Filters

User can configure filter list by choosing messages/events to be filtered.To configure the filter list, follow the steps given below Select LIN –> Filters. The dialog box specified below will be displayed.

It is a list of filters that are identified by the name. The name of the filter should be unique and can have any kind of special characters also. The second parameter tells about the type of the filter, pass or stop. Pass filter allows only the configure message or range of message to pass. On the other size stop filter blocks the configured messages. These filters shall be used in display, logging and replay filters.### Filter Details

This section shows list of message names, ID and range along with ID type, message frame type, direction and channel number. Type is denoted by different icons. Selecting an entry from the list updates the details of the filter in Filter Attributes section.### Filter Attributes

Filter attributes gives more details of selected filter entry. Message Name or ID in case of single id filtering and message ID range in case of range filter will be update. Direction field will show whether the message is transmitted or received. If it is ALL then direction will be ignored. Channel filed associates the message with particular channel. Channel all makes the message independent of channels.Database message names shall be selected from the Message ID combo box. Message ID shall be directly typed in this combo box. If the filter is for a range of messages then the Range radio button shall be selected. This will enable range edit boxes. Filter attributes shall be selected based on the filter requirements.

Event radio button shall be selected for Event filter. This will enable Event combo box, from which event type can be selected. Channel combo box will enabled.

The Add button in the Filter Attributes section will add configured filter in to the selected named filter list. This button will be disabled in case of invalid parameter entered by the user and appropriate error message will be displayed in the status bar.

Once the filter is added in to the Filter List then the name of the filter will appear in the Filter Configuration List to select. Any modification on these filter will immediately reflect in the all modules that are using these filters.

Filter list will be saved in configuration file and will be updated while loading a configuration file.

Authoritative source: BUSMASTER DITA help source app_filter_LIN.dita, compiled into BUSMASTER.CHM with the application.