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2007-05-23: CANape 6.1 SP3

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With Service Pack 3, the following changes become effective, all previous service packs for version 6.1 are contained:

Changes in 6.1.30:

General:

• Support file extension 'srec' for Motorola S-Record files
• The database editor saves the width of the tree view
• New option to allow saving of parameters in a par-file which are not within their limits
• MATLAB export converts signals with 'conversion table'
• Selective database export with variant coding
• New CANapeAPI function for CANcaseXL log A2L signal selection
• Reinit a MATLAB/Simulink DLLs in the measurement list with every start of the measurement
• Option AM: Support of multimedia time offset for offline evaluation
• Improved text of error messages in case functional groups are not available because of communication problems (e.g. no CANcab)
• New CustomBinFile.DLL (support of Renault ULP format)
• Video stream properties can also be changed for Webcams

Driver:

• CCP/XCP: Fixed issue that the deactivation of the Flash Signature
• XCP: Fixed evaluation of event priority and cycle time
• XCP: Pure STIM events are suppressed as measurement mode in the measurement list
• XCP: Set DAQ list priority correctly when starting measurement
• XCP: Fixed crash when measuring static DAQ lists and many signals
• XCP: Fixed crash when A2L measurement just contains keyword "variable" for daq_event definition
• XCP: Fixed issue when creating of static DAQ lists with many signals
• XCP on FlexRay: Send XCP packets if the static slot is used as sync. slot
• XCP on FlexRay: Increased bandwidth if more FRAME-TRIGGERINGs are referenced to one FRAME in FIBEX
• FlexRay: Measure frames if the frames are referenced by more than one slot id
• Functional diagnostic driver supports 29 bit identifier
• FlexRay Monitor: Support Audi specific FIBEX enhancements
• Fixed issue when creating XCP device per Drag&drop

CANditoFlash:

• New Online Help
• Displaying a disclaimer on start
• Menu Option to create a window shortcut
• Possibility to configure even if no ECU is connected

Map Reader:

• Handle invalid addresses read from elf file generated by MW EABI PPC C-Compiler
• DWARF3 support to ELF reader
• Float format TASKING works also for measurement
• Support linking ASCII string with variable of an ELF map file
• ELF reader supports reading mangled names from new Diab Data compiler
• UBROF BINARY map reader.. bitfield information extended by members wih non-fundamental (typedefined) data type

Function and Scripts:

• Usage of ++ operator with measurement function arguments
• Duplication of functions

Changes in 6.1.21:

• Fixed issue when measuring too many signals using XCP with static DAQ lists
• Fixed issue when creating new device for ES4xx measurement modules (CANape did not go online formerly)
• Issue fixed referring to axis values of characteristics of type MAP and CURVE which refer a standard or fix axis (Instead of the value X0 to Xn was displayed.)
• Simulink model viewer: Support of vector graphic's generated by MATLAB V7.0 and later

Changes in 6.1.20:

General Usage:

• CANdito Flash: new dedicated utility intended for flash download by diagnostic script.
• Simulink model viewer: Support of vector graphic's and zoom in/out
• Option AM: Size of Flat 3D objects can be less than 1
• Support of sorted search result in Symbol Explorer
• Proper size of popup menus
• Windows without frame can be resized to a very small size
• Save the last used file name filter of the measurement file selection dialog
• New option to interprete BIT variables of map files as unsigned int (Physical values 0 and 1)
• Proper handling of measurement mode "on key" of CANape version 6.1.10
• Options Dialog: Explanation for "Increased realtime ability" enhanced
• Update a closed Symbol Explorer if he is opened again
• Panel window data link dialog enhanced
• Handling corrected in case of a project is loaded or CANape is closed and the current project contains calibration or measurement comments
• Handling corrected in case of inserting a signal in Measurement list dialog if a database selection is open and a filter dialog is opened
• MapReader for VC8 release build mode

Offline analysis measurement files:

