DOC H-01 REV A HOBBY-GRADE TO BENCH-GRADE

Supported hardware

Adapters Spyglass speaks to today. Prices are street approximations (checked Jul 2026) — follow the links for current numbers.

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CAN & CAN FD

Anything SocketCAN enumerates works on Linux; PCAN-Basic and Vector XL cover Windows.

DeviceBusBackend≈ PriceWhere
Virtual bus (built-in) CAN / CAN FD native free ships with Spyglass
CANable 2.0 CAN / CAN FD SocketCAN (gs_usb / candleLight) $25–45 canable.io · Amazon
DSD TECH SH-C31A (CANable 2.0 based) CAN / CAN FD SocketCAN (gs_usb) $30–40 Amazon
PCAN-USB (IPEH-002021) CAN PCAN-Basic · SocketCAN (peak_usb) $200–290 peak-system · phytools
PCAN-USB FD (IPEH-004022) CAN FD PCAN-Basic · SocketCAN (peak_usb) $300–420 peak-system · DigiKey
Kvaser Leaf Light HS v2 CAN SocketCAN (kvaser_usb) · CANlib planned $350–400 kvaser · Amazon
Vector VN1610 CAN FD ×2 Vector XL quote (~$1k+) vector
Start cheap: a $30 CANable on SocketCAN exercises every CAN Bench capability. Step up to PCAN/Kvaser for isolation + hardware timestamps, Vector for multi-channel FD.
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Automotive Ethernet

Any standard NIC works for switched Ethernet capture; 100BASE-T1 links need a media converter or tap.

DeviceBusBackend≈ PriceWhere
Standard Ethernet NIC switched ETH libpcap / npcap built-in any Intel/Realtek NIC
100BASE-T1 media converter automotive ETH any NIC + converter $150–400 vendor-specific (Technica, Intrepid…)