ETAS MDA V8.6 Bedienungsanleitung

ETAS MDA V8.6

User Guide

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MDA V8.6 – User Guide R2 EN – 06.2022

ETAS Contents

Contents

1 Welcome to MDA V8 7

1.1 Before You Start 8

1.1.1 Target Group 8

1.1.2 System Requirements 8

1.1.3 Installation 8

1.1.4 Licensing 8

1.1.5 Privacy Notice 8

1.2 MDA V8 Basics 10

1.2.1 Getting to Know the Basic Workflow 11

1.2.2 Getting to Know the Windows 12

1.2.3 Getting More Information 13

1.2.4 Undoing or Redoing Actions 13

1.2.5 Operating MDA via Keyboard 14

1.3 User Settings 15

1.3.1 Setting the Language of the User Interface 17

1.3.2 Customizing the Window Layout 17

1.4 MDA V8 and Other ETASProducts 20

1.4.1 Launching MDA fromINCA 20

1.4.2 Connecting MDA to EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR 21

1.5 Customer-Specific Enhancements 22

1.5.1 Defining ASCIIMeasure File Formats 22

2 Configuration Creation 23

2.1 Maintaining Configurations 23

2.1.1 Creating, Saving, and Closing Configurations 23

2.1.2 Importing an XDX Configuration 25

2.1.3 Importing an XDAConfiguration 26

2.1.4 Importing Calculated Signals via XCS Export File 27

2.1.5 Adding Configuration Comments 28

2.2 Maintaining Measure Files 28

2.2.1 Adding, Replacing, and Removing Measure Files 28

2.2.2 Defining a Time Offset for a Measure File 32

2.2.3 Measure File Comment and Other Meta Information 33

2.2.4 Indication of File Index Status 34

2.3 Exporting and Converting Measure Data 34

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2.4 Defining Variable Name Display 38

2.5 Handling of Special Files 41

2.5.1 Using Label Files (LAB) 41

2.5.2 Extracting Measure File Attachments 42

2.5.3 Using Calibration Data Exchange Files (CDF) 42

2.5.4 Loading and Interpreting a Bus Trace File (BLF) 43

3 Signal Selection 45

3.1 Defining Display Name in the Application 45

3.2 Defining the View in the Variable Explorer 45

3.3 Sorting and Filtering 46

3.4 Extracting Bits from a Signal 50

3.5 Assigning Signals to Instruments 51

3.6 Displaying Signal Information 53

3.7 Reusing the Signal Name in Other Applications 55

4 Calculated Signals 57

4.1 Defining Calculated Signals 58

4.2 Managing Calculated Signals 60

4.3 Examples for Calculated Signals 62

4.3.1 Extracting Bits or Bit Fields from an Integer 62

4.3.2 Calculating RMS 62

4.3.3 Using Enumeration Signals 63

4.3.4 Applying Calculations to Specific Samples 64

4.4 Calculated Signals Details 68

4.4.1 Data Types 68

4.4.1.1 Data Type Conversion 69

4.4.1.2 Data Type Deduction 69

4.4.2 Formula Syntax 70

4.4.2.1 Literals 70

4.4.2.2 Signals 72

4.4.2.3 Operators 72

4.4.3 Reduction 73

4.4.3.1 Ranges 74

4.4.3.2 Reduction Behaviors 74

4.4.3.3 Reduction Functions 77

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5 Instruments 80

5.1 Maintaining Instruments 81

5.2 Oscilloscope 83

5.2.1 Oscilloscope's Toolbar 84

5.2.2 Adjusting the Signal List 84

5.2.3 Zooming 86

5.2.4 Using Strips 87

5.2.5 Using Axes 90

5.2.6 Basic Navigation 94

5.2.7 Using Cursors 95

5.2.8 Adjusting Signals 99

5.2.9 Creating a Bound in a Strip 101

5.3 Scatter Plot 101

5.3.1 Adjusting Signals 102

5.3.2 Zooming 102

5.3.3 Using Strips 103

5.3.4 Using Axes 104

5.3.5 Using Cursors 105

5.3.6 Using Bounds 106

5.4 Table 108

5.5 Statistical Data 111

5.6 Event List 112

5.7 GPS Map 114

5.8 Video 117

5.9 Time Navigation and Synchronization 118

5.9.1 Synchronizing Instruments 119

5.9.2 Scrolling with the Time Slider 120

5.9.3 Zooming with the Time Slider 122

6 Navigation and Search 124

6.1 Using Layers 124

6.2 Displaying Previews 126

6.3 Searching within the Configuration 127

7 Troubleshooting 129

7.1 Access to the Online Help 129

7.2 Support Function in Case of System Errors 129

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8 Contact Information 131

9 Appendix 132

9.1 Import Calculated Signals from XDA Files:Differences between MDA V7 and

MDA V8 132

9.1.1 Constants 133

9.1.2 Standard Operations 133

9.1.3 Operations of type "Single Bit" 134

9.1.4 Operations of type "Bitmask" 135

9.1.5 Operations of type "Limit Monitoring" 135

9.2 Behavior of Calculated Signals depending on the status flag 136

9.3 Custom Operations 137

9.4 Using Command Line Arguments 143

10 Glossary 145

Index 152

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ETAS 1 Welcome to MDA V8

1 Welcome to MDA V8

MDA V8.6 is the latest version of the new Measure Data Analyzer tool from

ETAS. The Measure Data Analyzer (MDA) is used to visualize and analyze

measurement data in different views. The central view is the configuration

which contains the layout and visualization (layers, instruments, and signals)

and a reference to each measure file. You can customize the layout and con-

tent for the different views. MDAprovides many useful functions such as

zooming, scrolling or synchronizing different views.

