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MDA v7.2.3 Release Notes

Release: December 2016

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Copyright

The data in this document may not be altered or amended without special notification from ETAS GmbH.

ETAS GmbH undertakes no further obligation in relation to this document. The software described in it can

only be used if the customer is in possession of a general license agreement or single license. Using and

copying is only allowed in concurrence with the specifications stipulated in the contract.

Under no circumstances may any part of this document be copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored in a

retrieval system, or translated into another language without the express written permission of ETAS GmbH.

© Copyright 2016 ETAS GmbH, Stuttgart

The names and designations used in this document are trademarks or brands belonging to the respective

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Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4

1.1 Definitions and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 4 1.2 Conventions ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 User Documentation ......................................................................................................... 4

2 Product Definition.................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Functions at a Glance ....................................................................................................... 5 2.2 General Information ......................................................................................................... 5

2.2.1 System Prerequisites ............................................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Software Prerequisites ............................................................................................ 6 2.2.3 Restrictions ............................................................................................................ 6

2.3 Delivery ........................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1 DVD Contents ......................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2 Use of 3rd Party Software ....................................................................................... 7

2.4 Installation ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Licensing ......................................................................................................................... 7

3 Changes ................................................................................................................................. 8

3.1 What’s New in MDA v7.2.3 ................................................................................................ 8 3.1.1 New Features ......................................................................................................... 8 3.1.2 Defect Fixes ........................................................................................................... 8

3.2 What’s New in MDA v7.2.2 ................................................................................................ 8 3.2.1 New Features ......................................................................................................... 8 3.2.2 Defect Fixes ........................................................................................................... 8

3.3 What’s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build 233 ................................................................................. 9 3.3.1 New Features ......................................................................................................... 9 3.3.2 Known issues solved with MDA v7.2.1 Build 233 ....................................................... 9 3.3.3 Defect Fixes ........................................................................................................... 9

3.4 What’s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build 230 ............................................................................... 10 3.4.1 New Features ....................................................................................................... 10 3.4.2 Defect Fixes ......................................................................................................... 10

3.5 What’s New in MDA v7.2.0 .............................................................................................. 11 3.5.1 New Features ....................................................................................................... 11 3.5.2 Defect Fixes ......................................................................................................... 11

3.6 Compatibility to Earlier Releases...................................................................................... 11 3.7 Known Issue Reports...................................................................................................... 12 3.8 Quality Assessment and Limitations ................................................................................. 12

4 Hotfix / Service Pack Information ........................................................................................... 13

5 Contact, Support and Problem Reporting ................................................................................ 13

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1 Introduction

This document contains the Release Notes for the ETAS product MDA V7.2.x.

1.1 Definitions and Abbreviations

Term/Abbreviation Definition

ASAM Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems

EHI ETAS Help Desk International

GPS Global Positioning System

HW Hardware

LiMa ETAS License Manager

MDA Measure Data Analyzer

MDF Measure Data File

MDFLibrary Component of MDA and INCA that is used for processing measure files

OnC Open and Configure Dialog

KIR Known Issue Report. On severe problems that occur after a release, ETAS has introduced the Known Issue Report to inform the affected customer

immediately. The current known issues of earlier versions can be found

on the ETAS website: http://www.etas.com/kir.

PR Problem Report

SW Software

VSD Variable Selection Dialog

1.2 Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this document:

Choose File Open. Menu commands are shown in boldface.

Click OK. Buttons are shown in boldface.

Press <ENTER>. Keyboard commands are shown in angled brackets.

The "Open File" dialog box is displayed. Names of program windows, dialog boxes, fields, etc. are shown in quotation marks.

Select the file setup.exe Text in drop-down lists on the screen, program code, as well as path- and file names are shown in the Courier New font.

A distribution is always a one-dimensional table of sample points.

General emphasis and new terms are set in italics.

1.3 User Documentation

User documentation on MDA V7.2.0 is in the PDF format and can be found on the product

shipment DVD. A printed version can be ordered with the order card or by using the ordering web link (“Print shop”), available on the DVD.

http://www.etas.com/kir

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2 Product Definition

2.1 Functions at a Glance

For an overview of function of MDA 7.2.0, see the “What’s New” slide set. This slide set, in

the PDF format, can be found on the product DVD.

The slide set for MDA 7.2.x is also available in ETAS Download Center. These slides are

available in MDA Service Packs or as a part of INCA “What’s New” slides.

