Data Display and Export

[John Hench]

We're having problems with data display and export in version 7.3.4.  Looking at data in stripcharts, we're seeing differences in values versus time.  Exporting data, we see this same problem.  Attached is a screen shot of three export attempts of the same test point.  In each attempt, the data that is pulled over the same time slice is different.  Also, the data is very different than that which is displayed for the same slice in the IADS data display.  A screen shot showing the IADS display of the same time slice (indicated as test point 1 with the time annotations) is also attached.

 

Please let me know what additional information I can provide to help determine what's occuring here. 

 

 

[James Bretz]

Hi John,

 

This definitely should not occur. Perhaps we can track down the reason.

 

Can you zip up and send your config file to iadssupport at symvionics dot com?

Jim

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[James Bretz]

John,

 

Never mind with the config file. I had an older version of your config containing those parameters.

 

The problem was a bug with ‘ascii’ parameters fixed in 8.1. During scollback or data export they showed incorrect values due to improper buffering. Just to be clear, this was only a problem with derived ascii parameters (parameters using equations such as MakeAscii). Also, the value in ‘real-time’ wasn’t affected.

 

Is it possible to upgrade to version 8.1? If not, I could probably get you a patched 7.3.4 exe.

 

Sorry about the problems,

Jim

 

From: John Hench

Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:17 AM

To: ia...@googlegroups.com

Subject: [IADS] Data Display and Export

 

We're having problems with data display and export in version 7.3.4.  Looking at data in stripcharts, we're seeing differences in values versus time.  Exporting data, we see this same problem.  Attached is a screen shot of three export attempts of the same test point.  In each attempt, the data that is pulled over the same time slice is different.  Also, the data is very different than that which is displayed for the same slice in the IADS data display.  A screen shot showing the IADS display of the same time slice (indicated as test point 1 with the time annotations) is also attached.

 

Please let me know what additional information I can provide to help determine what's occuring here. 

 

 

[John Hench]

Thanks for the feedback, Jim.  We've had a number of discussions here about when to upgrade.  Let me talk to the team more and see if we would prefer a patch.

 

Is there a means of communication for known problems associated with specific versions?

[James Bretz]

Ok, let us know what you decide. Either way is fine.

 

As far as bugs per version, we generally post those in the ‘release notes’ in the subsequent release. I understand that doesn’t help you when you’re running an older version. When a bug is serious enough (such as this type of bug that affects data content), we generally post a warning on this group at the moment we find the issue. I’m not sure why the process broke down. I’m really sorry. That was an egregious error on our part.

 

The 8.1 release notes (contained in the help file) are copied below. You can see the bug fixes and upgrades that occurred since 7.3.4. Maybe it will help you decide. BTW, your bug was listed as “10225 Derived equations involving ascii processing not maintaining history during scrollback or exporting properly” and the duplicate “10028 Derived parameter has incorrect results with Ascii derived data”.

 

As far as 8.1 goes, the only semi-serious known problem we have is an issue with the video processing. In fact, Wade from SN brought this to our attention. The frame rate in the avi file was mis-stamped by a factor of 0.001, so in post test the file played just a tiny bit slower than the rest of the data. After 3 hours, there was an 11 second discrepancy between the Iads clock and the video overlay time stamp. We have already fixed this issue and I believe Wade has a patch.

 

Jim

Release Notes Version 8.1

1. The IADS Start Menu has been reorganized for better access to the applications. The IADS Installation package options and shortcuts have also been restructured to reflect the current IADS naming conventions.

2. IADS Display Client:

• New IADS Startup dialog to access predefined, existing or recent IADS Configurations.

• All IADS core displays (Stripcharts, Alphanumerics, Frequency Plots, etc.) now have advanced (ActiveX) property dialogs to dynamically drive any property in the display using a parameter’s value.

• New Data Export Wizard simplifies the process of exporting IADS data to Excel, Matlab or a CSV text file.

• Modernized the Dashboard’s appearance and usability.

• Custom grid increments are available now for the Cross Plot, Slider and all frequency displays.

• Ability to set, distribute and persist user input objects. New User Input Values table in the Configuration Tool.

