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      01-04-2013, 07:22 PM   #1787
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Originally Posted by Yobyot View Post
I have a question about the file names for CAFD files: do the names mean anything? IOW, now that you know that 48.2 has added three files, does the filename tell you anything about what they are for? How does one discover what these new files do? Does it make sense to open then "offline" in the ESys FDL-Editor and just browse them?

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You cant open CAFD with FDL-Editor, rather you must use the CAF-Viewer. The FDL-Editor is for viewing and editing Net Coding Data (.ncd) from an ECU.

The CAFD file name is structured, and it has meaning, but probably only to BMW Developers.

The structure is as follows:

cafd_0000000f.caf.005_002_009
  • PK: process class for coding data (cafd)
  • ID: SGBM ID of the CAF (0000000f)
  • MV: main version of the CAF (005)
  • SV: secondary version of the CAF (002)
  • PV: patch version of the CAF (009)

That of course mean nothing to a coder.

About all that is meanigful from vieweing the CAFD in the CAF-Viewer is the ECU Name (e.g. CAF [ACSM_3]).
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