---
name: "scantool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scantool"
version: "2.1-2.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scantool"
---

# scantool(1)

ODB-II vehicle diagnostic scanner

## NAME

scantool - ODB-II vehicle diagnostic scanner

## SYNOPSIS

**scantool**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **scantool** program.

**scantool** is a program that communicates with an ODB-II serial device that converts CAN-bus to RS-232. Since the application was originally written for DOS, the internal configuration refers to COM1, COM2, etc. As a work-around under Linux, selecting COM1 will attempt to open /dev/ttyUSB0 then /dev/ttyS0, and COM2 will attempt /dev/ttyUSB1 then /dev/ttyS1, etc. When connecting to a vehicle ODB-II system, the correct baud rate will need to be manually selected via trial-and-error.

## OPTIONS

There are no command line options; all settings are configured within the GUI.

## AUTHOR

**scantool** was written by ScanTool.net, LLC.

This manual page was written by Kees Cook \<kees@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).