Raptor:CAN Receive Message

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Raptor CAN Receive Message

Description

This block is used to receive a CAN message. The Raptor™ CAN Rx Raw block can be used if the raw receive bytes are needed. This block accepts a standard DBC file which describes the messages and signals on a CAN bus. The DBC block will automatically decode and scale the signals defined in the DBC file.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Age	uint32	The number of times this block has executed since a new message was received. Age is 0 when a new message is being output.
Signals		All the signals defined and enabled in the dbc file.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
.dbc File		The dbc file being used. Click the Load button to select a new dbc file.
Message List		A list of messages defined in the dbc file, click on a message name to select a new message.
Signals List		A list of the signals defined in the message. Select a signal and press 'e' or 'd' to enable and disable signals within a message.
Labe wires with channel names		Enable this to automatically name the wires on the output ports with the names of the signals
ID	Number	The ID used in the receive message filter. This is automatically set from the dbc file.
Mask	Number	The mask used in the receive message filter.
Payload Mask Value	Vector	The value used with the payload filter for messages. This will be set automatically for messages with a mode signal.
Payload Mask	Vector	The mask used with the payload filter. This value will be set automatically for messages with a mode signal.
Msg Length	Number	The length of the message in bytes. This will be set automatically from the dbc file.
CAN Bus Name	String	The CAN bus to transmit the message on.
Queue Size	Number	Specifies the size of the receive queue.
Mailbox	String	Identifies the mailbox trigger that is connected to this receive block.

Supported Versions

• Raptor 2013a_0.0.1 and newer