To get a quick overview on how to work with MDA V8 watch the videos under

Help >Videos or directly from the Home page under Videos.

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ETAS 1 Welcome to MDA V8

1.1 Before You Start

The following chapters inform you about the details you need to know before

you start working with MDA V8.6.

1.1.1 Target Group

This manual addresses qualified personnel working in the fields of automobile

control unit development and calibration. Specialized knowledge in the areas

of measurement and control unit technology is required.

1.1.2 System Requirements

For the latest information on the needed system requirements, see the

Release Notes in the Service Pack Installer located at Installation

File\Documentation\ReleaseNotes or, after the MDA installation, at

%Program Files\ETAS\MDA V8.6\Documentation\Readme.

1.1.3 Installation

You can install the MDA software from a DVD, a network drive, or using the

INCAService Pack Installer.

For more information, see the MDA Installation Guide or the INCA Installation

Guide.

In the MDA Installation Guide you can find the following topics:

lHow to install MDA as an administrator

lHow to install the software using the INCA Service Pack Installer

lHow to customize the network installation

lHow to customize the support information

1.1.4 Licensing

A valid license is required for using MDA V8.6. You can obtain the license file

required for licensing either from your tool coordinator or through a self ser-

vice portal on the ETAS Internet Site under http://www.etas.-

com/support/licensing. To request the license file you have to enter the

activation number which you received from ETAS during the ordering process.

In the Windows Start menu, select E>ETAS >ETAS License Manager.

Follow the instructions given in the dialog. For further information about, for

example, the ETAS license models and borrowing a license, press F1 in the

ETAS License Manager.

1.1.5 Privacy Notice

Personal data is processed when using MDA. As the controller, the purchaser

undertakes to ensure the legal conformity of these processing activities in

accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation

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(GDPR/EU). As the manufacturer, ETAS GmbH is not liable for any mishandling

of this data.

Through the use of this product measurement data that may include personal

data can be processed. This measurement data, for example, include vehicle

identification numbers (VIN) or vehicle number plates as well as GPS, video,

audio or other measuring data. The exact data recorded in each case is

determined by you when you configure your measuring system. Note that, in

such cases, you are responsible for the legally compliant handling of the data

in accordance with applicable national law.

Technical and organizational measures

This product does not itself encrypt the personal data respectively data cat-

egories that it records. Ensure that the data recorded are secured by means of

suitable technical or organizational measures in your IT system, e.g. by using

classic anti-theft and access protection on the measurement hardware. Per-

sonal data in log files can be deleted by tools in the operating system.

Data Categories

lWhen using the ETAS License Manager in combination with user-

based licenses, particularly the following personal data and/or

data categories that can be traced back to a specific individual is

recorded for the purposes of license management:

User data: User ID

Communication Data: IP address

lWhen using the ZipAndSend functionality for reporting product

defects to us, the logfiles included in the ZIP file may contain file

paths on your system, e.g. the full file path to a measure file used

in MDA. If you use personal data in your file paths (e.g. the user

ID) and you do not want this data to be sent, you will have to

remove it manually from the logfiles.

lWhen using the GPS Map instrument, GPS data points are not

sent to the external data provider, but processed and visualized

internally within the tool. Particularly the following personal data

and/or data categories which can be traced to a specific indi-

vidual is used for the purpose of visualization:

Measurement Data: GPS data points

lWhen using the GPS Map instrument, particularly the following

personal data and/or data categories, that can be traced to a spe-

cific individual, is sent to the external map data provider

(Omniscale GmbH) and used there for the purpose of providing

the request map data, and for detecting and preventing malicious

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attacks on their infrastructure:

Communication Data: IP address

1.2 MDA V8 Basics

When you start MDAV8, the Home page is displayed. The Home page makes it

easier for you to get started with the software and provides an overview of the

main functionalities. To go back to the Home page, click the ribbon Home.

In the middle of the Home page, the main features for fast working are avail-

able:

New Configuration

Creates a new configuration containing one default layer.

Open Configuration

Allows the selection of an existing configuration file in XDX format.

Add Measure File

Adds a measure file from your file system. For more information, see

"To add a measure file" on page29.

Import XDA

Imports an existing configuration in XDA format. For more information,

see "Importing an XDAConfiguration" on page26.

Recently Used

Contains a list with the recently used configurations.

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