User Interface

The Bus Monitor includes four user interface sections, as shown in the following figure and described below:

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1 Windows Menu
2 Tabs
3 Tool Bar
4 Status Bar
  • Windows menu—Includes the Measurement, Settings, and Help menus.
  • Tabs:
    • Monitor—Displays the most recent network frame data.
    • ID Logger—Displays historical network frame data in order of appearance.
    • Statistics—Calculation of statistical network data.
    • Signals—Displays the most recent signal data if a database has been assigned and signals are configured for displaying.
    • Graph—Displays signal data as waveform charts.
    • Transmit—Displays settings for sending frames on the bus.
  • Tool bar—Allows quick access to commonly used operations.
  • Status bar—Shows several measurement-related settings:
    • Port Name
    • Baud Rate
    • Filter—Frames are filtered by ID.
    • Listen Only—Interface does not write to the bus.
    • Logging—Received frames are logged to disk.
    • Termination—Internal bus termination is activated.
    • Bus Load—Bus utilization (CAN only, located below the tool bar, next to the tabs).

Menu

Tool Bar

Main Window

CAN Interface and Database Settings

FlexRay Interface and Database Settings

LIN Interface and Database Settings

Logging Settings

Display Settings

Signal Settings

TCP/IP Settings

Get Transmit Frame Configuration from Database