support for ETAS INCA

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

python

Domain

backend

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

4

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

over 1 week

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

unclear

Prerequisites

PythonCAN bus conceptsETAS INCA familiarity

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

15

Research direction

First, review the issue comments at https://github.com/hardbyte/python can/issues/189 to see if any maintainer or contributor provided direction. Since the body is just a question and no PRs exist, the scope is undefined. Clarify with maintainers what integration means: e.g., a new backend driver, a wrapper, or example code. Check python can's existing hardware backends and how they are structured (e.g., in src/can/interfaces/). Consider researching ETAS INCA's communication protocol (likely XCP or CAN based) to propose a design.