User Options for Calibration: General Tab

To go to this tab, click the User Options button and select the Experiment tab. On the Experiment tab, double-click in the Value field of the Calibration option, then select the General tab.

You can make the following settings:

• Calculate dependent characteristics

  Defines how dependent (virtual) characteristics are to be calculated.

  Note

  If you change the setting for the calculation of dependent characteristics, a dialog box in which you can decide whether the option is to become effective in future adjustment actions or is to apply to all dependent characteristics contained in the currently opened datasets. Since there are different calculation methods, it is indicated in the dataset how a dependent characteristic has been calculated. Whenever an input value is changed, or INCA comes across a dependent characteristic missing the information on the calculation method, the whole tree is recalculated.

  physical	All dependencies are calculated within the physical range (float); the result obtained is subsequently converted to hexadecimal format.
  physical + limited	All dependencies are calculated within the physical range (float); each characteristic is limited to a defined upper or lower limit value in the event that limit values are exceeded before it is input into the following calculation formula. The result obtained is then converted to hexadecimal format.
  quantized	Each (intermediate) result is rounded to the data type implemented in the destination system before it is input into the following calculation formula.
  quantized + limited	Each intermediate result is rounded to the data type implemented in the destination system and, if limit values are exceeded, limited to the defined upper or lower limit value before it is input into the following calculation formula. (default setting)

  Changes in this setting become valid immediately.

  Settings for General Calibration Tasks - Calculate Dependent Characteristics

• Calibrate Measurement Refresh Rate in seconds

  If you activated the Enable Calibrate Measurement Devices option, you can define with which rate (in seconds) the values of the corresponding adaptive parameters should be refreshed.

  Changes in this setting become valid when opening an experiment the next time; an open experiment must be closed and reopened for the option to become valid.

• Calibration Recording

  Select whether calibrations are recorded by default.

  This setting is applied as default value to all newly selected measure variables; the setting has no influence on already selected measure variables.

• Process point activation

  Defines whether during measurement only the process point of the curves/maps in the foreground is to be displayed.

  This setting is applied as default value to all newly selected calibration variables; the setting has no influence on already selected variables.

• Display hex

  Defines whether the variables are to be displayed in hexadecimal format.

  This setting is applied as default value to all newly selected calibration variables; the setting has no influence on already selected variables.

• Float INC/DEC step

  Defines the step for increment and decrement operations if the basic implementation type of the value is a float.

  Changes in this setting are only applied to newly added instruments; the setting has no influence on instruments that are already open.

• Integer INC/DEC step

  Defines the step for increment (F6 key) and decrement (F7 key) operations if the basic implementation type of the value is an integer.

  Changes in this setting are only applied to newly added instruments; the setting has no influence on instruments that are already open.

• Coarse INC/DEC factor

  The basic step size for incrementing (F6 key) or decrementing (F7) the value of calibration variables is set in the options Float INC/DEC step and Integer INC/DEC step or in the properties of a calibration instrument. If you want to use a larger step size, you can use this option to set a multiplier and use the key combinations Shift + F6 or Shift + F7 for applying larger incrementation and decrementation steps.

  You can set any whole number between 1 and 100. The current setting of the step size will be multiplied by this factor.

  Changes in this setting are only applied to newly added instruments; the setting has no influence on instruments that are already open.

• Common axis adaptation

  Defines the adaptation of mutually dependent axes.

  none	No axis is adapted.
  all	All mutually dependent axes are adapted.
  selected	Only selected axes are adapted.

  Changes in this setting become valid immediately.

• Default reset selected axis points to RP action if values are also modified

  Defines how INCA behaves when axis points as well as parameter values have been changed and selected axis points are to be reset to the value on the reference page.

  Reset only selected axis points to RP	Only the axis points are reset to the value on the reference page; any modified associated parameter values keep their modified values.
  Reset selected axis points and corresponding values to RP	The axis points as well as the associated parameter values are reset to the value on the reference page.

• Default reset selected values to RP action if axis points are also modified

  Defines how INCA behaves when parameter values as well as axis points have been changed and selected parameter values are to be reset to the value on the reference page.

  Reset only selected values to RP	Only parameter values are reset to the value on the reference page; any modified associated axis points keep their modified values.
  Reset selected values and corresponding axis points to RP	The parameter values as well as the associated axis points are reset to the value on the reference page.

• Prompt for default reset selected axis points to RP action if values are also modified

  Defines whether INCA prompts you when axis points as well as parameter values have been changed and selected axis points are to be reset to the value on the reference page.

  Yes	You are prompted as to whether the changes should be applied.
  No	The changes are applied without any prompt.

• Prompt for default reset selected values to RP action if axis points are also modified

  Defines whether INCA prompts you when parameter values as well as axis points have been changed and selected parameter values are to be reset to the value on the reference page.

  Yes	You are prompted as to whether the changes should be applied.
  No	The changes are applied without any prompt.

• Variable Selection in CDM

  Defines which variables will be automatically selected in the CDM if you open the CDM from the Experiment Environment.

  all variables	All calibration variables that are defined in the project description file (*.a2l) will be selected in the CDM.
  keep last saved selected	All those calibration variables will be selected in the CDM that are saved in the CDM configuration linked to the workspace.
  no variables	No variables will be selected in the CDM.
  used variables	All active calibration variables that are used in the experiment will be selected in the CDM.

• Default scalar editor

  Defines whether the default editor for scalars is to be a scalar table editor, a calibration window or a custom instrument (if available).

• Default vector editor

  Defines whether the default editor for vectors is to be a combined editor or a custom instrument (if available).

• Default matrix editor

  Defines whether the default editor for matrices is to be a table editor or a custom instrument (if available).

• Width of line used for 2D representation

  Specifies the line width used in the 2D representation of the combined editor (1, 2 or 3 px).

• Strict monotony

  Defines the required monotony of axis points.

  Yes	Axis points must be strictly monotonous.
  No	Axis points can be simply monotonous. Identical axis points are also allowed.

  Changes in this setting become valid immediately.

• Sort verbal table

  This option applies to the ASAM-2MC keywords COMPU_VTAB and COMPU_VTAB_RANGE.

  You can use this option to define the sorting sequence in selection lists whose entries are defined in the A2L file by defining COMPU_VTAB and COMPU_VTAB_RANGE.

  sorted	Values are sorted. In physical representation, the entries appear in alphabetical order. In hexadecimal representation, the entries are sorted by value.
  by A2L	Values are listed in the same order as in the A2L file.

  Changes in the sorting option become valid upon opening the corresponding editor.

• Enable Calibration of Measurements

  Defines whether calibrations of measurement variables should also be provided.

  In this way it is possible to simulate measurements that are not available during the development process (e.g. high mileages or unusual measured values for test tasks).

  Yes

  In the variables selection dialog, a virtual device with the same measurements as in the output ECU is additionally created for every ECU project; the name of the virtual device is built from the name of the original device plus the suffix #RAMcal. The variables are identified by the symbol for adaptive parameters, . They can be added to all available calibration windows, including the calibration scenario editor, and are handled the same way as other adaptive parameters.

  No

  Only calibration variables in the actual sense are available for calibration (default behavior).

  Changes in this setting become valid when opening an experiment the next time; an open experiment must be closed and reopened for the option to become valid.

See

Change of calibration options Dialog Box