PERL Module to Access CAN database provided by Vector

aishujo has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, Can someone help me to find a Perl module to access CAN database from Vector with file extension ".dbc" if already available? I tried searching in CPAN but couldn't find one. If you are aware please let me know. I have to access frames, and its properties based on a specific CAN signal, before I write one I would be glad if a package is already available. Thanks in advance.

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Re: PERL Module to Access CAN database provided by Vector by talexb (Chancellor) on Sep 27, 2017 at 14:51 UTC
Based on a bit of a Google search, ending up here, it seems that The .dbc that NI is referring to is a CANalyzer database file, the CANalyzer .dbc file is very common for most of their software products -- although this comment is from 2004. There's nothing in CPAN for CANalyzer, so you may be on your own for a module that will access a CAN database. Or, it could be that you could get a developer to write you a module -- depends how useful that would be for you. Good luck! Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]

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Re: PERL Module to Access CAN database provided by Vector
by talexb (Chancellor) on Sep 27, 2017 at 14:51 UTC

Based on a bit of a Google search, ending up here, it seems that The *.dbc that NI is referring to is a CANalyzer database file, the CANalyzer *.dbc file is very common for most of their software products -- although this comment is from 2004.

There's nothing in CPAN for CANalyzer, so you may be on your own for a module that will access a CAN database. Or, it could be that you could get a developer to write you a module -- depends how useful that would be for you.

Good luck!

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

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