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BUSMASTER is an Open Source Software tool to simulate, analyze and test data bus systems such as CAN. BUSMASTER was conceptualized, designed and implemented by Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI). Presently it is a joint project of RBEI and ETAS GmbH.

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Direct DBC support #586

Open etas-lorenz opened 10 years ago

etas-lorenz commented 10 years ago

I propose to implement direct support for DBC format without intermediate DBF format.

Support for data handling usually consists of a data model and load/save functionality from/to the data model. The data model should already be very similar for DBC and DBF, so can probably remain unchanged. Only the load/save functionality must be rewritten.

Advantages:

We can get rid of the DBC>DBF>DBC format converts. This reduces our maintenance efforts.
The user experience improves as no format conversion is necessary anymore.
The compatibility with the DBC format should also increased with this.

Disadvantages:

Migration effort for the load/save functionality necessary.
Migration effort for the database editor necessary.
Migration effort for the CAPL importer necessary (DBC->struct.h).

glafayette615 commented 10 years ago

Is it possible to obtain a complete J1939 DBC/DBF file for use in busmaster?

etas-lorenz commented 10 years ago

We have access to the J1939 Companion Spreadsheet that contains all PGNs/SPNs in Excel. However we haven't derived a J1939 database file from it yet.

If you send me an email (tobias.lorenz@etas.com) I'll see what I can do for you.

glafayette615 commented 10 years ago

I downloaded a demo of of CANalyzer which contained it. On May 23, 2014 4:04 AM, "Tobias Lorenz" notifications@github.com wrote:

We have access to the J1939 Companion Spreadsheet that contains all PGNs/SPNs in Excel. However we haven't derived a J1939 database file from it yet.

If you send me an email (tobias.lorenz@etas.com) I'll see what I can do for you.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/rbei-etas/busmaster/issues/586#issuecomment-43981551 .

etas-lorenz commented 10 years ago

Yes, that's one way to get it. ;-)

Michael-Werner commented 9 years ago

What about arxml-Support instead of dbc? Currently I see a lot uf OEMs providing rather arxml then dbc.