2.2 General Information

2.2.1 System Prerequisites

The following minimum system prerequisites have to be met:

Required Hardware 2.0 GHz dual-core PC or equivalent

4 GB of RAM

DVD-ROM drive for installation

Network adapter

VGA graphic card with a VGA display and

resolution of 1024 x 768 with min. 16-bit colours

Required Operating System Windows® Vista SP1 (32-bit) or higher

Windows® 7 SP1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher

Windows® 8 (32 or 64-bit) or higher

Windows® 8.1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher


MDA runs in 32-bit compatibility mode on a

64-bit Operating System

(English, French, Japanese, Chinese and

German OS version supported)

Required Free Disk Space 500 MB (not including the size of application

data)

The following system prerequisites are recommended:

Recommended Hardware 3GHz Pentium(R) quad-core CPU

8 GB of RAM

DVD-ROM drive for installation

Network adapter

XGA graphic card with a XGA display and a resolution

of 1024 x 768 with 16-bit colours and DirectX 7

support

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Recommended Operating System Windows® Vista SP1 (32-bit) or higher

Windows® 7 SP1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher


Windows® 8.1 (32 or 64-bit) or higher


MDA runs in 32-bit compatibility mode on a 64-bit

Operating System

(English, French, Japanese, Chinese and German OS

version supported)

Recommended Free Disk Space > 10 GB

Important notes:

- In order to run MDA, the user must have read and write access to the registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ETAS (for more details about user privileges, please

refer to section 3.1.4 “User Privileges Required for Installation and Operation" in the user’s manual.

- For installing MDA on Windows 7 Ultimate, the Microsoft hotfix "Windows6.1-KB968211-

x86" must be installed previously.

- Hyper-threading must be supported by the CPU.

- Multiple monitors can be used, but there is no special functionality in MDA for them.

- To enhance the MDA performance, it is recommended to use computers with as much memory (RAM) as possible and a fast hard disk drive.

- It is recommended to keep the target operating system always updated (with latest

updates for Windows™ operating systems from Microsoft).

2.2.2 Software Prerequisites

- MDA and INCA interaction: in case MDA v7.2.x is used with an INCA it is recommended to use it together with INCA v7.2.x.

- MDA v7.2.x can also be used with INCA v7.1.x (the previous versions of INCA v7.2.0).

- MDA v7.2.x is protected via electronic licensing. INCA, MDA and some add-ons are

protected via electronic licensing. In order to run and use the products, a license file is required that needs to be installed via the “ETAS License Manager”. The license

manager is opened during the installation and can also be started at a later point as an external program located in the ETAS program folder in the Start menu. The license file

can be obtained through a self-service portal on the ETAS website by using the software

entitlement that you received during the order process or were provided by your tool coordinator.

2.2.3 Restrictions

WINDOWS® 95, WINDOWS® NT, WINDOWS® 98SE, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP operations systems are not supported.

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2.3 Delivery

2.3.1 DVD Contents

The MDA v7.2.0 software is delivered with an installation routine on a DVD including documentation, tools, utilities, and other information. All software documentation is available

in the Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the

DVD has been inserted in the DVD drive and read, the main menu of “ETAS Product Installation” will be displayed. If the “ETAS Product Installation” menu does not appear,

double-click on start.exe that is located in the root folder of the installation DVD.

The DVD contains the following items:

Folder Meaning / Explanation

Documentation Contains software documentation in English, German and Japanese,

as well as the What’s New slide set, Video Tutorials and a file with a disclaimer notice.

HTML Contains HTML scripts in English, German and Japanese for traversing through the main menu and submenus.

MDA Contains MDA v7.2.0 software.

Tools Contains sample files for three features of MDA v7.2.0

1. Information on devices used for measurement

2. GPS viewer (for offline and online mode)

3. Displaying signals with invalid samples

2.3.2 Use of 3rd Party Software

ETAS uses OpenStreetMap for the visualization of GPS data on a street map within MDA v7.2.x. OpenStreetMap is open-source software (OSS).

2.4 Installation

Please refer to Section 3 “Installing the Program” of the MDA v7.2.0 “Getting Started Manual” for details related to installation of the program.

2.5 Licensing

Please refer to Section 3.5 “Licensing the Software” in the MDA v7.2.0 “Getting Started

Manual” for details pertaining to licensing.

