diff --git a/lib/nodes/can-test/Makefile b/lib/nodes/can-test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..900a75b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/nodes/can-test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+CC_PATH=/opt/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/gnu/aarch64/lin/aarch64-linux/bin
+CC_PREFIX=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+CPATH=$(CC_PATH)/include
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(CC_PATH)/lib64:$(CC_PATH)/lib
+
+CC=$(CC_PATH)/$(CC_PREFIX)gcc
+LD=$(CC)
+
+CC_FLAGS=
+LD_FLAGS=
+
+OBJ_FILES=main.o
+MISC_FILES=create_vcan.sh
+FPGA_IP=137.226.133.231
+
+BINARY=can
+
+.PHONY: all clean deploy
+
+all : $(BINARY)
+
+$(BINARY) : $(OBJ_FILES)
+	$(LD) $(CC_FLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LD_FLAGS)
+
+%.o : %.c
+	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(BINARY) $(OBJ_FILES)
+
+deploy: $(BINARY)
+	scp $(BINARY) root@$(FPGA_IP):~
+	scp $(MISC_FILES) root@$(FPGA_IP):~
+	ssh root@$(FPGA_IP) /home/root/create_vcan.sh
+	ssh root@$(FPGA_IP) /home/root/$(BINARY)
diff --git a/lib/nodes/can-test/create_vcan.sh b/lib/nodes/can-test/create_vcan.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b464d1aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/nodes/can-test/create_vcan.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SocketCAN
+
+ip link add dev vcan0 type vcan
+ip link set up vcan0
+ip link show vcan0
diff --git a/lib/nodes/can-test/main.c b/lib/nodes/can-test/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbf719cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/nodes/can-test/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/raw.h>
+
+int
+main(void)
+{
+	int s;
+	int nbytes;
+	struct sockaddr_can addr;
+	struct can_frame frame;
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+
+	const char *ifname = "can0";
+
+	if((s = socket(PF_CAN, SOCK_RAW, CAN_RAW)) < 0) {
+		perror("Error while opening socket");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, ifname);
+	ioctl(s, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr);
+	
+	addr.can_family  = AF_CAN;
+	addr.can_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
+
+	printf("%s at index %d\n", ifname, ifr.ifr_ifindex);
+
+	if(bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		perror("Error in socket bind");
+		return -2;
+	}
+
+	frame.can_id  = 0x123;
+	frame.can_dlc = 2;
+	frame.data[0] = 0x11;
+	frame.data[1] = 0x22;
+
+	nbytes = write(s, &frame, sizeof(struct can_frame));
+
+	printf("Wrote %d bytes\n", nbytes);
+	
+	return 0;
+}
+