Version History

2010-01-15: CANape 8.0 SP2

This service pack has been replaced by SP5. Please contact our support team if you require a previous version.

With Service Pack 2, the following changes become effective (SP1 is contained):

New Features:

Support of the operating system Windows 7 32 Bit.
Kvaser Memorator logging files (.kme files) can be imported.
Improved Data Mining functionality (see online help).
Support mp4 video format for offline analysis.
Advanced Multimedia: New GFX object Polynomial: y = a*a2 + b*b2*x + c*c2*x2 + d*d2*x3.
Support of GPS receiver ublox "AEK-4H".
20kHz sample rate with ES611 modules from Etas.
Usability of the .NET Panel ActiveX is improved.
ASAP2 files coded with UTF8 and byte order mark (BOM) can be read.
Fragments of an ASAP2 file can be imported.
DSP mode added to the linker map reader for COFF/DWARF map files for the duplication of addresses.
New ASCII export converter option: The comment of measurement signals can be used as signal name.
The Matlab export converter can export a subset of signals.
Open only one instance of the .NET Panel Designer for the same panel.
Hex file functions can be used in scripts during measurements.
New global option to disable drawing of the trigger events in graphic windows.
Improved display of the envelope curve for all zoom factors.
CANapeAPI: New functions for resume mode measurement and time sync management.
Toolbar button added to toggle an ECU device between calibration RAM and Flash.
Improved support of different file extionsions related to MOTOROLA-S format.
Added the places bar feature to the CDM Studio file open dialog.
Added option to export 2D/3D graphics based on VRML to the HTML report.
Improved handling of numerical values, concerning the decimal separator, in EXCEL-Reports.
New switches (CANDELA_STMIN_HANDLING_OFFSET, CANDELA_TRANSFER_ACCELERATION) for faster flash programming.

Improved user operation and display:

Enhanced Project Management for data mining files.
Increased number of files which can be zipped using the Project Management feature.
Drawing of the envelope curve for white display window background.
Drawing problems concerning printing of display windows fixed.
The column settings of graphic windows are saved for every component window.
Issue with deleting virtual signals or functions, which are displayed by a data window, solved.
Issue fixed if an object is deleted and a setup dialog of a display window is open which contains the deleted object.
The Write window content can be exported using absolute time stamps.
Persistence of the Seed&Key file selection when the function Browser is closed and reopened.
Assignment issue of Graphic window displays to common axis fixed.
The correct background color is used if the envelope curve is displayed if some signals are disabled.
The scroll bar of the Hex Calibration window works properly.
The width of the columns in the display window legend can be changed if the header line is invisible.
After loading a second configuration the global cursor is set to the correct time.
The measurement file can be changed while file channels are assigned to Stimulation objects.
Fixed issue of the sort order of the address column of the measurement configuration browser.
Fixed issue concerning the execution of scripts calling subfunctions which return with cancel via panel buttons.
Fix of an issue concerning the creation of a project folder on a Japanese Windows Vista.
Saving the Function Browsers local setings on a system using UAC(Windows Vista/7).
Calibration RAM: Download is performed if defined as default action.
Calibration RAM and cache file: Fixed issue which lead to an unconditional upload.
Checksum calculation: Improved handling when auto-detection is configured in offline mode and afterwards a flash sequence is initiated.
Signals can be enabled and disabled in the graphic window settings dialog. Signals used as X axis are enabled automatically.

Extended measurement data acquisition:

Possibility to work with multiple devices if one is set as external time master.
Flush mode used by the CANape Server during saving measurement files can be defined in the project file.
Issue with measurement data storage in memory on some computers with multiple cores fixed.
Option "Do not measure polled signals if display windows are minimized or invisible" supported for measured calibration parameters.
DAQ: Improved handling of large DAQ lists.
Fixed display of memory consumption at measurement configuration for arrays.
Support the creation of parameter sets from measurement files also for maps with dynamic axis points.

Communication protocol:

CCP logging: Command SET_S_STATUS is added to the logger configuration.
Tracing logged messages: Functionality improved.
XCP: Fixed issues which affected tracing of Motorola ECUs during flashing.
XCP: Fixed issue which blocked CANape in case of error response FE 24.
XCP on FlexRay: Display warning message "Inconsistent buffer/frame payload length" in write window .
CAN Monitor: Fixed asynchronous start.
XCP on FlexRay: Possibility to go online after communication error.
CCP logging: Commands START_STOP and START are added to the logger configuration.
XCP on FlexRay: Improved usability of buffer settings configuration within driver settings.
XCP on FlexRay: Fixed issue which lead to wrong static frame sizes.
XCP tracing: Fixed display of command GET_DAQ_PROCESSOR_INFO.
FlexRay: Possibility of going online after a short physical disconnect.
XCP on FlexRay: Fixed FIBEX file configuration issue.
Seed & Key: Resources are unlocked during CONNECT sequence.
FlexRay logging: Automatical naming of log file.

