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1 MDA v7.2.3 Release: December 2016 Page 1 of 13

2 Copyright The data in this document may not be altered or amended without special notification from ETAS GmbH. ETAS GmbH undertakes no further obligation in relation to this document. The software described in it can only be used if the customer is in possession of a general license agreement or single license. Using and copying is only allowed in concurrence with the specifications stipulated in the contract. Under no circumstances may any part of this document be copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into another language without the express written permission of ETAS GmbH. Copyright 2016 ETAS GmbH, Stuttgart The names and designations used in this document are trademarks or brands belonging to the respective owners. Page 2 of 13

3 Contents 1 Introduction Definitions and Abbreviations Conventions User Documentation Product Definition Functions at a Glance General Information System Prerequisites Software Prerequisites Restrictions Delivery DVD Contents Use of 3rd Party Software Installation Licensing Changes What s New in MDA v New Features Defect Fixes What s New in MDA v New Features Defect Fixes What s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build New Features Known issues solved with MDA v7.2.1 Build Defect Fixes What s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build New Features Defect Fixes What s New in MDA v New Features Defect Fixes Compatibility to Earlier Releases Known Issue Reports Quality Assessment and Limitations Hotfix / Service Pack Information Contact, Support and Problem Reporting Page 3 of 13

4 1 Introduction This document contains the for the ETAS product MDA V7.2.x. 1.1 Definitions and Abbreviations Term/Abbreviation ASAM EHI GPS HW LiMa MDA MDF MDFLibrary OnC KIR PR SW VSD Definition Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems ETAS Help Desk International Global Positioning System Hardware ETAS License Manager Measure Data Analyzer Measure Data File Component of MDA and INCA that is used for processing measure files Open and Configure Dialog Known Issue Report. On severe problems that occur after a release, ETAS has introduced the Known Issue Report to inform the affected customer immediately. The current known issues of earlier versions can be found on the ETAS website: Problem Report Software Variable Selection Dialog 1.2 Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in this document: Choose File Open. Click OK. Press <ENTER>. The "Open File" dialog box is displayed. Select the file setup.exe A distribution is always a one-dimensional table of sample points. Menu commands are shown in boldface. Buttons are shown in boldface. Keyboard commands are shown in angled brackets. Names of program windows, dialog boxes, fields, etc. are shown in quotation marks. Text in drop-down lists on the screen, program code, as well as path- and file names are shown in the Courier New font. General emphasis and new terms are set in italics. 1.3 User Documentation User documentation on MDA V7.2.0 is in the PDF format and can be found on the product shipment DVD. A printed version can be ordered with the order card or by using the ordering web link ( Print shop ), available on the DVD. Page 4 of 13

5 2 Product Definition 2.1 Functions at a Glance For an overview of function of MDA 7.2.0, see the What s New slide set. This slide set, in the PDF format, can be found on the product DVD. The slide set for MDA 7.2.x is also available in ETAS Download Center. These slides are available in MDA Service Packs or as a part of INCA What s New slides. 2.2 General Information System Prerequisites The following minimum system prerequisites have to be met: Required Hardware Required Operating System Required Free Disk Space 2.0 GHz dual-core PC or equivalent 4 GB of RAM DVD-ROM drive for installation Network adapter VGA graphic card with a VGA display and resolution of 1024 x 768 with min. 16-bit colours Windows Vista SP1 (32-bit) or higher Windows 7 SP1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 8 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 8.1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 10 (32 or 64-bit) or higher MDA runs in 32-bit compatibility mode on a 64-bit Operating System (English, French, Japanese, Chinese and German OS version supported) 500 MB (not including the size of application data) The following system prerequisites are recommended: Recommended Hardware 3GHz Pentium(R) quad-core CPU 8 GB of RAM DVD-ROM drive for installation Network adapter XGA graphic card with a XGA display and a resolution of 1024 x 768 with 16-bit colours and DirectX 7 support Page 5 of 13

6 Recommended Operating System Recommended Free Disk Space Windows Vista SP1 (32-bit) or higher Windows 7 SP1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 8 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 8.1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher Windows 10 (32 or 64-bit) or higher MDA runs in 32-bit compatibility mode on a 64-bit Operating System (English, French, Japanese, Chinese and German OS version supported) > 10 GB Important notes: - In order to run MDA, the user must have read and write access to the registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ETAS (for more details about user privileges, please refer to section User Privileges Required for Installation and Operation" in the user s manual. - For installing MDA on Windows 7 Ultimate, the Microsoft hotfix "Windows6.1-KB x86" must be installed previously. - Hyper-threading must be supported by the CPU. - Multiple monitors can be used, but there is no special functionality in MDA for them. - To enhance the MDA performance, it is recommended to use computers with as much memory (RAM) as possible and a fast hard disk drive. - It is recommended to keep the target operating system always updated (with latest updates for Windows operating systems from Microsoft) Software Prerequisites - MDA and INCA interaction: in case MDA v7.2.x is used with an INCA it is recommended to use it together with INCA v7.2.x. - MDA v7.2.x can also be used with INCA v7.1.x (the previous versions of INCA v7.2.0). - MDA v7.2.x is protected via electronic licensing. INCA, MDA and some add-ons are protected via electronic licensing. In order to run and use the products, a license file is required that needs to be installed via the ETAS License Manager. The license manager is opened during the installation and can also be started at a later point as an external program located in the ETAS program folder in the Start menu. The license file can be obtained through a self-service portal on the ETAS website by using the software entitlement that you received during the order process or were provided by your tool coordinator Restrictions WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT, WINDOWS 98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operations systems are not supported. Page 6 of 13

