3 files changed, 26 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/dlt/dlt_protocol.h b/include/dlt/dlt_protocol.h
index 1c30d66..c2e91d7 100755
--- a/include/dlt/dlt_protocol.h
+++ b/include/dlt/dlt_protocol.h
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@
 #define DLT_TYPE_INFO_STRU	0x00004000 /**< Struct */
 #define DLT_TYPE_INFO_SCOD	0x00038000 /**< coding of the type string: 0 = ASCII, 1 = UTF-8 */
 
-#define DLT_TYLE_8BIT		1
-#define DLT_TYLE_16BIT		2
-#define DLT_TYLE_32BIT		3
-#define DLT_TYLE_64BIT		4
-#define DLT_TYLE_128BIT		5
-
-#define DLT_SCOD_ASCII      0
-#define DLT_SCOD_UTF8       1
+#define DLT_TYLE_8BIT		0x00000001
+#define DLT_TYLE_16BIT		0x00000002
+#define DLT_TYLE_32BIT		0x00000003
+#define DLT_TYLE_64BIT		0x00000004
+#define DLT_TYLE_128BIT		0x00000005
+
+#define DLT_SCOD_ASCII      0x00000000
+#define DLT_SCOD_UTF8       0x00008000
 
 /*
  * Definitions of DLT services.
diff --git a/include/dlt/dlt_user.h b/include/dlt/dlt_user.h
index 0523da2..b548707 100644
--- a/include/dlt/dlt_user.h
+++ b/include/dlt/dlt_user.h
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ int dlt_user_log_write_int64(DltContextData *log, int64_t data);
  */
 int dlt_user_log_write_string( DltContextData *log, const char *text);
 
+ /**
+ * Write a null terminated UTF8 string into a DLT log message.
+ * dlt_user_log_write_start has to be called before adding any attributes to the log message.
+ * Finish sending log message by calling dlt_user_log_write_finish.
+ * @param log pointer to an object containing information about logging context data
+ * @param text pointer to the parameter written into log message containing null termination.
+ * @return negative value if there was an error
+ */
+int dlt_user_log_write_utf8_string(DltContextData *log, const char *text);
+
 /**
  * Write a binary memory block into a DLT log message.
  * dlt_user_log_write_start has to be called before adding any attributes to the log message.
diff --git a/include/dlt/dlt_user_macros.h b/include/dlt/dlt_user_macros.h
index 20f605d..c8551b1 100644
--- a/include/dlt/dlt_user_macros.h
+++ b/include/dlt/dlt_user_macros.h
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ extern DltContext CONTEXT;
 	})
 
 /**
+ * Add utf8-encoded string parameter to the log messsage.
+ * @param TEXT UTF8-encoded string
+ */
+#define DLT_UTF8(TEXT) ({ \
+        dlt_user_log_write_utf8_string(&log,TEXT); \
+  })
+
+/**
  * Add boolean parameter to the log messsage.
  * @param BOOL_VAR Boolean value (mapped to uint8)
  */