I have a question about communicating with an external CAN device. I'm working on a PC application to transfer data over the Komodo CAN Duo Interface. The bus is configured to run at 1 MHz and I’m starting this project with 16KB of data. When that is successful, the data blocks will be increased to megabytes of data.

I need to program and monitor an SMBus device. Which Total Phase instruments could I use for this project?

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I have been using the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter for years, and it has always worked for me. But today, I have a setup that is giving me some problems. I’m testing a new SPI device and I need to send more than 8 bits per packet. If there is any delay within that stream, such as clock stoppage every 8 bits, communicating with that device fails. The data must be sent as 32-bit words. How can I send 32-bit words using the Cheetah adapter?

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I am working with the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter, and I need to apply the I2C Combined Format. Looking at the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter User Manual, I see Aardvark API Software is available for doing that, but for ease of use, I would prefer a GUI application.

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