IQAN training schedule 2016 update
The 2016 schedule for IQAN training's are now available:
IQAN training UK, new IQAN training in UK arranged at NFPC
During 2016, there will be both introduction level training, and training days focused on the IQAN Creative Studio version 4 updates.
MD4-7 blue screen
Hi, sometimes at start up a blue screen appears and the system does not boot.
any ideas?
J1939 Error - Caterpillar ECM
Communication with Caterpillar ECM over J1939.
When the machine control system is first powered up, and the engine is not running, the System Log logs several J1939 events related to a couple of PGNs.
Has anyone else seen this before?
I don't believe it is the PGN timeout, as there are several ECM PGNs with timeouts that don't log errors.
Anyone have any idea what "J1939 Error" Means?
Thanks!
As you can see, there are five J1939 errors that consistently show up on power cycle.
One of them is Engine Oil Pressure. Here is the PGN:
And the associated PIN:
MD4 Graphics Options
Another nice option would be to be able to fill in areas bounded by lines with blocks of colour which could be selectable by another channel. I know that this is possible by creating colour images and then imputing them but this would be a much easier method.
Another thing which we seem to get requests for regularly is the ability to graph items on screen. I have asked whether this might be possible before but up til now this functionality has always been too video processor hungry - I wonder if the new spec of the MD4 might now be able to cope with it?
Visual compare tool
Because for big project the text files compare is difficult to use.
Mode selector for "Text Formatting Channel"
It would be nice to be able to assign a State machine or parameter to a "Text Formatting Channel".
I have a situation where I have "Group A", 10 Text Parameters with with a state machine (10 states) assigned to it. And a "Group B" of 15 Text Parameters with a 15 state machine. I would like to use a Single Text formatting channel to Add Group A to B for certain situation.
Trying to display the text on the screen currently is painful.
Also on a separate note it would also be nice to be able to use a Text Formatting Channel in a Text Parameter.
application input output vs j1939 input output for master modules
If I understood it correctly, an MC2 master received a digital value from an MD4 master module via an application in/out pair.
Then in another location in the program, the MD3 and MD4 exchanged information through J1939 pgns.
How do I know when to use Application in/out or J1939 in/out?
Md4 and frequency
Hello
It is possible to measure a frequency with a md4 ?
Thank
360° Rotation of Gauges
I have an application where I am using a gauge to display the position of a rotating object. I make the 12 o'clock position the 0° point. I noticed that as my input is rotating from clockwise, that the needle on the gauge rotates counter clockwise from 359° back to 0°.
It would be nice to have the gauge continue to rotate in a clockwise direction as my input crosses the 0° threshold.
Brief No Contact from 2x MD5 to MC43 on Equipment Start
We have a multi-master setup with MC43 headmaster, MC41, and 2 MD5 displays. On initial power up all modules are communicating normally without error. For a brief moment on engine start both MD5s report no contact to the MC43 and values from the CAN bus stop updating on both displays. First assumption was a voltage drop issue on the MC43 but we scoped power to ground at the MC43 during startup and we are well above the 9V minimum. We also ran a CAN trace on the bus to check for CAN errors but saw no issues there either (no CAN errors reported by anything on the IQAN side either other than the no contact error).
The no contact is transient, it appears to clear up almost immediately. There is no indication of no contact on either the MC43 or MC41 LEDs during this period. LEDs are displaying the normal running pattern. When the displays are frozen all of the control functions still work, but the display does not update to reflect our inputs.
The displays will resume updating values only if we transition to another user-created MD5 page and back. Until we go to another screen it will never resume updating values on the display. So far we have replicated on IQANdesign versions 7.05.19 and 7.05.27. Other than this specific issue everything is operating without problems.
Does anybody have any suggestions on potential causes or tests to narrow down the issue?
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