Representation of the DBC contents

On the Import tab, the nodes of the DBC file are displayed in the following hierarchy:

  • Node (ECU)
    • Message

Representation of the DBC contents 1:

 

Signal

Level

Symbol

Meaning

Structure of the text

Node (ECU)

 

Representation of the DBC contents 2:

Network device

ECU: %Name of the node%

Message

 

Representation of the DBC contents 3:

CAN message transmitted by the associated node

Tx message: ID: %id% [(29-bit ID | Multiplexed)] %Name of the message% [%(Comment)%]

Signal

 

Representation of the DBC contents 4:

Signal within the assigned CAN message

Signal: %Name of the signal% [%(Comment)%]

 

 

 

 

Further symbols:

 

 

 

 

Rx message

 

Representation of the DBC contents 5:

CAN message received from the associated node

Rx message: ID: %id% [(29-bit ID | Multiplexed)] %Name of the message% [%(Comment)%]

Signal

(Multiplexer)

Representation of the DBC contents 6:

Multiplexer switch signal

Multiplexer signal: %Name of the signal% [%(Comment)%]

Signal (multiplexed)

 

Representation of the DBC contents 7:

Multiplexed signal

Multiplexed signal: (at value %Multiplexor%) %Name of the signal% [%(Comment)%]

Node

(simulated)

 

Representation of the DBC contents 8:

Network device that can be simulated.

ECU: %Name of the node%

*data placed in [ ] are only displayed if they apply or exist in the DBC file.