can-viewer

A desktop application for viewing and analyzing CAN bus data from MDF4 files and live SocketCAN interfaces.

Features

• MDF4 File Support - Load and view CAN data from MDF4 files
• DBC Decoding - Decode CAN signals using DBC database files
• Live Capture - Capture CAN frames from SocketCAN interfaces (Linux)
• Cross-platform UI - Built with Tauri for native performance

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/reneherrero/can-viewer.git
cd can-viewer

# Build and run
cd src-tauri
cargo run

# Or with files
cargo run -- -d path/to/file.dbc -m path/to/recording.mf4

Command Line Options

can-viewer [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -d, --dbc <PATH>    DBC file to load on startup
  -m, --mdf4 <PATH>   MDF4 file to load on startup
  -h, --help          Print help

Requirements

• Rust 1.85+
• Linux (for SocketCAN support)
• WebKit2GTK (for Tauri on Linux)

Dependencies

• mdf4-rs - MDF4 file parsing
• dbc-rs - DBC file parsing
• Tauri - Desktop application framework

License

MIT OR Apache-2.0. See LICENSING.md.