User´s Manual - I+ME ACTIA GmbH

Offline Analyzer Mode
Choose menu item Commands | Offline to go Offline. See Changing CAT Modes for details and how to
leave the Offline Mode. While in Offline Mode the user can analyze logged data or do several settings.
The Frame or the Trace List View , the Signal List and the Status Bar can be used to visualize the bus
traffic. Choose menu item Windows | to open/ close the windows.
Note: After being Online the Buffer has to be uploaded before accessing the logged data. Otherwise
the buffer data that have been uploaded before will still be shown. This could be helpful if a short
review of the last test is wished before opening the new results. See Buffer Handling for details.
For Analyzing the Offline Mode offers to open the:
Frame List View
The Frame List displays up to 10 frames but only the frames that are selected to be displayed (see
Frame List Configuration).
In Offline mode the data according to the logged data of the actual buffer entry will be displayed.
The Name, ID and Format will be displayed if the frame is selected to be displayed.
Trace List View
Different from the Frame List the Trace List View displays all frames that are acquired. The data
according to the logged data will be displayed. The actual buffer entry is shown on the top of the
Trace List View.
Note: Trace List View and Frame List View exclude each other;
opening one closes automatically the other.
Signal List View
The Signal List displays up to 20 signals but only the signals that are selected to be displayed (see
Signal List Configuration).
In Offline mode the data, according to the logged data, of the actual buffer entry will be displayed.
The color of the characters for the signal value changes from black to red and vice versa each time
the same signal has been received again.
Status Bar
The Status Bar displays the most significant data about the CAN bus traffic. In Offline Mode the
data, according to the logged data, of the actual buffer entry will be displayed.
(See also Buffer Handling and Find It )
! If the user disconnects the Hardware from the Power Supply (by disconnecting the CAN
adapter cable) and has not uploaded the buffer the user will loose the logged data!
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