Main features

Configurable speed on Diagnostics bus

It is possible to select between three different speeds:

• 250 kbps, classic CAN (default)
• 500 kbps, classic CAN
• 500/2000 kbps, CAN FD with 500 kbps arbitration and 2 Mbps data

CAN FD gives the highest increase in bandwidth with efficient packaging utilizing up to 64 bytes in the data field.

All IQAN master modules and G12 support speeds above 250 kbps.

CAN FD is supported on IQAN-MD5 displays, IQAN-MC4/MC4xFS CAN-A to -C and IQAN-G12.

To connecting with IQANdesign/IQANrun over CAN, select the correct arbitration speed; 250 or 500 kbps. 

When set to 500 kbps, IQANdesign/IQANrun will automatically detect if the system is running 500 kbps classic or FD with 500/2000.

The status bar in IQANdesign/IQANrun shows the Diagnostics bus speed of the connected system. 

It is also possible to check the Diagnostics bus speed from the menu system, system info. 

NOTE. All modules on the bus must be run the same speed. The G12 automatically detects the speed in use on the bus when it starts up.

If an IQAN master module is started without application (bypass application), it will detect the diagnostic bus speed used by other modules on the bus.

Configurable speed on Master bus

Speed may be 250 kbps or 500 kbps classic CAN, or CAN FD with 500/2000 kbps. 

This makes it possible to keep Diagnostics and Master bus mixed when increasing Diagnostics bus speed.

On the master bus data field remains at 8 bytes also with FD (future improvement possible).

CAN FD on Generic bus

FD speeds 250/250, 250/500, 250/1000, 500/500, 500/1000 and 500/2000 is now supported on Generic CAN.

Camera improvements

-Camera modules renamed to highlight the support for 3^rd party cameras with SOME/IP, the protocol used by the SV camera. 3^rd party cameras controlled by RTPS is now called RTSP (in previous version this was “generic” camera)

-Modified RTSP camera timeout to support more camera models

-RTSP camera will show the currently configured URL in the hint. 

(RTSP port number is not shown, it is fixed to 554).

Other 7.05 updates

Several improvements in IQANrun, see: 

Release notes - IQANrun 7

Also see 

Release notes - IQANdesign 7

Release notes - IQANsimulate 7

Release notes - IQANscript 7

A string text is an array of characters.
Why it is actually impossible to cast a string text into array object (equivalent to memcpy function in C Language) ?

It will be a revolution to have this in next release of IQAN Design:

-> From array object, we can have a way to convert S/N text into integer..

-> From others subjects, they can compare text strings, etc..

Feature highlights

Apply login to IQANdesign

Login previously defined for IQANrun/IQANgo users is now required also for IQANdesign. This modified functionality is applicable to projects where an access level is defined on any of the properties: 

• Update project 
• Remote access
• Send settings (IQANdesign clear settings)

IQANdesign will give a warning if an access level is not defined for Update project. 

Support for MC4x/XC4x-M24 

Support for new hardware versions of

• MC4x-M24, 
• MC4xFS-M24 and
• XC4x-M24.

Applications updated to 7.03 will run on both original and -M24 versions of MC4/MC4xFS hardware.

XC4x Firmware is updated to 2.02, this version supports both original and -M24 version of the XC4x expansions.

More updates and details, see  Release notes - IQANdesign 7

IQANrun updates

• Improved keyboard navigation and shortcuts
• Right click popup menu added to graph
• New command line arguments

See Release notes - IQANrun 7

Is there any plan to add string compares or other string functions to IQAN yet?

I run into this wall somewhat regularly as our machines get more complex. Adding even simple comparison to strings would be useful. The problem I am trying to solve right now is that I have no way to compare a string to know if it has changed.

Alternatively, if there was some channel status on a text parameter to know if it was updated, that would be useful as well.

I did read through Gustav's thread about string functions here: String functions / Software / IQAN

Doesn't seem there has been much advancement on this topic and those string functions wouldn't accomplish what I am looking to do.

It would be very nice to be able to open/import TXT files (inverse operation of IQANdesign.exe ProjectFile.idax -saveas ProjectFile.txt).

This would multitudes of options for code maintenance, quality control, and version management that don't exist in the current panacean GUI-as-IDE paradigm.

Updated user interface

• Introduced Add button, same as IQANdesign
• Reorganized script action categories
• New icons for script actions

Other features

Support scripts based on IQANdesign variant 

Scripts can be based on .idvx variant project files. Note that send project is not supported in this version. 

Script info level 

In IQANrun, a script info level can be set to show when actions are executed.

See IQANscript release notes for more.

Hello,

I would like to get familiar with the ‘Simulink model' functionality while my colleague is working on the model. Unfortunately, there is no example in iQan Design which I can try. Is it possible to get a (simple) example of a Simulink model? Just to get familiar with it?

Thanks!

Hello,

It would be extremely beneficial to have GitHub "capabilities" with design files for version control. Great example would be to link IQAN with COPIA.

Cheers  

Just an idea: It would be helpful for me if iQanDesign could generate a QRcode with information about the system on a display page which a user can scan with his phone and email/app this information. All information that is important (serial number, software version, date of system, etc.) can be send in one message (information for the code must be selectable  by the programmer). Also for documenting/testing could this be useful.

Request to add new line feature (\n or _ notation used in QCode would work) for IMSGs and CMSGs.