
MDA V8.6.3
The following enhancements are available for MDA V8.6.3:
- Convenient adjustments of a time offset for signals
- direct shifting of individual signals to allow alignment with other signals of a measure file
- New display to show battery imbalance
- from a large number of comparable signals, such as cell voltages, it is easy to identify those with the highest deviation from the average value of the battery voltage
- Multiple usability improvements:
- Direct assignment of signals with 1-bit data type to Boolean stripes
- Indication of file attachments and references in the File Explorer
- Replacement of signals directly via context menu entry from any instrument
For a complete overview of all improvements and further details, please view: What's New Slides.
MDA V8.6.2

The following improvements are available for MDA V8.6.2:
- Easy creation of a zipped Export file, including the configuration file and all files assigned to it
- Export files can be opened directly or via the Import functionality
- Facilitates the exchange with colleagues or the archiving of a specific setup
- Improvements for measure file formats
- Clearer error messages in the tooltip of measurement files which could not be opened
- Read and write support for special MATLAB file dialects created by or used with ATI Vision
- Command line tool ‘MdfCombine.exe’ provides a new argument for resampling the data
- If needed for a tool which does not support multi-raster a measure file with just one equidistant periodic time raster for all signals can be created
For a complete overview of all improvements and further details, please view: What's New Slides.
MDA V8.6.1

The following improvements are available for MDA V8.6.1:
- Import of Files, Layers and Instruments from MDA V8 configurations
- also enables the duplication of views for the same signals from different measurement files
- Comfortable definition of a time offset
- a time offset can easily be set through graphically shifting a signal curve in an oscilloscope
- Higher flexibility when combining MDF files by means of MdfCombine.exe
- the sequence of to be combined files can be defined freely
Additional Engineering Add-On for MDA
- Connecting of MDA to an ASAM ODS database
- Enable the direct access to measurement files stored in an ODS V6 database
(Adaptations to customer-specific specifications of the database are required)
- Enable the direct access to measurement files stored in an ODS V6 database
For a complete overview of all improvements and further details, please view: What’s New slides.
MDA V8.6.0

The following improvements are available with MDA V8.6.0:
- Import of Display Name Rule Sets from MDA V8 configurations
- Filtering in Variable Explorer based on label files (*.LAB)
- Support of Windows 11
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see "What’s New" slides [pdf].
MDA V8.5.7

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.7:
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Import of Calculated Signals from existing MDA V8 configurations
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Enhancements for Read & Write support of textual measure file formats
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Option to define the structure of the signal name, device, and unit information
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More flexible handling of the time channel, e.g. for combined date and time information
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MdfConvert.exe: support of customer specific textual measure file formats
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see "What’s New" Slides [pdf]
MDA V8.5.6

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.6:
- CAN Bus Trace Add-On: Support of ARXML files for interpretation of BLF file contents
- For Display Name Rule sets variable target groups can be defined more flexible
- Export of enumeration signals into textual file formats as decimal value or as text
- Removed measure files are shown in File Explorer if these are causing ‘no-match’ signals
- Better overview and access to MDA V8 feature videos
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see "What’s New" Slides [pdf]
MDA V8.5.5

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.5:
- Replacement of individual signals
- Several Display Name Rule Sets can be created and applied
- Export of measure data with definable equidistant time raster
- Support of signals having a ‘nested conversion’
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see "What’s New" Slides [pdf]
MDA V8.5.4

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.4:
- Calculation Signals: Support of LookUp tables for Curves (1D) and Maps (2D) with linear or constant interpolation
- Variable Explorer: Introduction of Quick Filters to find the relevant variables faster
- Add-On: Video instrument for playing video files recorded using INCA Video Add-On
- Measurement File Export: Automatic compression of MDF V4.1.x files
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see "What’s New" Slides [pdf].
MDA V8.5.3

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.3:
- Several improvements for Export functionality, e.g. include all signals from all files
- First step towards LookUp table support in calculated signals: Curves in not interpolated mode
- Add-On: Support of Bus Trace files (BLF) in combination with CAN DBC file
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see ‘What’s New’ Slides [pdf].
MDA V8.5.2

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.2:
- Command Line Tool 'MdfCombine.exe' for merging of measure files
- Instrument and Axes Properties view for quick configuring
- Displaying Event signals in the GPS map view
- Improved signal re-assignment when pasting from another configuration
For a complete overview of all improvements, and more details please see ‘What’s New’ Slides [pdf].
MDA V8.5.1

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.1*:
- Editing of measure file comment and other meta-information
- Import of definitions for calculated signals from INCA and MDA V7 (*.xcs)
- Creation of label files (*.lab) to support a quick re-selection in e.g. INCA Experiment Environment
- Oscilloscope improvements: automatic update of cursor values, and new UI element for easier signal to axis assignment
- Optimized font size and line spacing to have more compact list views
* To align Service Pack numbering of MDA V8.5 and INCA V7.3, the version number V8.5.0 was skipped.
For more details please see ‘What’s New’ slides [pdf].
MDA V8.4.1

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.4.1:
- Snapshot Recording in combination with INCA V7.3.0 i.e. MDA V8.4.1 can be opened from INCA while the recording is still ongoing
- Import of calculated signals used in INCA Experiment Environment
- Synchronized cursors are displayed in the GPS Map instrument
- Several improvements for oscilloscope, like option for default behavior for signal-to-axis assignment
For more details please see ‘What’s New’ slides [pdf].
MDA V8.4.0

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.4.0:
- GPS map viewer to display a track using longitude and latitude
- Possibility to define rule for shrinking of long signal names to a relevant fragment
- Apply a time offset for individual signals
- Display of events (datatype EVENT, “$ signals”) in the oscilloscope
- Connect to an already running EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR session (requires EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR V8.0)
For more details please see ‘What’s New’ slides [pdf].