canDatabase

Create handle to CAN database file

Syntax

candb = canDatabase(dbcFile)

Description

candb = canDatabase(dbcFile) creates a handle to the specified database file, dbcFile. You can specify a file name, a full path, or a relative path, as a string or character vector, with the file extension .dbc. MATLAB^® looks for dbcFile on the MATLAB path. Vehicle Network Toolbox™ supports Vector CAN database (.dbc) files.

Examples

Create CAN Database Object

Create objects for example database files.

candb = canDatabase("C:\myVNTData\demoVNT_CANdbFiles.dbc");

candb = 

  Database with properties:

             Name: 'demoVNT_CANdbFiles'
             Path: 'C:\myVNTData\demoVNT_CANdbFiles.dbc'
            Nodes: {}
         NodeInfo: [0×0 struct]
         Messages: {5×1 cell}
      MessageInfo: [5×1 struct]
       Attributes: {}
    AttributeInfo: [0×0 struct]
         UserData: []

candb = canDatabase("C:\myVNTData\J1939.dbc")

candb = 

  Database with properties:

             Name: 'J1939'
             Path: 'C:\myVNTData\J1939.dbc'
            Nodes: {2×1 cell}
         NodeInfo: [2×1 struct]
         Messages: {2×1 cell}
      MessageInfo: [2×1 struct]
       Attributes: {3×1 cell}
    AttributeInfo: [3×1 struct]
         UserData: []

Input Arguments

dbcFile — Database file name

string | char vector

Database file name with the extension .dbc, specified as a string or character vector. You can specify just the name or the full path of the database file.

Example: "J1939.dbc"

Data Types: string | char

Output Arguments

candb — CAN database

database object

CAN database, returned as a database object with can.Database Properties.

Version History

Introduced in R2009a