7 2.3 Delivery DVD Contents The MDA v7.2.0 software is delivered with an installation routine on a DVD including documentation, tools, utilities, and other information. All software documentation is available in the Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the DVD has been inserted in the DVD drive and read, the main menu of ETAS Product Installation will be displayed. If the ETAS Product Installation menu does not appear, double-click on start.exe that is located in the root folder of the installation DVD. The DVD contains the following items: Folder Documentation HTML Meaning / Explanation Contains software documentation in English, German and Japanese, as well as the What s New slide set, Video Tutorials and a file with a disclaimer notice. Contains HTML scripts in English, German and Japanese for traversing through the main menu and submenus. MDA Tools Contains MDA v7.2.0 software. Contains sample files for three features of MDA v Information on devices used for measurement 2. GPS viewer (for offline and online mode) 3. Displaying signals with invalid samples Use of 3rd Party Software ETAS uses OpenStreetMap for the visualization of GPS data on a street map within MDA v7.2.x. OpenStreetMap is open-source software (OSS). 2.4 Installation Please refer to Section 3 Installing the Program of the MDA v7.2.0 Getting Started Manual for details related to installation of the program. 2.5 Licensing Please refer to Section 3.5 Licensing the Software in the MDA v7.2.0 Getting Started Manual for details pertaining to licensing. Page 7 of 13

8 3 Changes This chapter describes changes in MDA v7.2.x with respect to the previous version of the product, i.e. MDA v7.1.x. 3.1 What s New in MDA v New Features 1. Editable file meta information (user, comment etc.) when generating a new MDF file 2. Improved usability when switching calculated signals type Defect Fixes MDA_alignment _y-axis After multiple replacing of specific measure files the find function does not work correct anymore MDA: Calculated Signals: No merge if the device changed (export from INCA) Data by calculated signals in.mrf is not reliable MDA Abnormal program termination When label name is entered into VSD the first letter is not fully visible Decreased search performance with MDA compared to MDA Access Violation at adress 00721E8F in module mda.exe. Read of address CC MDA 7.2 consumes a lot of RAM compared to MDA Signal "Unit" is not visible in MDA 3.2 What s New in MDA v New Features 1. Improvements to VSD wildcard search Defect Fixes MDA 720 Access violation at address in module 'rtl190.bpl' Read of address MDA shows different number in table for cursor than graphical representation in osci File extractor Button not visible when win text size is on 125 percent MDA_ path setting after adding file from server When zooming in signal color changes MDA configuration cannot be loaded Page 8 of 13

9 3.3 What s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build New Features None Known issues solved with MDA v7.2.1 Build MDA XDA configuration gets corrupt in case the XDA contains calculated signals (KIR-issue, see also ETAS Download Page) Detailed Description: IF an XDA file contains calculated signals AND the XDA is loaded in MDA V7.2.1 AND Case A.: The option check loading out of default path is set to Yes or Yes without warning OR Case B.: [At least one calculated signals refers to an input signal which is not available in the current measure file AND the measure file is replaced by another measure file where the input signals for calculated signals are missing] THEN the formula of the calculated signal gets corrupted. Note: This is independent from the MDA version which was used for creating the XDA file. The issue was introduced with an MDA V7.2.1 beta version and was still an issue with the first released MDA V7.2.1 Build 230. This issue is solved with MDA V7.2.1 Build 233 and higher. To distinguish the MDA Versions the Build Number is now also displayed in the MDA Title Bar, and in the About Dialog Defect Fixes MDA_open_configuration_including_find_trigger Page 9 of 13