Offline analysis of measurement files:

Fixed error message in case of envelope curve calculation for virtual Matlab signals with multiple function results.
Solved Redraw problem of multiple graphic windows on some computers with multiple cores.
Array signal elements from measurement files can be used for X/Y displays.
Converter setting "overwrite existing target = false" is accepted if the converter is started for the second time by a script.
Support of interpolation of signal values by the MATLAB and the ASCII export converter.
Fixed error message in case of envelope curve calculation for imported measurement files.
Default settings of the ASCII export converter are changed in case of an english version.
Logging import converter does not create MDF files bigger than 4 GB.
Trigger events are also saved if signals from a graphic window are saved in an MDF file.
Sample Reduction is supported for measurement files with virtual time channels.
The Vector logging import converter supports time stamps and time syncronisation for CCP/XCP DAQ messages.
Persistent assignment of virtual MDF signal input parameters to parameters if a calibration window containing these parameters is closed.
Temporary files created for unsorted and write protected measurement files are deleted.

Database:

Correct handling of 64-Bit integer variables in ASAP2 file version 1.50
Correct writing of ASAP2 files with verbal conversion tables created from an enumeration in an IEEE linker map file.
The message about a changed database mask is not shown anymore if nothing has been changed during the address update process.
Issue fixed in the Database Editor that the MAP file entry tree is not always added.
Some problems during drag&drop of structures in the Database Editor are fixed.
Map Reader component for COFF files supports different drives.
Fixed issue of the Linker Map Reader, which sporadically prevents reading COFF/DWARF map files.
Prohibit measurement or calibration objects with a third dimension.
Plausibility check of db files detects inconsistency in axis defintion.
Values of fixed axis of ASAP2 files can have more than three digits.
All included database files are saved in the original location if the main database file is not located in the current working directory.

Calibration data management (Parameter sets & CDM Studio):

Fixed issue with rule based copying related to parameters which are not defined in the source parameter set.
Improved handling of snapshots in CDM Studio: Deny the actions copy&paste, modify value and delete a parameter in a snapshot.
Support of japanese characters in the generic report component.
Support of japanese characters in the calibration history overwiew.
Fixed problem which occurred if a parameter that is not described in the A2L file is deleted from the parameter set
Unneccessary messages removed which occurred in combination with parameter sets containing parameters referencing database descriptions with indirect addressing mode.
Fixed issue in merge parameter set feature, which disabled the copying of parameters.
Fixed issue with redo/undo functionality of the CDM Studio in case of working with parameters which are opened without a A2L.
CDM Studio: issue with saving CDF20 files which are created by INCA is fixed. Under some circumstances the modifications were not written back.
Directory settings of parameter set files and database description files can be independent from the project directory.
Improved snapshot generation and tracking of changes considering the use case save&flash
Issue with the CANCEL button on the post process dialog of the CDM Studio is fixed.
Support of parameters crossing multiple application RAM segments.
Adapted the search dialog in the user defined filter dialog of the CDM Studio to screen size 1024x768
Fixed issue in the HTML report generation which occurred if a parameter with an undefined number of digits was reported in case of activated VRML.
Improved support of virtual and dependent parameters in all CANape/CDM Studio use cases.
Improved handling of CDM Studio filters to display the correct content in case of variant codded parameter sets.

Extended MATLAB/Simulink support:

Create valid global variable names during auto linkage of MATLAB/Simulink DLL inputs/outputs.

Diagnostics:

Improved handling of periodical transmission of functional addressed TesterPresent requests.
Fault Memory: Problems displaying text in Chinese OS windows fixed.
The base variant is used as default variant for all means of creating a new device.
Online state in diagnostic console, fault memory, and OBD window is updated consistently.
Trace window displays services executed for variant identification.
Fixed issue with invalid value ranges of block size and STmin parameters.

Data Mining:

Persistent assignment of virtual Matlab signals to the function result in the Data Mining explorer.

Automation:

CANapeAPI: CAN device function "Asap3CreateModule" was improved to avoid assignment problems.

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