You can setup Messages view by clicking the Setup button (Figure 1) in the bottom toolbar.  A setup dialog will open.

Figure 1: Press the Setup button to open a setup dialog.

The setup dialog (Figure 2) is divided into two areas labeled "General" and "Column Setup".

"General" Area

The "Number of Messages in History" specifies how many messages Vehicle Spy can collect before rolling over and overwriting the oldest messages.

For example, assume the buffer is 10,000 messages.  When message 10,001 is received then message 1 is discarded.  For much more flexible buffer collection see the Function Blocks feature of Vehicle Spy.  The Messages view buffer size is only adjustable when Vehicle Spy is offline.

The "Recent Time" specifies a certain amount of time in which messages are considered recent.  If the Recent checkbox is enabled in the top toolbar, any message older than the Recent Time is displayed as light gray.  Once the message comes out again, it will appear black.

"Column Setup" Area

For more information on setting up a custom column set, please click here.

Figure 2: The Messages setup dialog has General and Column Setup areas.

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Last Update: Sunday, August 15, 2010