After you open Vehicle Spy the first screen displayed is the Logon screen (Figure 1).  Your first step is to "log on" and create your unique identity.  If you have used Vehicle Spy on the current PC before, you can click the drop down and select your Logon Name from the drop down list.  If you have not used Vehicle Spy before or you wish to create a new logon name, press the "New" button (Figure 1:) and enter your name in the dialog that opens.  Entering your "Logon Name" creates a Data Directory folder with the same name within the Vehicle Spy Data Directory.  This is the default location where all of your personal settings and data files will be stored.

For example*, if a user logs in as "Jane Doe", a corresponding "Jane Doe" folder will be located at "C:\Program Files\Vehicle Spy 3\Data Directory\Jane Doe\".
*This assumes that Vehicle Spy was installed at C:\Program Files\Vehicle Spy 3\.

If you wish to remove a user, you must delete the user's Data Directory.

When you select your name, Vehicle Spy will load all of your custom information like Current Databases and setup file selections.

Current Databases are displayed as platform names in a pulldown list (Figure 1:).  Each platform name represents an entire group of databases.  Platforms and databases can be configured by clicking the Configure button to open the Database Platforms view.

Setup file selections appear in the area below the Current Databases field (Figure 1:).  This area is divided into three sections, each with its own tab.  Quickly switch between the sections by clicking on the desired tab.

Tab	Description
Recent	Lists the past 100 files you have opened.
My Setups	Lists all setup files found in the current user's data directory.
Examples	Lists useful example and tutorial setup files included with Vehicle Spy software.

To open one of the listed files, simply select it and click the Open button (Figure 1:).  You can also double click a selection and it will open automatically.

If you do not want to select a file from one of your lists, you can start with a new Vehicle Spy setup file by clicking the Go button (Figure 1:) or by selecting File->New.

Figure 1: The Logon screen lets you customize Vehicle Spy and quickly find setup files.

Other Important Features

Quick links to useful tutorials are located below the file selection area (Figure 1:).

The current version number of Vehicle Spy is in the lower left corner (Figure 1:). 

The Logon screen also shows what hardware is connected and will let you select a device if more than one unit is connected (Figure 1:).  Simply right click on the hardware you want to use and "Select Hardware".  The selected hardware will have a check mark next to it.  The Configure button can be used to set the baud rate of the device.

 

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Last Update: Sunday, January 10, 2010