File Format Limitations

MDF-File

The following restrictions apply to MDF-file operations.

• mdfVisualize supports only integer and floating point data types in MDF-file channels.

• The following MDF-file functions do not support the full range of international characters that are supported by the other MDF functions:

  • mdfSort

  • mdfVisualize

CDFX-File

When using CDFX-files, the following limitations apply:

• SW-AXIS-CONT elements with the category COM_AXIS, CURVE_AXIS, or RES_AXIS must use the SW-INSTANCE-REF element, and the axis must be defined in a separate instance.

• Instances with the category VAL_BLK, MAP, CUBOID, CUBE_4, or CUBE_5 that represent multidimensional arrays must use the VG element to group the physical values.

BLF-File

Although Vector BLF-files support many networks, Vehicle Network Toolbox™ support of BLF-files is limited to only CAN and CAN FD on Windows^® and Linux^® operating systems.