Hi Gabijel,
I evaluated a similar use case for experimental purpose in automotive context, but using IR829.
I have drawn the following conclusions:
- You need a CAB Bus converter to RS-232 or LAN (the only available interfaces options on Cisco IR devices)
- You need to develop an IOX app to do following:
- interact with the converter (they usually use a proprietary communication protocol)
- decode CAN message (in my case, SAE J1939)
- basic data elaboration (ie: filtering), store and forward.
Take a look here for an interface conversion example:
https://davranetworks.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HOWTO/pages/49578010/Cisco+829+Router+with+OBDII+or+J1939+Key+from+BB+Advantech+-+Hardware+Setup
I found some CAN converters like these:
BB Smartworx CAN J1939 to RE-232 Converter (automotive) - 100$
http://advdownload.advantech.com/productfile/PIS/BB-HD3-A3/Product%20-%20Datasheet/HD3-A3_4717ds20171215230254.pdf
https://buy.advantech-bb.com/Telematics-OBD/Heavy-Duty-Vehicle-Converters/model-BB-HD3-A3.htm
mOByDic 7100 Dual J1939 CAN BUS Module CAN J1939 to RE-232 Converter (automotive) - 40€
https://www.ozenelektronik.com/arac-takip-cihazi-can-p.html
Copperhill Technology - SAE J1939 to RS232 & USB Gateway With 9-Pin Deutsch Connection Cable - 199$ (provides library for communication protocol)
https://copperhilltech.com/sae-j1939-to-rs232-usb-gateway-with-9-pin-deutsch-connection-cable/
Vscom - NetCAN Plus 110 - Converter Ethernet/WLAN to CAN Bus - 149€ (provides API/library for communication and Node-Red plugin)
http://www.vscom.de/netcan-plus-110.html#
There is also a lot of CAN to USB converter on the marker (cheaper, faster and easier to connect than RS-232), it could be suitable to have a chance to use USB serial port on IR router.
Theoretically it is possible, as documented below, but I don't know if anyone has ever tested this configuration:
https://developer.cisco.com/docs/iox/#!usb-device-usage/universal-serial-bus-usb
Best regards,
Andrea
