Generate the restbus simulation (RBS) descriptor XML file using the RBSConfig tool. This way, the RBS can send messages on a CAN or a LIN channel.

A restbus simulation (RBS) simulates control units that do not exist in the network. For these simulated control units, the test system sends the CAN, LIN, or Automotive Ethernet messages instead of the real electronic control unit. An RBS on a CAN or a LIN channel can use an RBS descriptor XML file. Generate the XML file from a network description file (.ldf, .dbc or AUTOSAR-XML) using the RBSConfig tool. For more information, refer to Configuring a Restbus Simulation File. The generated RBS descriptor XML file path has the XML tag <RBSDescriptor> inside the configuration file.

The RBSConfig tool does not support the new AUTOSAR-XML files with the Container-PDU concept (from the AUTOSAR Release v4.2.1). RBS in the NI-VCOM Toolkit runs based on the information provided directly in an AUTOSAR-XML file, which is specified in the XML tag Network Descriptor file. This means that there is no need for an RBS descriptor file if you are using an AUTOSAR-XML file.