SCANTOOL(1)

📦 version 2.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 SCANTOOL(1) — General Commands Manual ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the scantool manual page, she's giving vehicle diagnostic main character energy 🚗💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

scantool — ODB-II vehicle diagnostic scanner 🚙🔍

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

scantool

no arguments, no flags, just vibes. run her and she goes. 💫

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this manual page documents briefly the scantool program. brief, cute, to the point. 🎀

scantool is a program that communicates with an ODB-II serial device that converts CAN-bus to RS-232. yes, she speaks car. no cap. 🚗💬

here's the tea though: since the application was originally written for DOS, the internal configuration refers to COM1, COM2, etc. like, the app is lowkey stuck in 1993, but we love her anyway. 🫶

so, as a work-around under Linux:

  • selecting COM1 will attempt to open /dev/ttyUSB0 then /dev/ttyS0 🍓
  • COM2 will attempt /dev/ttyUSB1 then /dev/ttyS1, etc. 🌈

(notice the pattern bestie? it's giving very systematic. iykyk. 💅)

when connecting to a vehicle ODB-II system, the correct baud rate will need to be manually selected via trial-and-error. 😭 no autodetect, no magic, just you, the dropdown, and the void. go forth and guess. may the odds be ever in your favour. 🧚✨

💖 OPTIONS 💖

there are no command line options; all settings are configured within the GUI. that's it. that's the whole section. she's a GUI girlie. 🎀👑

👑 AUTHOR 👑

scantool was written by ScanTool.net, LLC. 🏢💜

this manual page was written by Kees Cook <kees@debian.org>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). 🫶📝

and that's the whole page bestie, we ate and left no crumbs 💅✨

scantool — this page is from the General Commands Manual, dated May 22, 2011, and yes, she's still serving SCANTOOL(1). periodt. 🎀💖🔥

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