I think that CAN-BUS Shield I linked has an Arduino library on Github, complete with examples you can reference, when you're ready for that step. You mention that most of your dev experience is in ...

Developers, engineers and Arduino enthusiasts may be interested in a new open source piece of hardware designed for CAN bus Arduino projects.

Posted in Arduino Hacks, car hacks Tagged CAN, can-bus, car hacking, mcp2515, scanner, user interface ← A Drop-In Upgrade Module For Cheap Rotary Tools ...

In a series of videos, [Aaron] details how he used this opportunity to explore some of the nitty-gritty of CAN communication. In Part 1 he designs a cheap, custom CAN bus sniffer using an Arduino ...