diff --git a/can/interfaces/iscan.py b/can/interfaces/iscan.py
index a0bb413f2..376ccc3fa 100644
--- a/can/interfaces/iscan.py
+++ b/can/interfaces/iscan.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 """
-Interface for isCAN from Thorsis Technologies GmbH, former ifak system GmbH.
+Interface for isCAN from *Thorsis Technologies GmbH*, former *ifak system GmbH*.
 """
 
 import ctypes
 import time
 import logging
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union
 
-from can import CanError, BusABC, Message
+from can import BusABC, Message
+from can import (
+    CanError,
+    CanInterfaceNotImplementedError,
+    CanInitializationError,
+    CanOperationError,
+)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -23,9 +30,15 @@ class MessageExStruct(ctypes.Structure):
     ]
 
 
-def check_status(result, function, arguments):
+def check_status_initialization(result: int, function, arguments) -> int:
     if result > 0:
-        raise IscanError(function, result, arguments)
+        raise IscanInitializationError(function, result, arguments)
+    return result
+
+
+def check_status(result: int, function, arguments) -> int:
+    if result > 0:
+        raise IscanOperationError(function, result, arguments)
     return result
 
 
@@ -36,12 +49,15 @@ def check_status(result, function, arguments):
     logger.warning("Failed to load IS-CAN driver: %s", e)
 else:
     iscan.isCAN_DeviceInitEx.argtypes = [ctypes.c_ubyte, ctypes.c_ubyte]
-    iscan.isCAN_DeviceInitEx.errcheck = check_status
+    iscan.isCAN_DeviceInitEx.errcheck = check_status_initialization
     iscan.isCAN_DeviceInitEx.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
+
     iscan.isCAN_ReceiveMessageEx.errcheck = check_status
     iscan.isCAN_ReceiveMessageEx.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
+
     iscan.isCAN_TransmitMessageEx.errcheck = check_status
     iscan.isCAN_TransmitMessageEx.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
+
     iscan.isCAN_CloseDevice.errcheck = check_status
     iscan.isCAN_CloseDevice.restype = ctypes.c_ubyte
 
@@ -62,24 +78,29 @@ class IscanBus(BusABC):
         1000000: 9,
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, channel, bitrate=500000, poll_interval=0.01, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        channel: Union[str, int],
+        bitrate: int = 500000,
+        poll_interval: float = 0.01,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
         """
-        :param int channel:
+        :param channel:
             Device number
-        :param int bitrate:
+        :param bitrate:
             Bitrate in bits/s
-        :param float poll_interval:
+        :param poll_interval:
             Poll interval in seconds when reading messages
         """
         if iscan is None:
-            raise ImportError("Could not load isCAN driver")
+            raise CanInterfaceNotImplementedError("Could not load isCAN driver")
 
         self.channel = ctypes.c_ubyte(int(channel))
-        self.channel_info = "IS-CAN: %s" % channel
+        self.channel_info = f"IS-CAN: {self.channel}"
 
         if bitrate not in self.BAUDRATES:
-            valid_bitrates = ", ".join(str(bitrate) for bitrate in self.BAUDRATES)
-            raise ValueError("Invalid bitrate, choose one of " + valid_bitrates)
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid bitrate, choose one of {set(self.BAUDRATES)}")
 
         self.poll_interval = poll_interval
         iscan.isCAN_DeviceInitEx(self.channel, self.BAUDRATES[bitrate])
@@ -88,14 +109,16 @@ def __init__(self, channel, bitrate=500000, poll_interval=0.01, **kwargs):
             channel=channel, bitrate=bitrate, poll_interval=poll_interval, **kwargs
         )
 
-    def _recv_internal(self, timeout):
+    def _recv_internal(
+        self, timeout: Optional[float]
+    ) -> Tuple[Optional[Message], bool]:
         raw_msg = MessageExStruct()
         end_time = time.time() + timeout if timeout is not None else None
         while True:
             try:
                 iscan.isCAN_ReceiveMessageEx(self.channel, ctypes.byref(raw_msg))
             except IscanError as e:
-                if e.error_code != 8:
+                if e.error_code != 8:  # "No message received"
                     # An error occurred
                     raise
                 if end_time is not None and time.time() > end_time:
@@ -118,7 +141,7 @@ def _recv_internal(self, timeout):
         )
         return msg, False
 
-    def send(self, msg, timeout=None):
+    def send(self, msg: Message, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> None:
         raw_msg = MessageExStruct(
             msg.arbitration_id,
             bool(msg.is_extended_id),
@@ -128,14 +151,14 @@ def send(self, msg, timeout=None):
         )
         iscan.isCAN_TransmitMessageEx(self.channel, ctypes.byref(raw_msg))
 
-    def shutdown(self):
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
         iscan.isCAN_CloseDevice(self.channel)
 
 
 class IscanError(CanError):
-    # TODO: document
 
     ERROR_CODES = {
+        0: "Success",
         1: "No access to device",
         2: "Device with ID not found",
         3: "Driver operation failed",
@@ -161,17 +184,28 @@ class IscanError(CanError):
         40: "Need a licence number under NT4",
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, function, error_code, arguments):
-        super().__init__()
-        # :Status code
+    def __init__(self, function, error_code: int, arguments) -> None:
+        try:
+            description = ": " + self.ERROR_CODES[self.error_code]
+        except KeyError:
+            description = ""
+
+        super().__init__(
+            f"Function {self.function.__name__} failed{description}",
+            error_code=error_code,
+        )
+
+        #: Status code
         self.error_code = error_code
-        # :Function that failed
+        #: Function that failed
         self.function = function
-        # :Arguments passed to function
+        #: Arguments passed to function
         self.arguments = arguments
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        description = self.ERROR_CODES.get(
-            self.error_code, "Error code %d" % self.error_code
-        )
-        return "Function %s failed: %s" % (self.function.__name__, description)
+
+class IscanOperationError(IscanError, CanOperationError):
+    pass
+
+
+class IscanInitializationError(IscanError, CanInitializationError):
+    pass