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This would be really useful to allow two (possibly more datasets to be loaded), and then filter similar channels, and plot and compare them.

Currently loading multiple datasets results in group merging where the groups in the 2nd dataset gets merged into the first and renamed with numerical suffixes.

I've noticed that the easiest way to relate a channel calculation back to the original channel is to append to the channel name:

iH_EngSpeed_rpm

iH_EngSpeed_rpm_RegX

iH_EngSpeed_rpm_RegY

iH_EngSpeed_rpm_1

iH_EngSpeed_rpm_2

iH_EngSpeed_rpm_Filtered

 

Filtering for *engspeed, or *engspeed_rpm will return all of the above channels, but in my experience I rarely want to see all the additional channels...With enough channels, it can effectively obscure the channel you're looking for!

 

The simplest way I can think of to obscure these with the current functionality would be to have a stop character ("\"?) to prevent the filter from grabbing anything beyond that point:

*EngSpeed_rpm\ would return anything ending in *EngSpeed_rpm

 

Another way would be to get rid of the assumed * at the end of the filter, forcing people to put one on themselves when necessary (but that would be changing the current functionality and would likely confuse users at first):

*Engspeed_rpm would return anything ending in *EngSpeed_rpm

*EngSpeed_rpm* would return everything with EngSpeed_rpm inside it

 

This would also be nice for looking for channels that end in something, like anything ending in *nm\ rather than anything with nm in the name...

Simplify how to create a DataPlugin. I should be able to define a binary layout like a telemetry stream and directly assign channels.

 

For example, A new GUI would be created. I define the telemetry stream which has three floating point numbers then an integer, repeat. Assign channel names Volts, Amps, Power Out, and Setting. Perhaps set the built-in properties. Press a button the plug in is automatically created.

I would like to request Ctrl+F "Find" capability for the List View in the Data Portal.

 

Unlike the Structure View's channel/group filter, this would be capable of searching any of the currently visible properties (Name, Description, Unit, custom items, etc.).

 

Should contain all standard "Find" search capabilities:

  • Search highlighted column(s) or all columns ("Find in Selection" checkbox)
  • Found items would select the found cell inside the row (this would allow multiple entries to be found for a single channel if multiple properties contain the desired text).  "Select All" would select entire channels.
  • Individual "Found" items would become visible (if outside of the existing display window), this wouldn't be possible for multiple "Found" items.
  • Previous/Next item search functionality ("Search Up" checkbox)
  • Left-Right then Top-Bottom search order

While it is possible through a custom script to do such a search (limited to selecting entire channels), it is much less desirable to do so than to have the functionality built into DIAdem (especially considering the properties are already present in the visible table so wouldn't need to be retrieved separately).

 

-Josh Rewerts

Engineering Technician
John Deere Power Systems

Hi all,

sometimes it can be an advantage for data manipulation to have the possibility to access to an index channel (a channel just containing the values from 1 to n) generated out of channel with length n.

Such a channel would be helpful when using event search function which have to be performed on a certain number of values o in a certain block of data in a channel.

This function could be integrated in the current function "Generate Numeric Channel".

Best regards