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3 Changes

This chapter describes changes in MDA v7.2.x with respect to the previous version of the product, i.e. MDA v7.1.x.

3.1 What’s New in MDA v7.2.3

3.1.1 New Features

1. Editable file meta information (user, comment etc.) when generating a new MDF file

2. Improved usability when switching calculated signals type

3.1.2 Defect Fixes

519933 MDA_alignment _y-axis

534188 After multiple replacing of specific measure files the ‘find‘ function does not work correct anymore

544580 MDA: Calculated Signals: No merge if the device changed (export from INCA)

544784 Data by calculated signals in .mrf is not reliable

546004 MDA Abnormal program termination

546592 When label name is entered into VSD the first letter is not fully visible

547338 Decreased search performance with MDA 7.2.2 compared to MDA 7.2.1

549284 Access Violation at adress 00721E8F in module mda.exe. Read of address

000002CC

549598 MDA 7.2 consumes a lot of RAM compared to MDA 7.1

549774 Signal "Unit" is not visible in MDA


3.2.1 New Features

1. Improvements to VSD wildcard search

3.2.2 Defect Fixes

533715 MDA 720 Access violation at address 50156001 in module 'rtl190.bpl' Read of address 00000001

534866 MDA shows different number in table for cursor than graphical representation in

osci

535790 File extractor Button not visible when win text size is on 125 percent

538042 MDA_ path setting after adding file from server

538123 When zooming in signal color changes

543488 MDA configuration cannot be loaded

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3.3 What’s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build 233

3.3.1 New Features

None

3.3.2 Known issues solved with MDA v7.2.1 Build 233

537369 MDA XDA configuration gets corrupt in case the XDA contains calculated signals

(KIR-issue, see also ETAS Download Page)

Detailed Description:

IF

an XDA file contains calculated signals AND

the XDA is loaded in MDA V7.2.1

AND Case A.: The option “check loading out of default path” is set to “Yes” or “Yes without

warning” OR

Case B.: [At least one calculated signals refers to an input signal which is not available in the

current measure file AND

the measure file is replaced by another measure file where the input signals for calculated signals are missing]

THEN

the formula of the calculated signal gets corrupted.

Note:

This is independent from the MDA version which was used for creating the XDA file.

The issue was introduced with an MDA V7.2.1 beta version and was still an issue with the

first released MDA V7.2.1 Build 230.

This issue is solved with MDA V7.2.1 Build 233 and higher.

To distinguish the MDA Versions the Build Number is now also displayed in the MDA Title Bar, and in the About Dialog.

3.3.3 Defect Fixes

537486 MDA_open_configuration_including_find_trigger

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3.4 What’s New in MDA v7.2.1 Build 230

3.4.1 New Features

1. Fixed Time column in Table view

2. Improvements for Nested CC

3. Support for MDF file extraction

4. Support for Windows-10 OS

3.4.2 Defect Fixes

521118 Filter in VSD does not work after replacing measure file by double click in explorer

521151 MDA 7.1.10 - Issue ASCII generation and violation access

522042 Measure file cannot be opened by MDA

523220 Access Violation occurs if MDF4.1 with including multiple Measurements

523905 MDA7.2 Crashes with certain dat file (no crash in MDA V7.1)

526148 Cursor up/down keys not usable when typing in VSD

526150 When typing in a label name in VSD for calculated signals, activeCalibrationPage is selected as signal

526844 Wrong DEFAULT information in About variable dialog

527061 MDA 7.2 artifactial peaks in oscilloscope with data reduction on

527341 Dialog needs translation

528327 CTRL+F12 (show total measured range) and adding variable takes long using

configuration

530750 MDA takes minutes to load xda configuration

531774 Using MDA V7.2x under 32bit OS causes an error message after clicking on ‚Open and configure‘ (menu or button)

531812 History entries higher as 10 doesn't work in MDA

532524 MDA721 Variable search not possible

532610 MDA crashes on print layout change

532980 MDA_recording of calibration values of map

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3.5.1 New Features

1. MSI Installer for MDA

2. An option to reuse user settings from previous versions of MDA

3. Support of Wildcards for Search in Variable Selection Dialog

4. Search for variables already used in the configuration

5. Support of nested conversions (CC blocks)

6. Create a list of variables used in configuration (*.lab file)

7. Renaming of bookmarks

8. Enabling ‘Replace’ button when replace of measure files is possible

More details on the features above are provided in the “What’s New” slide set of the DVD.

