Battery knowledge · Data, communication and electronics
LDF file
The standard file that describes a LIN cluster — its nodes, frames, signals and schedule — the LIN counterpart of a DBC file for CAN.
- Abbreviation
- .ldf
- Also called
- LIN description file
Example
Data, communication and electronics: an example situation
2500 in a log might mean 25.00 °C, 2.5 V or raw counts. Units and scale must accompany the value.
Read LDF file alongside ARXML in this context. The XML exchange format of AUTOSAR, describing software components and the communication matrix of a whole vehicle — CAN, LIN, FlexRay and Ethernet — in one model. Carmakers increasingly hand suppliers ARXML instead of DBC files.
Use in Lemonergy
Separate quantities from encoding and transport.
This is a reference concept. No executable Lemonergy block has been verified for this term.
References & further reading
Further reading on this topic
These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.
- 3rd generation of the CAN data link layer
CAN in Automation, CAN Newsletter · 2020
Topic background · Classical CAN, CAN FD and CAN XL data-link concepts; publication describes the 2020 state.
- Getting Started with the BQ76925
Texas Instruments · 2019
Topic background · A concrete BMS analog front-end example: cell voltage, current, temperature measurement and MCU integration.