Message channels

Message channels are sourced from unit raw CAN messages, GPS raw NMEA sentences and AUX port messages . Raw channels cannot be plotted or used as source channels for computed channels or DataModes™, but some message channels can be viewed or extracted using online or offline software.

ClosedGeneric parameters

  • Connection: A unique hardware identifier created by the system.
  • Name: The channel name must be unique and contain valid characters (invalid characters are single and double quotes, '\', '@', '#', '&', '<' and '>'). Invalid channel names are 'true' and 'false' (case sensitive).
  • Description: Enter an optional detailed description of the channel.
  • Data type: The format of the channel data output (read only).
  • Collect: Select the Collect checkbox to write the channel data to the SIE data file during a test run.
  • Custom column information: Enter the desired information. The system treats all input as free formatted text. This means it will sort alphabetically, but not alphanumerically (e.g., input values of “1”, “2”, “11”, will be sorted descending as “1”, “11”, “2”). Use leading zeros to realize alphanumeric sorting.
  • Range min / Range max: Enter the desired full scale range min and max values in physical (engineering) units. For all channels, they are used as the default min and max bounds for histogram DataModes.
  • Alarm min / Alarm max: Enter the desired values for min and/or max alarms as a physical units value or as a % of Range min/max value.
  • Warning min / Warning max: Enter the desired values for min and/or max warnings as a physical units value or as a % of Range min/max value.