3.5.2 Defect Fixes

489662 Starting MDA failed

492209 Dashed line has wrong background color

497551 When data reduction is active and lines are dotted, interpolated numbers have no asterisk

497758 MDA: Editing MDA configuration updates creation date of MDF4 measure file

498722 wrong/no tooltip shown for truncated axis points

499452 MDA_cache for calculated signals is not used when measurement file is repeatedly

replaced

501090 Y-axis description (letter) not completely visible

506536 MDA_if x-axis in exponential format, exponents are not visible

511049 MDA - Generate Measure File with all signals creates empty data file

512544 Search function in MDA failed

514468 MDA - When replacing the measuring file no warning is issued if the path contains

unsupported characters

519414 The list of signals in VSD is empty

519448 Poor performance in VSD

519918 MDA V7.2: search function with space key failed

523905 MDA7.2 Crashes with certain dat file (no crash in MDA V7.1)

3.6 Compatibility to Earlier Releases

MDA v7.2.x is compatible to its predecessor releases.

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3.7 Known Issue Reports

If a product issue develops, ETAS will prepare a Known Issue Report (KIR) and post it on the internet. The report includes information regarding the technical impact and status of

the solution. Therefore you must check the KIR applicable to this ETAS product version and follow the relevant instructions prior to operation of the product.

The Known Issue Report (KIR) can be found here: http://www.etas.com/kir

3.8 Quality Assessment and Limitations

The following known limitations exist in the released version:

General:

- It is recommended to use not more than 100 signals in one analysis view.

- It is recommended to work with supported files that are on a local drive.

- MDA is not able to handle two-byte or three-byte characters properly in general.

- It is recommended to de-install older versions of MDA manually before a new installation (especially before downgrading).

- On a Windows 7 PC it is recommended to use the Windows classic theme.

- It is recommended to use Line Type "Solid" for signals when the Y-Axis range is set to

less than 1% of signal's available range.

- When no views are present in configuration & measure file is not available at embedded path, reloading of configuration will not consider the measure at default path, even

"check loading out of default path" option is set to "Yes" or "Yes without warning". (Defect #533446)

- It is recommended to set Text Size (DPI) to 100% for proper representation of dialogs

in MDA.

- MDA does not support generation of ASCII file from any mf4/mf3 files with virtual master channel. (Defect #548918)

Printing:

- MDA is not able to handle paper sizes larger than 999 mm.

- Settings for paper layout (size, orientation) in MDA printer settings must be the same as

for printer itself.

- In case the created image for printing exceeds the limit of 90 MB not all printers (software/hardware) are supported.

- Modifying the printer settings from MDA Print Layout Editor will change the default

printer settings.

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MDA/INCA - Calculated Signals:

- It is recommended to use '.' as decimal symbol for defining calculated signals.

- Using library functions in formulas might cause some differences in the number of samples.

- Measure time as input signal does not work correctly.

- It is recommended to use Cache file for calculated signals which cannot be merged.

- If a user wants to change a *.pm file then MDA should be closed before. It is

recommended to clear the cache files directory (….\ETASData\MDA_Cache) once if *.pm files are modified while the tool is open after migration to MDAV7.1.8 or higher.

ETAS File Indexing

- It is recommended to use ETAS File Indexing when the measure file size is greater than

100 MB.

Visualization view for Video Data

- Usage of files (> 10 minutes) may lead to performance issues or synchronization

functionality failure.

- Needs a special asap1 driver to be installed in addition. Necessary video codecs have to

be installed separately and are not part of MDA installation.

- In some cases on Click of Play, video ends without playing completely for few of the

video signals instead of playing completely. (Defect #361672). This issue is due to the

limitation in the media player control and occurs only for some files and not in general. For more information please use the given link -

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/96c67dce-597c-443e-a755-618638367b45/mediaplayerposition-set-problem

4 Hotfix / Service Pack Information

Hotfixes / Service Packs will be released on periodic basis. Hotfixes / Service Packs should be installed as soon as they have been released for world-wide deployment.

5 Contact, Support and Problem Reporting

For details of your local sales office as well as your local technical support team and product hotlines, visit the ETAS website:

ETAS subsidiaries WWW: www.etas.com/en/contact.php

ETAS technical support WWW: www.etas.com/en/hotlines.php



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