# Commands

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Command | Description
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chart clear | Deletes the current chart
chart start | Deletes the current chart and starts the plotting
chart stop | Freezing of the current chart
chart record start | Starts recording the chosen parameters (selectable via menu chart content)
chart record stop | Stops recording and opens chart analyzer window
chart record stop x.bmp chart record stop x.jpg chart record stop x.png chart record stop x.txt | Stops recording and saves the data in a file (picture or data) Example: chart record stop c:\temp\x.jpg (save chart picture) chart record stop c:\temp\x.txt (save data) The resulting file will be named x_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.* Note: If spaces are requested in the name than use following notation: chart record stop "c:\temp\name with spaces.txt" Since the CPA v4.2.2 Standard path is C:\Temp\VAT_4.x.x\Record
create diagnostic file x.csv | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Create a diagnostic file. The resulting file will be named x_SerialNummer_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.DiagnosticFile.csv Standard path is C:\Temp\VAT_4.x.x\Diagnostics
scanrate x | Setting the scan rate in the unit of milliseconds Example: scanrate 100 : 100 ms update interval scanrate 0 : as fast as possible (no limits)
stop on error true stop on error false | By default the Stop on error setting is disabled Since the CPA v4.2.2 This setting can be either enabled by command or disabled If a sequence executed in Update Tool should exceed in case of a failure than this command can be used
trace log clear | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Deletes the current content of the trace log window
trace log start | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Deletes the current content of the trace log window and start trace log function Change trace log mode with command p:011E10020000x (x: value; 0: Interface Trace, 1: System Trace, 2: Load Error Data)
trace log stop | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Stop trace log function
trace log stop x.txt | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Stop trace log function and save the data in a textfile The resulting file will be named x_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.txt
transmission history clear | Deletes the transmission history window
transmission history save x.txt | Save transmission history window in a text file The resulting file will be named x_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.txt
update chart content | Since the CPA v4.2.2 Update chart content of the main chart view
value format hexadecimal | Set value format IC2 command set to hexadecimal
value format decimal | Set value format IC2 command set to decimal

Duration | Description
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[dec value] | Wait time in seconds after sending the command.
Restart | Since the CPA v4.1.0 After a command which restarts the valve controller there can be use "Restart" instead of a fixed value for a delay time. With "Restart" the CPA will proceed with the sequence as soon as the controller is restarted. Example: p:010F5001000001 Restart

Note:

•Executing the commands clear, start or stop provides the same result as pressing the corresponding buttons below the chart