MC Characteristic Write Single Value.vi
- Updated2025-09-25
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Purpose
Writes a value to a named characteristic in the ECU identified by ECU reference handle.
Format

Input
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Characteristic name is the name of the Characteristic defined in the A2L database to which one value may be written. | ||||||
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ECU ref in is the task reference which links to the selected ECU. This reference is originally returned from MC ECU Open.vi or MC ECU Select.vi, and then wired through subsequent VIs. | ||||||
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x is an input that refers to the array offset if the Characteristic is defined in the A2L database file as 1- or 2-dimensional. If the Characteristic is defined as having 0 dimensions, the input can be left unwired. | ||||||
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y is an input that refers to the array offset if the Characteristic is defined in the A2L database file as 2-dimensional. If the Characteristic is defined as having 0 or 1 dimensions, the input can be left unwired. | ||||||
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Error in is a cluster which describes error conditions occurring before the VI executes. If an error has already occurred, the VI returns the value of the error in cluster to error out.
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Characteristic value is the value to be set for the characteristic. The type of the poly input is determined by the poly VI selection. For information on the different poly VI types provided by MC Characteristic Write Single Value.vi, refer to the table in the Description section.
To select the data type, right-click the VI, go to Select Type, and select the type by name. |
Output
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ECU ref out is the same as ECU ref in. Wire the task reference to subsequent VIs for this task. | ||||||
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Error out describes error conditions. If the Error in cluster indicated an error, the Error out cluster contains the same information. Otherwise, Error out describes the error status of this VI.
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Description
MC Characteristic Write Single Value.vi writes one value to a named characteristic in the ECU identified by ECU reference handle. The value to be written is identified by the x and y indices. If the array is 1- or 0-dimensional (simple double), y and/or x can be left unwired.
Poly VI Types for the Characteristic Value Parameter
| VI Type | Description |
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| Parameter (Dbl) | Writes a single scaled double value at the specified x- and y-position to the selected Characteristic name. |
| Parameter (Raw) | Writes a single unscaled unsigned 64-bit integer value at the specified x- and y-position to the selected Characteristic name. |




