User´s Manual - I+ME ACTIA GmbH

Boolean
CAT allows the user to edit or remove already existing Signals assigned to Frames. The user can also
create new Signals using CAT.
CAT can recognize eight different types of signals and allows other different formats. To edit or create
a Boolean Signal open the Signal Definition window shown below.
Note: If you edit a diagnostic signal assigned to a DPID you see
DPID: instead of Frame: and Byte is default '1'.
Format
A Boolean Signal may have the format Bitmap or Bool. If the format Bitmap is chosen an interpreted
value can be defined in a Bitmap Definition Table .
Position in the Frame
Byte: Describes which Data Byte of the frame is the first one used for this signal. (Starting Byte) Bytes are
counted upwards:
Byte 0 means the signal could be maximal 8 Byte long
Byte 7 would mean that the signal must fit into this single (last) Byte.
Bit: Describes which Bit of the chosen Data Byte is the first one used for this signal. (Starting Bit) Bits are
counted downwards:
Bit 7 means the complete 8 Bits (7 – 0) of the chosen Byte will be used.
Bit 0 would mean to use only Bit 0 of the Byte and then to use Bit 7, 6, ... of the following Byte.
Length: Describes the absolute Length of the signal.
For a Boolean signal the length is always only one Bit.
See also Data Byte/Bit presentation on the CAN bus.
Note: For DPID signals Byte 0 is already used. So the selectable starting bytes are Byte 1 to 7.
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