MoTeC ESDL3 - Manual (Page 20)

16 Configuration
• Edit Details – allows for entering event, venue and vehicle details to be
stored with the configuration file
• Check Channels – verifies that all channels are correctly generated
• Edit Configuration Comments – allows for other comments to be stored
with the configuration file
• View Configuration Summary – gives a quick overview of the
configuration file
• Convert Logging Image – allows users to manually convert a log file for
use in i2
• Exit – exits the program
Tip:
The most recently used files appear at the bottom of the File menu. This
is often the easiest way to open an existing file.
Backups
Whenever a file is saved, the previous content of the file is saved in the Save
Backups
directory. The total number of files is limited to 100.
Channels
Channels are used to convey information between the various systems of the
Dash Logger.
For example an input pin may feed a channel called ‘Fuel Pressure’.
This channel may then be used by another system, such as the Display
System or Data Logging systems.
The Dash Logger channel scheme allows complete flexibility in channel
usage, as any available channel can be used by any other function, i.e. any
channel can be logged, displayed, used in conditions, used in alarms, used as
an input to the user definable tables, etc.
All systems within the Dash Logger that generate values must feed one of the
channels.
Pre-defined Channels
MoTeC has defined an extensive list of channels.
General Purpose Channels
Since the use of all channels cannot be predetermined, a number of general
purpose channels have been included for occasions when a suitable
predefined channel is not available.