User´s Manual - I+ME ACTIA GmbH

Signal
CAT allows the user to edit or remove already existing Signals assigned to Frames. The user can also
create new Signals using CAT.
The Signal List Configuration window that is used is also used to choose the received signals that will
be displayed in the Signal List.
New Signal
Choose menu item Configurations | Signal List from the main window to open the Signal List
Configuration ... window shown above. Choose the ECU and Frame in which you want to create the
new signal. Then click on Create to build a new Signal.
The Signal Definition ... window will appear (see below). Input any Signal Name up to 32 characters.
Choose type and format and input the position inside the frame by choosing the starting Bit & Byte and
the Data Length.
You may define an Embedded ID by location (Byte) and Value. Depending on the Signal Type &
Format the user may add Offset, Resolution and Unit or even an interpreted value. Click on OK to
acknowledge the input.
Edit Signal
Choose menu item Configurations | Signal List from the main window to open the Signal List
Configuration ... window shown above. Choose the assigned ECU, Frame and then the Signal to be
edited from the Signal List. Then click on Edit to change the definition of the Signal.
The Signal Definition ... window will appear (see below). Input any Signal Name up to 32 characters.
Choose type and format and input the position inside the frame by choosing the starting Bit & Byte and
the Data Length.
The user may define an Embedded ID by location (Byte) and Value. Depending on the Signal Type &
Format the user may add Offset, Resolution and Unit or even value corresponding units. Click on OK
to acknowledge the input.
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