Options: General Tab

To go to this tab, click the Options toolbar button and select the General tab.

You can make the following general settings:

• Logging

  Specifies whether logging takes place:

  Disable Logging	No logging delete workspace of ASAM MCD 3MC window.
  Log only to screen	Logging in workspace of ASAM MCD 3MC window.
  Log to screen and file	Logging in workspace of ASAM MCD 3MC window and also to the ASAP3.LOG file in the ASAP3 directory. The file is not deleted automatically. If the file already exists, new log data is appended to it.
  Log only to file	Logging to the ASAP3.LOG file in the ASAP3 directory, no logging in the window. The file is not deleted automatically. If the file already exists, new log data is appended to it.
  Max. Logfile size	Defines the maximum size of the log file.

• Logging Level

  Specifies what is logged:

  Only Errors	Error messages only.
  Commands	Commands with parameters.
  Full	Commands with parameters, responses and error messages.

• Update LED indicators

  Defines whether the LED status display in the taskbar is to be updated.

• Send Acknowledge

  Defines whether a confirmation (status code $AAAA) is to be sent following each command received by the ASAP3 interface.

• Use database names in 'SELECT / DEFINE DESCRIPTION FILE AND BINARY FILE'

  Defines whether INCA database item names are used instead of path/file names.

• Data Download at 'SELECT DESCRIPTION FILE AND BINARY FILE'

  Defines whether data is automatically downloaded to the electronic control unit.

• Create New DS at Download within MCS

  Defines whether a new dataset is created when data is downloaded to the electronic control unit.

  The dataset name of the working page should be selected as binary file name if you use a dataset in the INCA database.

• Labels are case sensitive

  Defines whether the look-up of variables in INCA is case-sensitive.

• Load differences after switching ignition off/on

  Defines whether control devices are automatically initialized with data saved in INCA following ignition on/off.

• Include timestamp in recorder results

  Defines whether an additional channel ("_time_") is automatically to be recorded with the timestamps of the measurement (in ms) during measurements.

See also

Options Dialog Box