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2008-11-17: CANape 7.0 SP1

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With Service Pack 1, the following changes become effective:

General Usage:

• Each installed Service Pack appears in the Windows Software list with a different name.
• Project selection dialog does show the last loaded projects sorted by the project directory
• The user is asked to save changed signal comments if a graphic window is closed
• Logging import converter supports database names longer then 32 characters
• Logging import converter handles flattened XLX files
• Some issues during printing of display windows are resolved
• The hotkeys Alt+<NUM> does work even the symbol explorer is activated
• Panel buttons can be selected if only a script is assigned
• There is a new macro to get the seconds of the current time
• The statistics funtion of the graphic window take into consideration all selected signals now
• The performance of the symbol explorer is optimized for large databases
• The Shell Extension for MDF files can be installed optionaly during the main installation
• Moving multiple signals inside the legend of display windows is possible now
• Some issues during loading of very big configurations solved
• There is a progress bar during loading large configuration files
• Issue in the Data window is fixed if the delete command is selected without a selected item
• ELF MAP files can be loaded even there is no version number defined
• The setup dialog of graphic and bar display windows restore the y axis setting if they are canceled
• The configuration name field of the status bar provides a context menu to load other projects or configurations
• Logging import converter supports CANcase XL logging format XLX version 2.01
• There is a project selection if the application is started in the program directory
• The symbol Explorer support Display Names
• A backup of project files is created if the project was created by an incompatible older application version
• Components of structures can be inserted into Bar windows
• Changed values of objects used a signal color will update the GUI
• New XCPsim on FlexRay-Demo( requires Vector FlexRay interface hardware )
• Canconv.dll: Support Condalo Log files

Measurement (expanded measurement data acquisition):

• Improved TAB navigation within the measurement configuration.
• Issue fixed when reading a big array (curve with 1672 axis points / data type: double)
• The filter in the signal list of the measurement configuration browser support filtering by measurement events again
• The default recorder file name is extended by the current date and time
• There is a message box if a measurement file could not be overwritten
• The result of the measurement configuration test is displayed in a message box
• Most of the columns of the measurement configuration browser provide a tooltip text now
• Stopping measurement with the ESC key can be disabled
• Saving Motorola signals into measurement files version 3.1 or greater is enabled by default now
• The measurement configuration browser provide a list of all events and all acoustic jobs now
• Disabled events are marked in the tree view of the measurement configuration browser
• Issue fixed at drawing the last value line in graphic windows during measurement
• Measurement configuration browser status bar display of selected signals is improved
• There is a new column displaying issues with measurement signals
• Test measurement configuration for all devices improved
• Display a warning when a measurement is started and a CANcab/CANpiggy is missing

Communication Protocol:

• Issue of the logging import converter fixed in case of importing XCP on FlexRay messages
• Crash with XCPonFLX project
• XCPonLIN: Support of the LIN piggy 6259 MAG
• XCPonLIN: Fixed response interpretation issue
• CAN device: error messages appear cyclically in write window if no CANcab is used
• XCP driver settings: Edit field of event channel number shows one byte only
• CCP/XCP: Fixed DAQ measurement configuration issue
• Da_Nidaq.dll: NI-6071-E does not work correct in differentiell mode.
• Support GPS receiver "u-blox 5"
• XCP (FlexRay, user defined networks): CANape crashes when a deactivated XCP driver tries to save a database
• The CHECKSUM_MAX_BLOCKSIZE overwrites the LOAD_CHECKSUM_GRANULARITY fixed
• XCP on Flexray: buffers which are not available are assigned if MIN_BUFFER_COUNT is used
• XCP on FlexRay: Added relative MIN_BUFFER_COUNT which adds specified number of buffers to the internally calculated ones
• XCP bypassing: Measurement buffer shows both daq and stim packets
• XCP: Automatic detection of a wrong map file name displays now both the wrong and the expected name
• Flexray: Fixed crash when the fibex file is replaced
• XCP on FlexRay: Added relative MIN_BUFFER_COUNT which adds specified number of buffers to the internally calculated ones
• Flexray: Fixed issues that an interface for monitor device could not be selected if no VN module was installed
• Fixed several XCP on FlexRay configuration and communication issues

Functions and Scripts:

• Script function Call() has a new option to wait until the executed program has finished
• The function UserQueryDialog is extended by some new options for text alignment
• Functions RecorderStart() and RecorderStop does work for multimedia signals (video)
• MDF comment text limitation does work even the text is created by a script
• User defined functions return zero if the function is left with cancel or return;
• Correct compiler error message in case of calling a user defined function with invalid parameters
• New IsNan operator to test for invalid floating point values
• Functions of the measurement configuration with mode "On Start" are executed only once
• A script assigned to a .NET Panel button is executed only once after pressing the button
• Load time of projects with a lot of functions is improved
• Added new scripting function CreateDevice()
• XCP: Upload the A2L content from the ECU memory location indicated by the result of EXCHANGE_ID (address)
• Fixed crash when testing measurement configuration being in offline mode

