ## Usage Context This skill is invoked when tasks require: - CAN driver development - Bus communication debugging - DBC-based signal analysis - Protocol stack implementation - Automotive networking ## Configuration Examples ### CAN Bit Timing ```yaml can: bitrate: 500000 # 500 kbps sample_point: 87.5 sjw: 1 seg1: 13 seg2: 2 prescaler: 4 ``` ### CAN-FD Configuration ```yaml can_fd: nominal_bitrate: 500000 data_bitrate: 2000000 brs: enabled # Bit Rate Switch esi: enabled # Error State Indicator ``` ### DBC Signal Definition ```dbc BO_ 0x123 EngineData: 8 ECU SG_ EngineRPM : 0|16@1+ (0.25,0) [0|16383.75] "rpm" Vector__XXX SG_ EngineTemp : 16|8@1+ (1,-40) [-40|215] "C" Vector__XXX ```

Frequently asked questions

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