Commands

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Command

Description

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

[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