diff --git a/src_main/io/pican.cpp b/src_main/io/pican.cpp
index a124d279..e7dcaa1f 100644
--- a/src_main/io/pican.cpp
+++ b/src_main/io/pican.cpp
@@ -37,25 +37,27 @@ PICAN::PICAN(const PIString & path, PIIODevice::DeviceMode mode) : PIIODevice(pa
 
 bool PICAN::openDevice() {
 #ifdef PIP_CAN
+	piCout << "PICAN OpenDevice()";
 	sock = socket(PF_CAN, SOCK_RAW, CAN_RAW);
 	if(sock < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while opening socket";
 		return false;
 	}
-	struct ifreq ifr;
+	ifreq ifr;
 	strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, path().dataAscii());
 	if(ioctl(sock, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr) < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while determin the interface ioctl";
 		return false;
 	}
 	// bind socket to all CAN interface
-	struct sockaddr_can addr;
+	sockaddr_can addr;
 	addr.can_family = AF_CAN;
 	addr.can_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
 	if(bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while binding socket";
 		return false;
 	}
+	piCout << "PICAN Open OK!";
 	return true;
 #else
 	piCoutObj << "PICAN not implemented on windows";
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ bool PICAN::closeDevice() {
 
 int PICAN::readDevice(void * read_to, int max_size) {
 #ifdef PIP_CAN
+	piCout << "PICAN read";
 	can_frame frame;
 	int ret = 0;
 	ret = ::read(sock, &frame, sizeof(can_frame));
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ int PICAN::readDevice(void * read_to, int max_size) {
 
 int PICAN::writeDevice(const void * data, int max_size) {
 #ifdef PIP_CAN
+	piCout << "PICAN write" << can_id << max_size;
 	if (max_size > 8) {piCoutObj << "Can't send CAN frame bigger than 8 bytes (requested " << max_size << ")!"; return -1;}
 	can_frame frame;
 	frame.can_id = can_id;