3. Extensive IADS Operator Console upgrades:

• Ability to save, select and manage multiple room Operator Console profiles.

• Advanced (ActiveX) property dialogs for all Operator Console objects (IADS Server, Data Source, IADS Clients and IAPs) allow the Operator Console to be modified without directly editing the startup file.

• Expanded Client interface and monitoring. New Client Version dialog displays the IADS version of all IADS Display Clients in a single view.

For a complete set of behavioral changes please refer to the new IADS Operator Console user manual provided with the IADS installation CD.

4. Enhanced nulling operations:

• Nulling of aperiodic and discrete parameters.

• Ability to preset and select an unlimited number of Null Groups with unlimited name lengths for nulling. An unlimited number of Null groups can be sampled at any time during a test.

• Ability to specify a null sampling period ranging from one second to 30 seconds; forwards or backwards sampling direction.

• New nulling report includes Group list, sampling length, IRIG start/stop times and parameter null values; report is saved to the Logs directory.

5. New IADS Log Viewer to view and filter IADS system log files. Requires .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Report Viewer controls (both application available on the root of the IADS installation cd, Redist folder.

6. The IADS Automation Interface has changed. Anyone using scripts to access the ActiveParameter on the Stripchart will need to change their scripts to use ActiveParameterPtr. Also, if parameters or dynamics are hooked up to the Stripchart Threshold properties you will need to re-drop the parameters and setup the property dynamics.

NEW FEATURES

• 3216 New Three Dimensional Table Lookup function

• 5242 Custom colors are now available on ActiveX dialog color properties

• 5892 Added BandStop (Notch) Filtering

• 6116 New setting to match the data color in a Stripchart to its parameter name in the title bar and legend

• 7415 Enhanced the Parameter Tool's search feature

• 7826 AeroFuncs DLL includes functions to perform Flight Parameter (Basic Air Data) calculations and more

• 8210 Server object on the Operator Console shows the Number of Enabled Parameters

• 8270 The DataSource object on the Operator Console now shows the Aggregate Data Rate

• 8864 Parameter Defaults Table now has a blank (no color) setting for the Color field

• 9163 New Data Export Wizard

• 9164 New TerrainFuncs DLL to expand on functions that are in the Coordinate Transformation DLL

• 9165 Functions for DTED0 are included in the TerrainFuncs DLL

• 9167 New property editor to help edit more complicated Configuration Tool entries such as the PropertyBag

• 9229 Situational Awareness (SA) display can show radar in cones or sweeps with cross sections and intersections

• 9230 Modified the IPAT tool to verify data delivery from the upstream data source

• 9232 Modified the IAP to automatically respond to parameter sample rate and data format changes

• 9240 The parameter Null Bias field in the Parameter Defaults table is now editable by the user

• 9243 Ability for the IAPS to perform Sync Lock Processing

• 9244 Modified the IADS Audio Video Server to record four audio sources

• 9245 Modified the action object to execute a user defined executable

• 9248 The Operator Console functions seamlessly between 32 and 64 bit operating systems

• 9250 Modified the Operator Console to present warnings to the user with possible resolution options

• 9251 Modified the Operator Console to parallelize Client Display launches

• 9254 Modified the Operator Console to allow a Save As on the final IADS configuration file save

• 9256 Removed the Operator Console Aircraft Selection dialog

• 9257 Ability for IADS Client Displays to retrieve startup options from the Operator Console

• 9444 Added Parameter Alias support to the Omega data source interface

• 9562 New Parameter Usage report

• 9565 External programming dlls added to the installation package: IadsConfigInterface, IadsDataFileInterface, IadsFunction and IadsFunctions1

• 9572 The IADS Analysis Window Toolbar now has user-configurable options

• 9662 Reworked look angle calculations to account for aircraft rotation angles

• 9722 Added Parameter Alias support to the Custom data source interface

• 9723 Added multiple data source support to the Omega data source interface

• 9754 IPAT Tool upgrades: Added tabbing to the main dialog and Data Corrections and Thresholds tabs. Although the IPAT tool does not currently debug IAP parameters, you can now view an IAP parameter’s equation. There is now a visual indicator (asterisk next to the parameter name in the title-bar) that a parameter has been edited in the tool; when the parameter is saved the asterisk is removed.

