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CM_ "Example DBC file for demonstration"; CM_ BO_ 100 "Driver controls message"; CM_ SG_ 100 RPM "Engine speed signal";

BU_: VCU MCU BMS

BA_ "BusType" "CAN"; BA_ "GenMsgCycleTime" BO_ 100 10;

BA_ (attributes, e.g., default values)

BO_ 300 BMS_DATA: 8 BMS SG_ SOC : 0|8@0+ (0.5,0) [0|100] "%" VCU SG_ BATTERY_VOLTAGE : 8|16@0+ (0.01,0) [0|500] "V" VCU SG_ BATTERY_CURRENT : 24|16@1- (0.1,0) [-500|500] "A" VCU

BO_ (message definitions) SG_ (signal definitions)

BO_ 100 VCU_CMD: 8 VCU SG_ ENABLE : 0|1@0+ (1,0) [0|1] "" MCU,BMS SG_ TORQUE_LIMIT : 8|16@0+ (0.1,0) [0|500] "Nm" MCU dbc file format documentation pdf

BS_:

BA_DEF_ "BusType" STRING ; BA_DEF_ BO_ "GenMsgCycleTime" INT 0 65535; BA_DEF_ SG_ "Unit" STRING ;

BA_DEF_ BO_ "GenMsgCycleTime" INT 0 65535; BA_DEF_DEF_ "GenMsgCycleTime" 100; BA_ "GenMsgCycleTime" BO_ 100 20; Maps numeric raw values to text strings. CM_ "Example DBC file for demonstration"; CM_ BO_

BO_ 200 MCU_STATUS: 8 MCU SG_ MOTOR_RPM : 0|16@0+ (1,0) [0|20000] "rpm" VCU SG_ MOTOR_TEMP : 16|8@0+ (1,-40) [-40|215] "degC" VCU SG_ FAULT : 24|1@0+ (1,0) [0|1] "" VCU

CM_ (comments) VERSION "1.0" NS_ : NS_DESC_ CM_ BA_DEF_ BA_ VAL_ CAT_ FILTER BA_DEF_DEF_ EV_DATA_ ENVVAR_DATA_ SGTYPE_ SGTYPE_VAL_ BA_DEF_SGTYPE_ BA_SGTYPE_ SIG_TYPE_REF_ VAL_TABLE_ SIG_GROUP_ SIG_VALTYPE_ SIGTYPE_VALTYPE_ BO_TX_BU_ BA_DEF_REL_ BA_REL_ BA_DEF_DEF_REL_ BU_SG_REL_ BU_EV_REL_ BU_BO_REL_ SG_MUL_VAL_

VAL_ 100 ENABLE 0 "DISABLE" 1 "ENABLE" ; VAL_ 200 FAULT 0 "NO_FAULT" 1 "FAULT" ; CM_ "Example DBC file for demonstration"