I was focused on making a CAN Modul, but as I tested yesterday I also realized that I easely can add a USB port on this to use it as a stand-alone USB/CAN Adapter – which is very handy since it has the M12-5 connector used by NMEA2000.
This modul has been straight up so far, but the added value of having USB as an option is worth an extra round. The center pin is wrong on the 3D package above, so just ignore it for now.
In general I would have liked USB on many of the moduls, but had to abandon it due to lack of space – I was intending to make a speciel version of the CAN modul then I realized that I had the extra space here – which is great.
NMEA2000 M12-5 also has 12V enabling us to just attach this on a NMEA2000 network and convert PGN’s etc, but my primary use is as an analyzer so I can see what is sent on a network + I can still use it as an ECU module. It’s a win-win.