Fields in multiplexor message get renamed when exporting to dbc

[joejh]

When I export the attached AQ_V6.sym to a dbc it renames fields in the multiplexed messages, how do I stop it from doing this. I have attached the 2 files, the AQ_V6.dbc is exported from PCAN using the sym to dbc tool.

Thanks

[M.Riedl]

Hi,

Thank you for the hint.

If you mean the names of the signals with

fields in the multiplexed messages

This seems to be an an old automatism to prevent double signal names.
If a signal is used in more than one multiplexer and not in all multiplexers of the symbol, the multiplexer value is appended to the signal name.

Right now, you can't stop this behavior.
But we will investigate and correct it if necessary.

Best regards
M.Riedl

[joejh]

Yes I would very much like this fixed as i have to hand correct all of the exported dbc's at the moment...

would this be possible?

[joejh]

It also duplicates value tables too...

[M.Riedl]

Hi,

It also duplicates value tables too...

This is a normal behavior.

In the CANdb++ Editor, each value table that you assign to a signal is duplicated when the DBC file is saved. This seems to be the only way to connect a table to a signal in the current DBC file format.

Sample:

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VAL_TABLE_ New_Value_Table_1 2 "Description for the value '0x2'" 1 "Description for the value '0x1'" 0 "Description for the value '0x0'" ;
...
BO_ 0 New_Message_1: 8 Vector__XXX
 SG_ New_Signal_2 : 8|8@1- (1,0) [0|0] "" Vector__XXX
 SG_ New_Signal_1 : 0|8@1- (1,0) [0|0] "" Vector__XXX
...
VAL_ 0 New_Signal_2 2 "Description for the value '0x2'" 1 "Description for the value '0x1'" 0 "Description for the value '0x0'" ;
VAL_ 0 New_Signal_1 2 "Description for the value '0x2'" 1 "Description for the value '0x1'" 0 "Description for the value '0x0'" ;

I have tested the behavior again with the lastet CANdb++ Editor (Version 3.1.9).

Best regards
M.Riedl