AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK ENGINEERING CAN BUS MASTERY - Expanded Project Guides

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This folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.

Overview

These guides expand each project into a full learning guide with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and extensions.

#	Project	Difficulty	Time	Key Focus
1	The Bit-Banger (Simulating Arbitration)	Level 1: Beginner	1-2 weeks	Digital Logic / Bus Arbitration
2	Virtual Garage (SocketCAN Setup)	Level 1: Beginner	1-2 weeks	Linux Systems / Virtual Networking
3	The Telemetry Sniffer (Raw Data Visualizer)	Level 2: Intermediate	1-2 weeks	Network Programming / Real-time Data
4	The Rosetta Stone (DBC Parser)	Level 3: Advanced	1-2 weeks	Parsing / Data Transformation
5	The Virtual Cockpit (Dashboard UI)	Level 2: Intermediate	1-2 weeks	GUI Development / WebSockets
6	The ECU Mimic (Stateful Simulator)	Level 3: Advanced	1-2 weeks	Systems Programming / State Machines
7	The Diagnostic Pro (UDS Scanner)	Level 4: Expert	1-2 weeks	Automotive Protocols / ISO 14229
8	Heavy Duty (J1939 Decoder)	Level 3: Advanced	1-2 weeks	Commercial Vehicle Networking
9	The Mechanic’s Friend (OBD-II PID Scanner)	Level 1: Beginner	1-2 weeks	Standardized Diagnostics
10	Ghost in the Bus (The Replay Tool)	Level 2: Intermediate	1-2 weeks	Cybersecurity / Signal Manipulation
11	The Chaos Engine (CAN Fuzzer)	Level 5: Master	1-2 weeks	Fuzzing / Protocol Robustness
12	The Telemetry Gateway (CAN to Cloud)	Level 3: Advanced	1-2 weeks	IoT / Distributed Systems
13	The Secure Shield (SecOC Implementation)	Level 4: Expert	1-2 weeks	Cryptography / Embedded Security
14	The Bus Surgeon (Performance Profiler)	Level 3: Advanced	1-2 weeks	Performance Engineering / Statistics
15	The Black Box Challenge (Reverse Engineering)	Level 5: Master	1-2 weeks	Reverse Engineering / Data Science