• 9792 New MakeBlob(NumberOfBits, "DataGroup") function for use with multiple parameter inputs

• 10019 New Dashboard colors

• 10201 Equatorial radius added to the Great circle calculations in the TerrainFuncs.dll

• 10324 Can now define the entire table string in the Interpolate2D function's equation

• 10368 IPAT tool now displays the breakdown of IAP parameter equations

• 10397 New Cockpit View and Follow View modes added to the Situational Awareness display

• 10443 New Configuration Tool View menu option to Prevent Duplicate Parameter Names

• 10512 In postflight mode, the IADS Server will now gate the Iap server queue by an absolute amount

• 10534 All Frequency displays now have the option to turn on/off Sync Lock Processing using the ActiveX property sheet

• 10573 Blob Viewer has new option to show the blob header data

NEW FEATURES for REAL TIME STATION

• 9448 In the unlikely event that IADS exits unexpectedly, IadsTpp will now deploy a crash log

• 9711 Users now have the option to have 16 bit parameters stored as 16 bit words in the IADS data files

• 9796 If a user copies a row from the Configuration Tool who's ParameterDefaults column value is 'IadsTppGenerated', when he pastes it into Configuration Tool, the first active ParameterDefaults in the ParameterDefaultsState will be inserted as the new ParameterDefaults. This is to prevent user-generated derived parameters from being deleted by IadsTpp when the user requests IadsTpp parameters be purged from the configuration file.

• 10286 The Program Files directory or any root folder cannot be selected as the IADS data output directory

• 10355 32 bit iNetX keys are now supported

• 10361 Missing TMATS G group fields such as program name are now included in TMATS API

• 10461 Now support TmNS packets in Chapter 10 Ethernet packets

• 10610 The system will now also look for "DayOfYear" in the VendorMap section of the XidML file to find the DOY time word. Previously only looked for "TimeDOY".

BUG FIXES

• 6611 Octave Band plot may freeze when changing to Waterfall mode in the property sheet

• 7358 Start Wizard should not allow the user to specify a root volume of a disk as the IADS data directory

• 8096 ActiveX Font property driven by parameter only saves last setting

• 9172 Analysis Window 'All' button is not grayed out in real time

• 9216 If you "Go To Definition" on a parameter that is filtered in the Parameter Defaults table it should alert the user

• 9329 IADS Server hangs during startup when connected to L3 Vista system

• 9337 RMS Stripchart Thresholds not persisting

• 9347 Cross Plot multi-view mode not saving

• 9374 Configuration tables not staying sorted after certain operations are performed

• 9376 Multi-Graph Control no longer shows Peak pointer if in Bar Graph mode

• 9384 Configuration tables not saving entries when button is clicked after a text edit

• 9400 Set TestPointID does not properly set the Current Test Point table entry

• 9422 Frequency Response Plot (FRP) Flutter Sweep Processing Master Bar does not show up on the Master FRP upon startup

• 9441 IADS Server has excessive startup delay on Vista interface with high parameter count

• 9459 Ascii functions not working with internal GetValue inputs

• 9498 Equations in the x/y fields of the MovingMapOverlays table do not export correctly

• 9535 Miscellaneous SyncLock Processing Issues

• 9568 Exporting Analysis Window or Desktop incorrectly skips exporting parameters if they are single variable inputs

• 9569 Export is missing parameters used in the Bulk Message Viewer display

• 9571 Problems with auto Event Markers

• 9576 Illegal dynamics equations (advanced) are not producing Red X on displays

• 9582 When SetEquationUpdateRate is zero (0) the Client exits unexpectedly

• 9591 Not acknowledging the "application has encountered an error" dialog lets the process run in the background

• 9592 IADS Server has excessive data delivery delays using local host connection

• 9598 Corrected issue when GetData is used to call a GetValue function

• 9605 The config file is adding a ghost copy of the Analysis Window on rename

• 9627 User with default Desktop is sometimes limited to New Desktop in the Login dialog

• 9629 If you turn on "Use Nan Filter" in the IADS Application dialog it does not work

• 9668 Results not auto pushing to Flutter Summary Log

• 9679 Importing a CSV file with duplicate parameter names resulted in duplicate parameter names in the Parameter Defaults Table

