Overview

A custom filter is a filter than can include a user defined group of Messages, ECUs, and Networks.  This group can then be included and excluded in the Filter Bar.  Messages view supports up to 99 custom filters.

Details

Custom filters are located under the Messages category in the Filter Bar.  By default, they are named Custom 1, Custom 2, and so on.  Add more custom filters by clicking the "Add" button at the top of the Filter Bar.  To delete a custom filter, right click on it and select "Remove Message Filter".

As with the other standard filters, clicking in the first column to the right of the filter name activates the filter ().  Clicking in the second column to the right reverses the filter ().

You can edit the filter by clicking the small gray box in the third column to the right of the custom filter title (Figure 1:).  Clicking the box opens the Setup Filter dialog shown in Figure 1.

In the Setup Filter dialog, you can give the filter a custom name by typing in the Name of Filter field.  The name you enter replaces the default name in the Filter Bar when you return to Messages view.  Renaming a filter is especially useful when working with several filters.

Next, you need to define your filter.  The first step is to select your data source located just below the "Name of Filter" heading (Figure 1:).  They include: Rx Messages, Database, Tx Messages, Networks, ECUs, and Misc.  Details about each data source can be found below in Table 1.  When you select a data source from the list, available items (messages, signals, etc.) will be shown in the central window in a tree (Figure 1:).

To add an item to your filter, simply select it from the tree and press the Add to Included List button or the Add to Excluded List button (Figure 1:).  A filter can contain both included and excluded items.  (Double clicking on an item in the tree will automatically add it to the Included Items List.)  All items added to your filter will appear in either the Included Items or Excluded Items list.  If you accidentally add an item and you wish to remove it, simply select the item and press the Remove button.  If you wish to clear the entire filter, press the Clear Button.

When you are finished building your filter, press the OK button and you will automatically return to the Messages view.  All that is left is to click in the green checkmark column and activate your filter!.

Figure 1: Building a Custom Filter for the Messages view.

Table 1: Custom Filter Data Sources

Data Source	Description
Rx Messages, Database, Tx Messages	A list of all messages and signals you have defined for each network in the Messages Editor or Database.
Networks	A list of Networks.
ECUs	A list of ECUs in each network.
Misc	List of Message properties includes: Name Description Network Any network message. Errors Any message that has an error. Transmit Any transmit Message. Any Change Any message with data that has changed. Length Mismatch Any message with length mismatch. No Change Any message with data that has not changed. No Match Any message which wasn't identified.

 

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Last Update: Saturday, August 14, 2010