# caniOn Rebirth: reconstructing the Mitsubishi ZEV CAN client and protocol

> caniOn Rebirth reconstructs the Mitsubishi ZEV CAN protocol used by the caniOn v152 Android app for the i-MiEV, iOn and C-Zero. It documents frame identifiers and signal scaling, implements a JVM protocol engine with CLI and Android clients, and supplies a script that patches a user-provided APK to use standard ELM327 commands.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App · Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/linuxkafe/caniOn-rebirth>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/linuxkafe/caniOn-rebirth/blob/abb8bb15ca847599b98b5190432891375dd568fb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/canion-rebirth-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/canion-rebirth-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/canion-rebirth-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The open-source client build requires JDK 17 or later.
- **Prerequisites:** The patch script requires the original caniOn v152 APK supplied by the user.
- **Limits:** The patched APK retains targetSdkVersion 29 for its legacy storage and Bluetooth behavior.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/linuxkafe/caniOn-rebirth/blob/abb8bb15ca847599b98b5190432891375dd568fb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/linuxkafe/caniOn-rebirth/blob/abb8bb15ca847599b98b5190432891375dd568fb/docs/PROTOCOL.md>

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