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Mil1394 Protocol support
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The 'Set type' should be 'Mil1394'. The 'Set key' must be set to 0. The 'Set name' must be unique for all
Mil1394 type files. So you should fill in some other name here.
When the Analyzer application finds two Mil1394 format sets with the same 'Set name' then the second
one will be ignored. This is a valid way to overrule an existing format set.
See also Using Format Sets in the Analyzer Application.
13.5. XML Settings
The software can be set to automatically import a Mil1394 slashsheet specification from a single XML file.
This way you can generate XML files from your signal specification database. It is also possible to
implement security policies where certain people can only view certain parts of the format.
The Recorder, Signal Extractor, Scriptor and Generator automatically list or select the packet definitions
derived from these signal definitions.
The XML file also contains settings related to the timing of frames, enumerations used for the signals,
ASM header-, trailer- and STOF packet definitions, and the properties for the channels used.
Note: the Mil1394 XML settings import requires a Mil1394 protocol license and a main license version 8.7
or newer. Refer to the
License Manager to learn how to view your license and how to get one.
13.5.1. How to use it
And explanation of XML can for instance be found here:
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp
The FireDiagnostics Suite comes with an example Mil1394 settings XML file. It is advised to edit this file
to try out the structures that you wish to generate and familiarize yourself with the structure and
possibilities. The format is described in full detail in the
XML settings file format section. This section also
explains how to validate the file, which should be done before starting the application when the contents
have changed.
This feature must be enabled in the settings dialog before it can be used, as described in the Mil1394
settings page documentation.
The following sections describe the different parts in more detail.
13.5.2. Signal Definitions
In the Signal Monitor you can load a list of signals, as shown below.