ETAS 1 Welcome to MDA V8
l Calculated Signals
In this window, calculated signals can be created and e.g. added to an
instrument for further analysis. For more information, see "Calculated Sig-
nals" on page52.
l Configuration Manager
The Configuration Manager is a schematic representation of the working
area which allows you to find and display efficiently all items of your con-
figuration. The content of each configuration with its related layers, instru-
ments, and signals is displayed in a tree view.
l Display Name Rules
In this window, you can create and maintain rules to shorten long signal
names to the relevant string. For more information, see "Defining Variable
Name Display" on page37.
l File Explorer
The File Explorer displays the list of all configuration files that are opened
in the present session of MDA. Additionally, details of the measure files
associated with the configuration are also displayed. The active con-
figuration is highlighted in bold.
l Information Window
The Information window provides additional information about the selec-
ted object, like a configuration description, the measure file comment, or
meta information for signals.
l Instrument Box
The Instrument Box displays the list of instruments that can be used to
visualize and analyze signals.
l Properties
In this window, you can set and maintain the appearance and behavior of
the instrument properties.
For each instrument property, the tooltip provides a detailed description of
the behavior and the possible options.
l Time Offset
In this window, you can align data from different measure files with
regard to time.
l Variable Explorer
The Variable Explorer displays the list of variables available for analysis in
the active configuration. The variables are categorized based on type of
device, measure file, raster, signal group path name, signal group source
name and signal group node name.
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