CANapeAPI:

• New API functions to StopScript/StopAllScripts implemented in IFlashmanager2 interface
• Fixed issue saving measurement objects using API modal mode
• CANape server: fixed issue with GetComplexParameter
• Issue fixed when the function Asap3Exit was called

MATLAB/Simulink Support:

• The MATLAB/Simulink measurement object dialog provides a button which will create a device to calibrate the model.
• Multiple usage support for CANape RT-Target generated MATLAB/Simulink DLLs.
• Matlab API: issue fixed when using read/write API-functions by address
• Matlab API: It should be possible to create a device without going online
• File comment text exported to MATLAB files is not limited to 255 characters
• Matlab API: Added function CANapeCreateModuleOnOffline(), WriteMemory(), ReadMemory()

Database:

• ASAP2 keyword NO_FORMULA is used for variables without a conversion rule
• An issue of the database editor after deleting variables from the search dialog is resolved
• Changes of the MAP file settings are taken into consideration without restarting the ASAP2 Editor
• Issue of the ASAP2 Editor is fixed if a Rescale or Curve axis
• Fixed issue that deletion of optional commands in the a2l file was not detected by CANape

Data Management (optimized calibration data management - CDM Studio):

• Binary parameter sets files will now be saved in the global par-file directory, if only the filename is given without of path. If the file name has a relative path, the path will be appended to the global par-file directory.
• Correction in check address overlapping between source address ranges and target address in checksum calculation library. (first byte of target is ignored)
• Complete the post process steps after closing CDM-Studio
• Improvement in handling CDF20 and PaCo specific data (SW_CS_FIELDS are now visible)
• Fix in handling user defined filter property dialog (now the correct property dialog will be opened)
• Fix in PAR file reader. (handle invalid files correctly)
• Performance improvements for variant codded Paco files
• New option for MOTOROLA-S-Record files to define the used address record type (16-, 24
• or 32-bit)
• Support insert parameter to a calibration window during measurement using the main menu item or the defined hot key (F8)
• Fix in merge parameterset feature in CDM-Studio
• Fix in "Save all calibration windows" feature: All curves from a calibration window are saved. Not only the active.
• Usability improvements in edit dialog of "attribute based" filters
• New option to file format INTEL-HEX which disables the creation of the offset record type 02
• Calculate the minimal offset depending on the referenced conversion rule
• Fix in PAR file reader: Comment lines > 128 chars are accepted. (The main comment can have unlimited line length, but for standard fields only first 32 chars are considered)

Offline Analysis:

• Support fast move (Shift + Alt) of the difference marker within the GPS window.
• CANape RT-Target: Generation of data type dependent min/max limits if min/max is defined as -Inf/Inf.
• Support of conversion rules for signals from BLF files if the database description has two conversion rules
• The performance is optimized if a measurement file is unloaded in the measurement file manager
• Both measurement markers can be moved syncronous using Drag&Drop with the right mouse button
• Issue with recalculation of virtual MDF signals in case of replaced input files is resolved
• MDF library supports sorting of MDF files with a too high cycle counter
• A proper error message is shown if a MDF file with a format error is loaded
• There is a progress bar during saving measurement files from the display buffer or from display windows
• Errors during resolving MDF comment field macros are signaled in the GUI
• Virtual file signals are recalculated only if some settings are changed inside the measurement file explorer
• There is no limit any longer if a measurement file is loaded into the measurement signal displays

Diagnostic (more extensive diagnostic options):

• Application note exists how to display DTCs in Grafic Window
• Issues with environment data fixed when overwriting UDS fault memory requests
• Added missing context menues in OBD window
• Toolbar buttons of diagnostic windows can be executed via context menu and shortcut
• Issue with Fault Memory Window fixed when changing the database language via the diagnostics driver setup dialog
• Copy to clipboard issue fixed in OBD window
• OBD window: show trace area button changed
• OBD window: issue with missing CANcard fixed
• Support of Prodis MCD-3D server (Vers. 22120)
• Usability of automatic script creation (from templates) in diagnostic console improved
• Now byte arrays are supported for diagnostic driver measurement/calibration objects
• Support of CANdela 6.0 diagnostic databases
• Support of CANapeScript extension *.cns in diagnostic console
• Fault memory window (MCD-3D): Support for configurable fault memory requests
• Default fault memory requests provided in Fault Memory Window in case of DSA PRODIS.MCD server
• Fixed issue in automatic diagnostic macro creation
• OBD window: Added buttons to select all or deselect all listelements
• Diagnostic driver: Now complex parameters are also written to qualifier overview file
• Diagnostic console: Update Byte:Bit Position for complex parameter fixed
• OBD: Support 29 bit ID´s and CAN baudrate 250000
• MCD 3MC: When adding a object to measurement list object has invalid raster

CANditoFlash (more flexibilty):

• Support of ODX-D
• use a generic CDD/ODX file
• Allows to create a flash container