Dbc File Format Documentation 📌

VAL_ MessageID SignalName Value1 "Text1" Value2 "Text2" ...; Example:

BS_:

BS_: ;

CM_ "BU_ ECU_EMS" "Engine control module"; CM_ "BO_ 100" "Main engine data"; CM_ "SG_ 100 EngineSpeed" "Engine rotational speed"; Attributes allow extending the database with user‑defined metadata. BA_DEF_ – Define an attribute Syntax:

BA_DEF_ BO_ “GenMsgCycleTime” INT 0 65535; BA_DEF_DEF_ “GenMsgCycleTime” 100; BA_ “GenMsgCycleTime” BO_ 100 20; BA_ “GenMsgCycleTime” BO_ 200 50; dbc file format documentation

BU_: node1 node2 ... ;

VAL_ msgId sigName value "text" ... ; This concludes the long‑form documentation of the DBC file format. Use it as a reference when creating, reading, or debugging CAN database files. VAL_ MessageID SignalName Value1 "Text1" Value2 "Text2"

VERSION "" This section lists all possible attribute types that the file might define. Usually copied from a template. Example: