What's my Spyder thinking about? Understanding CAN-Bus

[Leland]

I decided to put my spyder on the psychiatrist couch to find out what's thinking about...........

I searched the internet for information about BRP's implementation of CAN-Bus and found nothing! BMW uses an implementation of CAN-Bus and allows some access by the owners, but BRP is mum and forces us to go to the dealer, or pay at least $500.00 to purchase the software, keys, and cables.


I found a nice explanation of how CAN-Bus is used in the automotive industry. This is a semi-technical article well worth reading for all Spyder owners. You will get some idea what is going on when you turn the key on. CAN-Bus chats it up all of the time with the various modules on the Spyder, just like at home I don't listen to what everyone says to me, the modules ignore date not address to it specifically, yet they all transmit their data on a 2 wire communication channel to hear.

Read this article if you care to understand how this works.

Automotive CAN-Bus Systems.

[thehawk]

I'm curious where the things you list are available for $500. Can you quote a source?

thehawk

[Leland]

I'm curious where the things you list are available for $500. Can you quote a source?

thehawk

Hawk, Here is the link below. The cost is $550 per year for the Spyder. You can download the demo and load it to a PC. I found this a few days ago and downloaded the demo, but I've not loaded it onto my old PC yet. Let us know what you think.

Here's the link your requested BRP Diagnostics

[trikermutha]

You will need more than just the software to access the can bus

[Bob Denman]

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These systems aren't really meant to be tinkered with...

[KX5062]

The BRP proprietary version of CANBUS is called B.U.D.S.