Interoperability with MDA 8

The signals were recorded during a test drive (e.g. with INCA) and the recorded values are now to be checked for correct/expected signal values over time. The engineer loads the recording (e.g. a measurement file of *.mf4 format) into MDA 8 and adds some signals to an oscilloscope for inspection. If some values do not have the expected value pattern or exceed certain limits, then engineer wants to check with the documentation for the cause. So he connects with EHANDBOOK and selects the corresponding documentation file (*.ehb) for the currently loaded measurement file. Automatically the corresponding document in the EHANDBOOK is looked up.

This describes how to visualize the signal values over time in MDA 8 and look up the related data in the corresponding documentation in EHANDBOOK.

A calibration engineer navigates to the right topic and opens the interactive model containing the signals under investigation. There, values can be added to the model in which he/she is interested to investigate. Now in MDA 8, you can add the two cursors (Cursor A and Cursor B) for offline measurement. The associated measurements values are prefixed with "A:" and "B" to show to which cursor they belong to.

Replace measurement file feature in the MDA 8 helps to replace a measurement file (*.dat/*.mf3/*.mf4 file) in the MDA 8 and the replaced file will also be updated in the EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR also.

User scenario:
The example below describes the user scenario how this feature useful for a calibration engineer.
For example, the calibration engineer starts the measurement with the recordings and connects to EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR. Then, the engineer wants to check the recordings on the next day. He replaces the measurement file with the latest recordings by using Replace measurement file feature in the MDA 8. The new measurement file is updated on the EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR also without asking the confirmation.
When a new measurement file is replaced in the MDA 8, the following changes are also performed in the EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR.

The engineer has to click on Display all values to add the values back to the interactive models.

To replace a measurement file:

The changes reflected in the EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR after the replacement of the new measurement file are:

The button will disconnect the connection between MDA 8 and EHANDBOOK without terminating the running instance of EHANDBOOK. Exiting MDA 8 or EHANDBOOK product will disconnect implicitly.

Exporting labels is enabled for interactive models where at least one labels is considered to be a valid entry for the [RAMCELL] section or the [LABEL] section of the LAB file.

To allow for high compatibility the LAB file is written in the version 1.0 format which does not contain information on raster or device names for the labels. The LAB file content may look like the following:

Export Labels to LAB File…​ is placed in the Data main menu or it can be also found as a button in the toolbar at the bottom of the window. It’s enabled if an interactive model is opened and at least one label is considered a valid entry for a LAB file. After a click on the menu entry or the button select an existing LAB file or give the name and location of a new LAB file to store the labels. Use the lab file by adding it your existing to MDA 8 configuration.