I have read the section on Static Variables in the IQAN Design User manual at least a dozen times, but I still don't understand the use of static variables. I have used them to declare and initialize a variable a couple times with good success. A static variable should store a value between application cycles, but I don't know what an application cycle is...is it a reference to system cycle time, power cycle, or if use in a function with multiple states? Thanks,

Would it be possible to add so an IDC can show/hide a layer group on a display page?

I'm working on an MD4 application that I would like to have automatically log out after a period of inactivity--meaning no human interaction with the MD4 touch screen. The concept would be similar to a screensaver that turns on after say 30 minutes of inactivity and requires a pin code to wake up. Is there any status code or anything else in the system that I could make use of? Would it be possible to have a System Information Channel with a Display Input Active value that is True any time the screen is being touched (ex MD4) or a button is being pushed (ex MD3)?

Thanks, Dan

Hi, i just updated a application from 4.05 to 4.06. on MD4 7”

When swiping through a measure group in the display, in an instant the display shows the startup image. The image stays up and only power down will reset the display.

When this happens all function stay functioning.

Best regard

Ed

Main features for version 4.06

Add support for CRC check/generation for JFIN/JFOUT

The new channel type, CRC parameter channel, can be connected either to user defined channels for outgoing CAN (JFOUT and GFOUT) or to channels for incoming CAN frames (JFIN and GFIN)

This gives a functions for calculation of an additional checksum placed in the CAN message data field, and a message that can between 0 and 8 bits long.

The channel supports three different checksums:

CRC-8 as defined in SAE J1850, taken over both data field and identifier.

CRC-8 as defined in SAE J1850, taken over data field only.

J1939 defined 4-bit checksum, always combined with a 4-bit message counter.

The purpose of the CRC channel is to aid in the implementation of CAN communication to non-IQAN modules where these protocol features are used for risk reduction, for example the Parker EVM25 module.

IQAN-MD4 Menu system active error indication

The menu exit button in upper right corner will show message severity icon when there are active dialog messages to be seen on the display pages.

IQAN-MD4 Gray out disabled buttons when adjusting During adjust of FP, IP and TP, the buttons for menu back and menu exit are grayed out.

IQAN-MD4 Show active state on single adjust items The active state of FP, IP and DP channels is shown as text below the channel name.

Added support for Peak System USB-CAN adapter

Implemented for IQANdesign, IQANrun and IQANanalyze.

Important problems solved

There was a problem with upgrading to version 4.04 or 4.05 over USB for MD3 and MC2 modules containing older versions, more information in known problems. This is now solved.

For full release notes, see:

http://divapps.parker.com/divapps/iqan/Downloads/IQANdesign%204/ReleaseNotes4.06.12.htm

http://divapps.parker.com/divapps/iqan/Downloads/IQANrun%204/ReleaseNotes4.06.6.htm

http://divapps.parker.com/divapps/iqan/Downloads/IQANsimulate%204/ReleaseNotes4.06.10.htm

http://divapps.parker.com/divapps/iqan/Downloads/IQANanalyze%204/ReleaseNotes4.06.3.htm

Is in the future you expect to add the option to make us able to create a background and add forms to separate items and have some kind of box or forms like rectangle/circle/panel layout to make easier the graphical design.

Actually, the only way to obtain this is to build it with an external application and import this after. but if we have any modification to do, we have to re-edit this graphic and update it.

For big developpment this is acceptable, but for simple/quick project, this option can be very interesting. In the industrial type HMI, they use this concept. You still able to import, but you can design panel and other graphical add-ons to arrange your page.

Thanks!

Is there a way to reorder the system list in IQAN Design? I would like to group like modules together, but I am unable to change the order.

Now that with the G11 and IQAN Run apps, it would be nice to have these modules in a logical order so the guy on the table can easily sort through all the modules.

IQAN offers a Serialnumber ModuleDiagnostics channel, but its in text format. As far as I know, you can't reformat/put that into a numeric channel, or on the CANbus.

What I would like to do, is sending over a unique hardware number (doesn't necessarily have to be the serial, just as long its "baked" into the IQAN somehow) over CAN. So another (non IQAN) unit notifies whenever hardware was replaced. Ideas?

It would be nice if we had control over the menu structure of the "System" and the "Functionality" tabs much like we do on the "Adjust groups" tab. I like to organize my programs so they are all as similar as possible for troubleshooting purposes.. if something ended up out of place it is usually not worth going through the process to reorganize..

IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A STATE MACHINE OR STATE PARAMETER FEED INTO A VIN CHANNEL SAME AS IS CURRENTLY USED FOR COUT CHANNELS AS A MODE SELECTOR. ALSO IF THE UNIT COULD CHANGE WITH THIS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. WHEN CHANGING FROM ENGLISH TO METRIC PSI/BAR I WOULD LIKE TO JUST HAVE TWO SETS OF CALIBRATION AND SCALES THEN HAVING ALL OF THE MATH CHANNELS AND TEXT PARAMETERS TO SHOW THE PSI/BAR NEXT TO THE VALUE ON DISPLAY PAGES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 112 VOLTAGE IN PUTS AND WILL HAVE A HECK OF A TIME PUTTING IN ALL OF THE MATH CHANNELS AND VALUE CHANNELS JUST TO SHOW THIS AND CHANGING ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS THEY FEED INTO.