.. _cannectivity_intro: CANnectivity ############ The `CANnectivity Project`_ is an open source firmware for Universal Serial Bus (USB) to Controller Area Network (CAN) adapters. The firmware, which is based on the `Zephyr RTOS `_, allows turning your favorite microcontroller development board into a full-fledged USB to CAN adapter. The |BRIDLE| refere to the original CANnectivity Project, read the Bridle :ref:`getting_started`, the CANnectivity :external+cannectivity:doc:`building` and :external+cannectivity:doc:`porting`.