• 9706 Flutter Summary Plot rubber band zoom only scales one of the plots x-axis

• 9707 In the IPAT Tool when the parameter format is set to binary, data does not change dynamically

• 9716 Dashboard Analysis Window list scrollbar resets when clicking on an Analysis Window in the list

• 9730 IADS Server has excessive config validation delays triggered by COM function based derived/IAP parameters

• 9742 Bad printf statement can cause IADS to exit unexpectedly

• 9747 Certain combinations of characters do not function correctly in the Printf format

• 9754 Miscellaneous IPAT Tool bug fixes

• 9758 Real time Randomdec fails to turn off under certain conditions

• 9764 Get Data Status not returning correct value if parameter is on a different Desktop

• 9770 Various bug fixes and improvements to the IADS Audio Video Server

• 9786 Multiple copies of temporary config files is consuming hard drive space and can cause IADS to fail to execute

• 10002 Inconsistent behavior with \\Filter option on Data Export

• 10003 Display alignment on Display Builder tab not aligning correctly

• 10007 Excessive delay between IADS Server and OA IAP Server on local socket

• 10013 Turning on 'Clamp Data' in the Cross Plot causes %LL text to disappear when the display is resized

• 10016 When the Client is logging during config updates a condition may be triggered where the Client may be disabled from receiving config updates

• 10025 Config Tool save table event not being generated when button selected immediately following text edit

• 10028 Derived parameter has incorrect results with Ascii derived data

• 10031 Frequency calculation reverts to old damping ratio natural frequency on a selection-drag recalculation

• 10044 Extended display key hits on Stripchart cause incorrect label behavior

• 10049 Parameter name selected from the database table drop down needs curly braces to prevent an invalid derived equation

• 10055 Parameter names with invalid characters not being handled properly

• 10057 You cannot use a blob variable produced by one equation in another equation

• 10061 Defining an Event Marker in the dialog can result in a blank name if what is entered matches the beginning of an existing predefined event

• 10088 Installation Error 1719 during IADS installation under Windows Installer 4.5

• 10158 Data Export Wizard start/stop times in export file off by one point

• 10179 Non-visible envelopes do no reload in the Cross Plot

• 10184 IADS Audio Video Server selecting used source on start-up

• 10225 Derived equations involving ascii processing not maintaining history during scrollback or exporting properly

• 10227 Post Test Data Server CSV file import error

• 10249 Data imported using the IADS Data File Viewer is misaligned with the specified time

• 10289 Ctrl+V in text matrix is undoing cell contents and/or closing out the edit box for certain special columns

• 10310 Client exits unexpectedly due to lack of resources on large desktops

• 10422 In some cases, the aircraft symbol and the altitude path on the SA display is displayed to low, or the landscape is displayed to high

• 10444 2D Moving Map does not always show the Target Info correctly

• 10452 2D Moving Map custom icons become corrupt after changing their properties

• 10539 Prevent potential corruption of the config file during CDS recovery operation from the Operator Console

• 10545 IADS Bar Graph control exits unexpectedly if you try to hook a parameter up to the TickLabelPrecision property

• 10546 Excessive IAP initialization time with large numbers of parameters and/or complex equations

• 10554 Operator Console is slow when connected to large number of Clients

• 10555 Configuration Tool update from Scrollbar is slow or erratic when viewing large numbers of parameters

• 10562 IADS Standalone Video Server now indicates on the title bar the recording/broadcast/storage state

• 10564 CDS exits unexpectedly due to corrupted data request via socket

BUG FIXES for REAL TIME STATION

• 10454 SFID was not working correctly when not positioned directly after frame sync. This led to an "unexpected error" in the IadsTppLog.txt file.

• 10473 Fixed bug that cause some IadsTppGenerated derived parameters to have invalid equations

• 10486 Fixed bug that occurred when DAR3 segments were not complete

• 10590 Fixed excessive memory allocation in DAR3 setup that could lead to IADS exiting unexpectedly

 

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[Wade Gallant]

Hi Jim We will be needing the patch, This will get us an operationally capable test setup for our latency testing. I am guessing this patch will supplement the 7.3.4 version as the previous patch did.




