I have been using the Komodo CAN Solo Interface with Data Center Software for monitoring the CAN bus.  Can I use the same software to send CAN messages and monitor the CAN bus, or is there another application that I should use for that?

Thanks for your question! You can use the Komodo GUI Software for sending and receiving messages over the CAN bus. This Komodo GUI Software logs all activities over the CAN bus; CAN messages can be sent allowed while logging.  Other features include:

• Sending commands via Batch mode
• Periodic messaging
• GPIO configuration interface

Our video Using the Komodo GUI Software to Interface with the CAN/I2C Activity Board Pro shows an example of writing to a device, as well as monitoring activity.

The video uses the CAN/I2C Activity Board Pro, which can be easily used for prototyping and testing new ideas with the Komodo CAN Interfaces, as well as the Aardvark I2C/SPI Adapter. The CAN/I2C activity board can be used to emulate many types of devices including motion sensor, light sensor, Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC) and more.

Figure 1: CAN/I2C Activity Board Pro

Additional resources that you may find helpful include the following:

• Komodo CAN Interface User Manual

• Komodo GUI Software User Manual

• Using the Komodo GUI Software to Interface with the CAN/I2C Activity Board Pro

• CAN/I2C Activity Board User Manual

• Data Center Software User Manual

We hope this answers your questions. If you have other questions about our CAN interfaces or other Total Phase products, feel free to email us at sales@totalphase.com, or if you already own one of our devices and have a technical question, please submit a request for technical support.