Hi Sebastian, Sebastian Haas wrote: > Hi, > > good questions Matthias. We are also interested in providing a way to > get product information and update the firmware. > > I guess most external CAN devices (USB, PCI boards) have at least > additional informations like product string, serial number, hardware > revision, ... > > Most USB interfaces provide correct product information via USB itself > (device descriptor). But for PCI or onboard controllers this isn't possible. > > As this is a common task for all can* devices, we need a way to provide > this information to candev.ko. > > Regarding firmware update. As this process is always pretty manufacturer > specific, I don't see any need to build a general interface for it. Each > device may have it's own solution.
IIRC, there is a generic interface for firmware downloads, which sjould be used. I think the softing driver uses it. Wolfgang. _______________________________________________ Socketcan-core mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/socketcan-core
