MDA V8.1 What s New Functionality Overview

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2 Basic Concepts of MDA V8.1 Version General Notes Ribbon Configuration File Explorer Export Measure Data Signal Explorer Instrument Box Instrument and Time Slider Oscilloscope Table Configuration Manager Layer Preview Calculated Signal Command Line Tool mdfconvert.exe 2

3 General Notes MDA V8.1 is the first product release of the new measure data analysis tool from ETAS This new product combines high performance and user-friendly operation concepts Installation of MDA V8.1 includes MCD Core* and DirectX9, it requires 64 bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 State-of-the-art technology are used, like Windows ribbon concept, or docking window mechanism, i.e. objects can be positioned at any desired place using drag & drop via the title bar Some GUI elements provide the auto-hide pin * Note: MCD Core is a base component for ETAS tools used in the background for high performance data handling 3

4 Ribbon: Get quickly access to frequently used functionalities Functionality is structured in ribbons, namely for Configuration, View and Help For an efficient usage of the available space the ribbon can be set to auto-hide Outlook Further icons and ribbons will be added according to the implementation progress 4

5 Configuration: Manage even complex display and analysis tasks A configuration is the central working place for the display and analysis of measure data Layers, instruments and signals assigned to instruments are part of a configuration Measure files are linked to configurations Within one MDA session several configurations can be opened in parallel Unsaved changes to a configuration are indicated by a star Import of existing *.xda files into an MDA 8 configuration is supported for oscilloscope and table. For each imported xda file a new layer is created MDA 8.1 can be opened directly from INCA V7.2.2 with respective user option. As long as just one measure file is assigned to the active configuration in MDA, a replacement of the measure file will happen. * Note: MDA 8 configurations (*.xdx) can not be converted back to MDA V7.x (*.xda) 5

6 File Explorer: Manage your files in a clearly arranged way Hierarchical view to manage configurations, and their respective measure files A configuration contains a selection of signals and how these are represented; the actual data for signal representation comes from the measure file(s) assigned to the configuration Measure files assigned to a configuration appear as sub-elements of the configuration entry From File Explorer removing, replacing and exporting of measure file(s) can be done Outlook Support textual measure files, e.g. *.ascii, *.csv 6

7 Improved and consistent handling when input signal is missing When removing or replacing a measure file in the File Explorer, it might happen that a signal is no longer available Nevertheless the signals assigned to instruments remain as placeholders within the configuration until measure data is available again With a replacement of a measure file an automatic signal mapping is performed, signals having the same name except the file name and file path are handled as perfect match Any signal(s) not matching perfectly remain in the configuration, but without data displayed (so-called no match case) Available and missing signals are distinguished easily by the font style 7

8 Export Measure Data: Create your own measure file Using Export Measure Data allows to create a new measure file*, including any mdf file format conversions Export Measure Data can be called from File Explorer by selecting the measure file which has to be exported, or by selecting signal(s) in the Signal Explorer A progress view provides information about the export process Outlook Export Measure Data from Instrument, Configuration Manager * Note: MDA 8.1 supports numeric data and enumerations completely, for mdf V3.x also data type strings 8

9 Signal Explorer: Experience the new performance Tabular view for selection of signals showing signal name and meta data To shrink the list of signals to the relevant ones, filtering is done via: Search field for signal name Funnel icon of the respective column header (e.g. ) Icon to filter used and not used signals Columns can be reordered and hidden Columns at left can be excluded from scrolling ( Freeze ) Signals are assigned to an instrument simply via drag & drop onto a layer, or into an existing instrument 9

10 Instrument Box: Get an overview of all possible instruments Initially two instrument types will be shipped with MDA V8.1, namely the same oscilloscope as in INCA V7.1 and a table representation Outlook With future versions further instrument types will be provided by ETAS, like an xy oscilloscope 10

11 Instrument and Time Slider: Display relevant information quickly At the bottom of an oscilloscope a time slider is shown for an overview of the complete time range of all measure files assigned to the present configuration Oscilloscope allows quick navigation through measure data and time range Scrolling, zooming* and synchronization of instruments can be done from here In case of deep zooming the mode switches automatically into Magnifier mode, i.e. the visual range is represented on a magnified scale for better orientation For quick navigation in the magnifier mode, scrolling of the magnified scale is enabled Show/Hide behavior of time slider can be defined within the options dialog of each instrument * Note: For symmetric zooming use the left mouse button plus CTRL key 11

12 Oscilloscope: One instrument for several views The oscilloscope of MDA V8.1 offers a similar functionality as the one in INCA V7.1 Strips for analog or digital signals An analog strip can display several signals Analog signals can share the same axis or choose individual axis Most functionality is accessible via mouse, like drag & drop of signals, scrolling* and zooming* of the axes An icon bar for frequently used activities like zoom-to-fit, zooming behavior, cursors, or printing / saving of a screenshot is provided * Note: For scrolling of value or time axis use the left mouse button, plus CTRL key for zooming or right mouse button 12

13 Table: User friendly instrument for detailed analysis The table of MDA V8.1 combines some functionality of the MDA V7.x table and the measure data refiller (MDR) view By a simple click onto the Fill empty cells button, data is step-wise interpolated to fill cells for which no recorded value is available Columns can be re-ordered via drag&drop Scrolling through data is possible via time slider as well as via keyboard Outlook Synchronization of Table instrument with other instruments 13

14 Configuration Manager: Get an overview of your configuration The Configuration Manager provides a hierarchical representation of the configuration, i.e. layers, instruments, and signals Search functionality for all objects within the configuration Drag & drop of instruments or signals within one configuration Renaming and removing of objects Outlook Copy & Paste of instruments and layers 14

15 Layer Preview: Navigate quickly between different instruments In the task bar of each layer a symbol appears for each instrument type (e.g. oscilloscope, table) Via the icon a live preview can be opened, which allows to identify and to navigate quickly between diverse instruments The currently active instrument is highlighted by a blue frame Clicking onto an instrument preview brings it to the front and into the visible area 15

16 New easy-to-use calculated signals management Calculated Signals enable to derive information which is not accessible directly in the recorded measure data A new user-friendly Calculated Signals Editor supports easy-to-read and -to-understand formulas Only very few steps needed to define a new calculated signal, and to use it instantly like any other signal High-performance of the underlying calculation engine Duplicate, edit or rename an existing calculated signal within a configuration Support of basic functions, more information available via Help Manuals Draft for Toolbox Outlook Toolbox to access predefined calculated formulas Support of additional functions 16

17 Additional Functionality Command Line Tool for data conversion and extraction Together with MDA V8.1 mdfconvert.exe tool is installed, which can be used independently from MDA V8.1 for format conversion and extraction of subsets of signals* and time mdfconvert.exe can be easily integrated into scripting solutions Any *.mdf format version is supported Outlook Support of further signal types* *Note: Numeric data and enumerations are supported completely, for mdf V3.x also data type strings 17

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