10 3.4 What s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build New Features 1. Fixed Time column in Table view 2. Improvements for Nested CC 3. Support for MDF file extraction 4. Support for Windows-10 OS Defect Fixes Filter in VSD does not work after replacing measure file by double click in explorer MDA Issue ASCII generation and violation access Measure file cannot be opened by MDA Access Violation occurs if MDF4.1 with including multiple Measurements MDA7.2 Crashes with certain dat file (no crash in MDA V7.1) Cursor up/down keys not usable when typing in VSD When typing in a label name in VSD for calculated signals, activecalibrationpage is selected as signal Wrong DEFAULT information in About variable dialog MDA 7.2 artifactial peaks in oscilloscope with data reduction on Dialog needs translation CTRL+F12 (show total measured range) and adding variable takes long using configuration MDA takes minutes to load xda configuration Using MDA V7.2x under 32bit OS causes an error message after clicking on Open and configure (menu or button) History entries higher as 10 doesn't work in MDA MDA721 Variable search not possible MDA crashes on print layout change MDA_recording of calibration values of map Page 10 of 13

11 3.5 What s New in MDA v New Features 1. MSI Installer for MDA 2. An option to reuse user settings from previous versions of MDA 3. Support of Wildcards for Search in Variable Selection Dialog 4. Search for variables already used in the configuration 5. Support of nested conversions (CC blocks) 6. Create a list of variables used in configuration (*.lab file) 7. Renaming of bookmarks 8. Enabling Replace button when replace of measure files is possible More details on the features above are provided in the What s New slide set of the DVD Defect Fixes Starting MDA failed Dashed line has wrong background color When data reduction is active and lines are dotted, interpolated numbers have no asterisk MDA: Editing MDA configuration updates creation date of MDF4 measure file wrong/no tooltip shown for truncated axis points MDA_cache for calculated signals is not used when measurement file is repeatedly replaced Y-axis description (letter) not completely visible MDA_if x-axis in exponential format, exponents are not visible MDA - Generate Measure File with all signals creates empty data file Search function in MDA failed MDA - When replacing the measuring file no warning is issued if the path contains unsupported characters The list of signals in VSD is empty Poor performance in VSD MDA V7.2: search function with space key failed MDA7.2 Crashes with certain dat file (no crash in MDA V7.1) 3.6 Compatibility to Earlier Releases MDA v7.2.x is compatible to its predecessor releases. Page 11 of 13

12 3.7 Known Issue Reports If a product issue develops, ETAS will prepare a Known Issue Report (KIR) and post it on the internet. The report includes information regarding the technical impact and status of the solution. Therefore you must check the KIR applicable to this ETAS product version and follow the relevant instructions prior to operation of the product. The Known Issue Report (KIR) can be found here: Quality Assessment and Limitations The following known limitations exist in the released version: General: - It is recommended to use not more than 100 signals in one analysis view. - It is recommended to work with supported files that are on a local drive. - MDA is not able to handle two-byte or three-byte characters properly in general. - It is recommended to de-install older versions of MDA manually before a new installation (especially before downgrading). - On a Windows 7 PC it is recommended to use the Windows classic theme. - It is recommended to use Line Type "Solid" for signals when the Y-Axis range is set to less than 1% of signal's available range. - When no views are present in configuration & measure file is not available at embedded path, reloading of configuration will not consider the measure at default path, even "check loading out of default path" option is set to "Yes" or "Yes without warning". (Defect #533446) - It is recommended to set Text Size (DPI) to 100% for proper representation of dialogs in MDA. - MDA does not support generation of ASCII file from any mf4/mf3 files with virtual master channel. (Defect #548918) Printing: - MDA is not able to handle paper sizes larger than 999 mm. - Settings for paper layout (size, orientation) in MDA printer settings must be the same as for printer itself. - In case the created image for printing exceeds the limit of 90 MB not all printers (software/hardware) are supported. - Modifying the printer settings from MDA Print Layout Editor will change the default printer settings. Page 12 of 13

13 MDA/INCA - Calculated Signals: - It is recommended to use '.' as decimal symbol for defining calculated signals. - Using library functions in formulas might cause some differences in the number of samples. - Measure time as input signal does not work correctly. - It is recommended to use Cache file for calculated signals which cannot be merged. - If a user wants to change a *.pm file then MDA should be closed before. It is recommended to clear the cache files directory (.\ETASData\MDA_Cache) once if *.pm files are modified while the tool is open after migration to MDAV7.1.8 or higher. ETAS File Indexing - It is recommended to use ETAS File Indexing when the measure file size is greater than 100 MB. Visualization view for Video Data - Usage of files (> 10 minutes) may lead to performance issues or synchronization functionality failure. - Needs a special asap1 driver to be installed in addition. Necessary video codecs have to be installed separately and are not part of MDA installation. - In some cases on Click of Play, video ends without playing completely for few of the video signals instead of playing completely. (Defect #361672). This issue is due to the limitation in the media player control and occurs only for some files and not in general. For more information please use the given link Hotfix / Service Pack Information Hotfixes / Service Packs will be released on periodic basis. Hotfixes / Service Packs should be installed as soon as they have been released for world-wide deployment. 5 Contact, Support and Problem Reporting For details of your local sales office as well as your local technical support team and product hotlines, visit the ETAS website: ETAS subsidiaries WWW: ETAS technical support WWW: Page 13 of 13