Using Raspberry Pi as Hardware for Vehicle Network Toolbox

I just stumpled over the Vehicle Network Toolbox and it's great!! :) I am working on a project in which I want to use the Raspberry Pi as an Interface between Matlab/Simulink and a Car. I want the communication to be based on CAN. I already successfully installed the Raspberry Pi support packages for Matlab and Simulink. I am considering to use the PiCAN2 Duo as additional hardware to make the Raspberry Pi be capable of the CAN protocol: http://skpang.co.uk/catalog/pican2-duo-canbus-board-for-raspberry-pi-23-p-1480.html

My actual question is: Is it possible to use the Raspberry Pi Support Packages in combination with the Vehicle Network Toolbox ? So that the Raspberry Pi is somewhat seen by Matlab as the CAN-Hardware of the VNT.

Thanks you and all the best, Jakob from Berlin

[Christian Sauerbrey]

Did you get an answer to your question? I want to do the same, for example, a communication between the Raspberry Pi 3 + PiCAN2-Shield (Skpang) and Matlab/Simulink. And use the normal CAN-Communication Blocks from Simulink.

I hope for a positive response.

Thank you Christian

[srikanth balla]

Hi,

Did you get solution for your question? please let me know if you are having any solution for CAN FD-Communication Blocks from Simulink.

Thanks

Srikanth

[Shekhar patil]

Hi,

Did you figure out the answer for your question?

I am looking for similiar results in my thesis.

Thanks

Answer 1

[Stefanie Schwarz]

Starting from R2021b, you can use the MATLAB Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware to read and write CAN messages from the CAN network on Raspberry Pi hardware using "canChannel":

https://www.mathworks.com/help/supportpkg/raspberrypiio/ref/canchannel.html

The example mentions that this should work for the PiCAN2 DUO shield.

When used with Raspi, this function does not even require a Vehicle Network Toolbox (VNT) license.