LIN Description File (LDF)

The configuration of the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) network cluster, i.e. the specification of:

  • Network publishers and subscribers
  • Signals
  • Frames

is managed in the LIN Description File or LDF. This is an ASCII-text file created by the network designer and provided to vendors who will be developing LIN Master/Slave node hardware/software.

From the LDF, ANSI-C driver code and header files are automatically generated using suitable tools, such as the IHR LIN Driver Configuration Tool.

Basic Workflow

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LIN Description File (LDF)

  • Defined by consortium
  • Global description language
    • One single file describes a complete LIN network
    • Universal file for embedded software, test, validation and analysis tools
  • Defines cluster information
    • Protocol Version
    • Language Version
    • Bus Speed
    • Node List
    • Signals
    • Frames
    • Schedule Tables

LDF Header Section

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LDF Signal Definition Section

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LDF Frame Definition Section

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Further Reading

A detailed description of the LIN Configuration Language is provided in Section 9 of the LIN v2.2A Specification.

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