What does the HEX mean in HEX-USB+CAN?

[puk999]

I'm researching diagnostic cables, and HEX-USB+CAN are three acronyms you find next to each other.

I know USB is how the cable connects to your computer, and CAN is the controller area network bus standard to allow messages to be sent around the car. Anyone know what the HEX part means?

 

[A5craig]

hex decimal at a guess // ?binary id put a shot at

 

[EXSpartan36]

Hex microsystems is a south African company that developed the interface that ross-tech use. http://hex.co.za/component/content/article/35-vcds-clones.html