Adds slcan setup script and saltybot_can_bridge ROS2 package implementing
full CAN bus integration between the Orin and the Mamba motor controller /
VESC motor controllers via a CANable 2.0 USB dongle (slcan interface).
- jetson/scripts/setup_can.sh: slcand-based bring-up/tear-down for slcan0
at 500 kbps with error handling (already up, device missing, retry)
- saltybot_can_bridge/mamba_protocol.py: CAN message ID constants and
encode/decode helpers for velocity, mode, e-stop, IMU, battery, VESC state
- saltybot_can_bridge/can_bridge_node.py: ROS2 node subscribing to /cmd_vel
and /estop, publishing /can/imu, /can/battery, /can/vesc/{left,right}/state
and /can/connection_status; background reader thread, watchdog zero-vel,
auto-reconnect every 5 s on CAN error
- config/can_bridge_params.yaml: default params (slcan0, VESC IDs 56/68,
Mamba ID 1, 0.5 s command timeout)
- test/test_can_bridge.py: 30 unit tests covering encode/decode round-trips
and edge cases — all pass without ROS2 or CAN hardware
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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SaltyLab self-balancing bot firmware (STM32F722)
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