• Possibility to merge mdf-files again that are previously splitted from another MDF file
• The import converter support CANcaseXL LOG logging files (XLG files)
• Delete temporary files of imported CANalyzer logging files, if the file device is permanent loaded
• The MATLAB export converter skips signals of datatype greater then 32 bit (doesn't abort any longer)
• The ATF Import converter creates MDF 3.0 files
• ASCII Import converter support values with more then 9 digits now
• Corrected generation of Float Signal definition with long names (caused syntax errors in generated dbc file (for logger daq measurements))
• CANalyzer Logging Converter is able to deal with BLF files including environment variables of type double
• Proper reading of negativ values of MOTOROLA signed integer signals (MDFlib++)
• Add a MDFlib++ function to read and modify the value raster item of a channel block
• All Files Filter *.* of the new Import Converter is included in the "All Measurement Files" Filter
• MDFlib++ supports DAT files (MDF format) created by ETAS Ascet SD
• Support a difference line time lower then the comment line time for Signal comments. Fix problem of the value macro in case of a Xoffset
• COFF map reader supports bit fields crossing byte borders
• Improved support of M files created by the MATLAB export converter (syntactical problems fixed)

Display of measurement data:

• Inserting a curve without axis into an existing calibration window is possible
• Color of nearly white signals is adapted at print operation
• Correction of activity display of numeric measurement windows
• Command 'Save Signals' of a graphic window saved only data points inside the specified time range
• Hex calibration window can be updated during a measurement
• Print the name of a y axis of graphic windows on the printer
• The comment of the selected curve in numeric map calibration windows is showed in case of multiple curves added to that window
• Global measurement cursor is set to the previous position at stop of measurement
• Trigger times and signal comment times is adjusted during saving signals from a graphic window if time stamps start from zero
• Display improvements of Y axis labels in graphic windows if the window is too small

Driver:

• Driver settings written by CNP_CREATE_INI driver entries in an a2l-file are used by the driver now
• CCP: static daq lists in A2L database were not recognized correctly
• Busdoctor: Optimize thread priorities reduce receive errors.
• Suppress CCP command Start_Stop mode "prepare" when mode "start" is selected
• Corrected CANape Signature in CCP driver length setting
• FlexRay:
  • Support of Busdoctor II
  • Monitoring: With a big FIBEX file and many signals, the measurement took a long time to start
  • Fixed warning message when checking the low-level parameter of FIBEX
  • Configure the driver settings if using CHI and DBC
  • Automatic Communication controller restart if synchronization with the bus is lost
• XCP:
  • Corrected some keywords in the XCP-IFDATA AML when writing the database
  • Static daq lists supported which are defined by A2L ifdata
  • PREDEFINED_DAQ_LISTs supported (required for ES4xx module integration)
  • Optimized RAM consumption with XCP if block measurement mode is enabled and measurement is triggered
• XCP on FlexRay:
  • Fixed detection of lost packet which did not work in some cases
  • Warning baloon not displayed any longer if the max. Flexray length contains a number begining with 1 like 14
  • User is informed if a buffer overrun occures while using VN3x00
  • Possibility to have random order of XCP elements in FIBEX

Data Management:

• Load sequence of CDM-Studio and "load parameter set" window corrected. Under some circumstances the values of a parameterset were not displayed.
• The unit information of an ASCII string is written in files which use the DCM-format

Database:

• A variant criterion can no longer be assigned to a database group that contains the associated selector
• Enhanced importing specific LIN databases
• Complete original database file name is used as device name if a device is created because dropping the database in CANape
• A default DAQ event for a signal in the database can be selected
• Bitmask characteristics of Motorola byte order are supported now correctly
• Default signal attribute value in DBC files is used to set the precision of CAN signals for the whole database

Diagnostics:

• The 'read all identified DTCs' default request has been changed to '0xa9 0x81 0x12'
• Fixed problems regarding Intel byte order for diagnostics driver
• All functional groups of the whole network can be selected for a functional diagnostic device driver
• Enhanced state and error information is displayed in the fault memory window
• Improved error message in case functional groups are not available because of communication problem
• Fixed drag & drop handling of ODX databases in case the files are not in the working directory
• New XML-Scriptfunction to save embedded file containers from ODX-F file to the working directory (flash download use case)
• Correction of wording within diagnostics driver dialog (Regular -> Normal; Mode -> Scheme)

Functions and Scripts:

• New script function to create directories
• Close progressbar after calling ProgressBarClose()
• Changing a variable value in functions using unary operators (a++) is recognized as write operation now.
• Added new script function that allows to switch from physical to function addressing (and vice versa)
• Function sizeof() even works for MDF file signals which are not previously created

CANape API:

• Menu command "Device | New from MCD3 server" is only enabled if the appropriate user rights exist are set.
• Now registry is checked for installed MCD3D servers on device creation
• Improved handling while connecting to a remote MCD3MC server (now checking availability)
• Improved handling of multiple modules for ASAP3 CANape API use case
• New CANapeAPI function to get the CANape Version