# iDoka/awesome-canbus

:articulated_lorry: Awesome CAN bus tools, hardware and resources for Cyber Security Researchers, Reverse Engineers, and Automotive Electronics Enthusiasts.

Repository: https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-canbus
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: can, can-bus, canbus, can-fd, logger, sniffer, slcan, socketcan, car-hacking, bus-monitoring, lawicel, elm327, obd2, canutils, automotive, embedded, j2534, awesome, awesome-list, automotive-security
Last push: 2026-08-07T22:14:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2116, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3432, forks 419 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:04.089275+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of CAN bus tools, hardware, and resources for reverse engineering and automotive security research. It collects software utilities, adapters, documentation, and learning materials for working with CAN and CAN FD networks.

## Use cases
- find tools to sniff and log CAN bus traffic
- learn how to reverse engineer automotive ECUs
- discover SocketCAN and canutils utilities
- research car hacking and automotive security
- compare CAN bus hardware adapters and interfaces
- find OBD2 and ELM327 diagnostic resources

## When to choose
- you need a starting point for CAN bus or automotive reverse engineering research
- you want a curated directory of CAN tools, hardware, and documentation
- you are exploring car hacking or vehicle network security

## When to avoid
- you need an actual working CAN tool rather than a list of links
- you need a maintained software library with an API
- your project has nothing to do with CAN bus or automotive networks

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, security, reverse-engineering, embedded
- domain: embedded-systems, security, reverse-engineering, hardware, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: can-bus, can-fd, socketcan, obd2, elm327, car-hacking, automotive-security, curated-list, sniffer, bus-monitoring, automotive

## Member repositories
- iDoka/awesome-canbus (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.089275+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:45.498833+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iDoka/awesome-canbus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.089275+00:00, sha b42061175046)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.