Service Packs

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.

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)

For a complete overview of all improvements and further details, please view: What’s New slides.

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].

The following major improvements are available with MDA V8.5.7:

• Import of Calculated Signals from existing MDA V8 configurations

• Enhancements for Read & Write support of textual measure file formats

  • Option to define the structure of the signal name, device, and unit information

  • More flexible handling of the time channel, e.g. for combined date and time information

• 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]

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]

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]

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].

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].

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].

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].

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].

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].