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Ok, let us know what you decide. Either way is fine.
 
As far as bugs per version, we generally post those in the ‘release notes’ in the subsequent release. I understand that doesn’t help you when you’re running an older version. When a bug is serious enough (such as this type of bug that affects data content), we generally post a warning on this group at the moment we find the issue. I’m not sure why the process broke down. I’m really sorry. That was an egregious error on our part.
 
The 8.1 release notes (contained in the help file) are copied below. You can see the bug fixes and upgrades that occurred since 7.3.4. Maybe it will help you decide. BTW, your bug was listed as “10225 Derived equations involving ascii processing not maintaining history during scrollback or exporting properly” and the duplicate “10028 Derived parameter has incorrect results with Ascii derived data”.
 
As far as 8.1 goes, the only semi-serious known problem we have is an issue with the video processing. In fact, Wade from SN brought this to our attention. The frame rate in the avi file was mis-stamped by a factor of 0.001, so in post test the file played just a tiny bit slower than the rest of the data. After 3 hours, there was an 11 second discrepancy between the Iads clock and the video overlay time stamp. We have already fixed this issue and I believe Wade has a patch.
 
Jim
Release Notes Version 8.1

1.        The IADS Start Menu has been reorganized for better access to the applications. The IADS Installation package options and shortcuts have also been restructured to reflect the current IADS naming conventions.
2.        IADS Display Client:

• New IADS Startup dialog to access predefined, existing or recent IADS Configurations.
• All IADS core displays (Stripcharts, Alphanumerics, Frequency Plots, etc.) now have advanced (ActiveX) property dialogs to dynamically drive any property in the display using a parameter’s value.
• New Data Export Wizard simplifies the process of exporting IADS data to Excel, Matlab or a CSV text file.
• Modernized the Dashboard’s appearance and usability.
• Custom grid increments are available now for the Cross Plot, Slider and all frequency displays.
• Ability to set, distribute and persist user input objects. New User Input Values table in the Configuration Tool.

3.        Extensive IADS Operator Console upgrades:

• Ability to save, select and manage multiple room Operator Console profiles.
• Advanced (ActiveX) property dialogs for all Operator Console objects (IADS Server, Data Source, IADS Clients and IAPs) allow the Operator Console to be modified without directly editing the startup file.
• Expanded Client interface and monitoring. New Client Version dialog displays the IADS version of all IADS Display Clients in a single view.

For a complete set of behavioral changes please refer to the new IADS Operator Console user manual provided with the IADS installation CD.

4.        Enhanced nulling operations:

• Nulling of aperiodic and discrete parameters.
• Ability to preset and select an unlimited number of Null Groups with unlimited name lengths for nulling. An unlimited number of Null groups can be sampled at any time during a test.
• Ability to specify a null sampling period ranging from one second to 30 seconds; forwards or backwards sampling direction.
• New nulling report includes Group list, sampling length, IRIG start/stop times and parameter null values; report is saved to the Logs directory.

5.        New IADS Log Viewer to view and filter IADS system log files. Requires .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Report Viewer controls (both application available on the root of the IADS installation cd, Redist folder.
6.        The IADS Automation Interface has changed. Anyone using scripts to access the ActiveParameter on the Stripchart will need to change their scripts to use ActiveParameterPtr. Also, if parameters or dynamics are hooked up to the Stripchart Threshold properties you will need to re-drop the parameters and setup the property dynamics.

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[Adam Chant]

Wade,
We will send you  a direct email to address this today.

 

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[Wade Gallant]

Is there a specific place, that I can go to view all bug or minor, and major issues associated with our specific IADS versions? We will be staying at 7.3.4 until ACRA blesses another software increment, however I would like to become familiar with bugs that implicate the 7.3.4.

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[James Bretz]

Hi Wade,

 

Ok, we’ll start the wheels turning on a 7.3.4 patch. I’ll contact you off the group for the follow up.

 

Jim

 

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[James Bretz]

Hi Wade,

 

See below (in the post to John). The bug fixes listed in the 8.1 release notes would apply directly to your 7.3.4 version.

 

If you have any specific questions just let us know,

Jim

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