.a2l for dummies

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.a2l for dummies

Postby Ionut » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:50 pm

Hello,
Recently i`ve opened my first .a2l file and found some datas that defines maps, axis and other stuff, but still, i have some knowledge leaks.
For example, the folowing lines:
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/begin CHARACTERISTIC
      DPVLMS "Druckabfall am Luftfilter zur Berechnung Massestrom Tankentlftung hinter Lader"
      CURVE 0x813622 ZF_KL111 0 p_uw_q0p039 0.000000 2559.960000
      /begin AXIS_DESCR
        STD_AXIS mshfm_w m_uw_b6553p5 6 0.000000 6553.500000
        DEPOSIT ABSOLUTE
      /end AXIS_DESCR
      /begin IF_DATA ASAP1B_ETK
        DP_BLOB 0x813622 0x1A
      /end IF_DATA
      EXTENDED_LIMITS 0.000000 2559.960938
    /end CHARACTERISTIC


DPVLMS "Druckabfall am Luftfilter zur Berechnung Massestrom Tankentlftung hinter Lader"
First is code of map, as SVBL and others, second is name of map (short description)

CURVE 0x813622 ZF_KL111 0 p_uw_q0p039 0.000000 2559.960000
0x813622 means 8 bit value starting at 0x13622 ?
ZF_KL111 is type of map as i can "read" from definition:
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 /begin RECORD_LAYOUT ZF_KL111
      NO_AXIS_PTS_X 1 UWORD
      AXIS_PTS_X 2 UWORD INDEX_INCR DIRECT
      FNC_VALUES 3 UWORD ROW_DIR DIRECT
    /end RECORD_LAYOUT

but i don`t know anything else, how to decode that.

Next one is computing mode of values and units:
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 /begin COMPU_METHOD
      p_uw_q0p039 ""
      RAT_FUNC "%6.4" "hPa"
      COEFFS 0 256.000000 0.000000 0 0.000000 10.000000
/end COMPU_METHOD


On Axis, i`ve seen that mshfm_w is used in a function to calculate something else, so i really don`t understand where to start with it.
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/begin IF_DATA ASAP1B_ETK
        DP_BLOB 0x813622 0x1A
/end IF_DATA

0x1A means 11, so basically this is a map ??X11. Am i correct?

And extended limits i really don`t know what they are.

Any infos will be nice to have it written down.


Thank you,
Ionut

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Re: .a2l for dummies

Postby obdflasher » Sun May 12, 2013 8:43 pm

Install example

ASAP2Editor11.0. load a2l file

and will have more info about a2l

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Re: .a2l for dummies

Postby broken_down » Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:03 am

How is the A2l file made?
Is it a program that you run against the can bus and then log stuff or is it hand made by sissasembling the soft?
Does the def. in the A2l files exist in the canbus info in readeble format in the ecu?

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