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Monitor Window

Monitor Window displays the frames captured during monitoring in real time. Its key capabilities are listed below.

FeatureDescription
Channel tabsSwitch among up to eight channels, allowing you to review bus data for each MicroPeckerX connection.
Signal View / Dual ViewSignal View: Enlarges a single channel.
Dual View: Places two channels side by side for simultaneous comparison.
CAN bus load graphVisualizes the traffic load (bus utilization) for each channel so you can grasp the situation at a glance.

These functions let you monitor multiple buses simultaneously and keep track of the overall load in real time.

Monitor Window Overview

Monitor Window
No.ItemDescription
1Single / Dual view radio buttonsSwitch the Monitor Window between Single View and Dual View.
2Channel tabsChange the displayed CAN bus channel according to the connected MicroPeckerX. Up to eight channels can be shown.
3Log paneDisplays the CAN bus monitoring data.
4StatusShows live status information and CAN bus load indicators while monitoring.

Log Columns

The monitored frame columns are described below.

Monitor log columns
ColumnDescription
TimeTimestamp of the transmitted or received frame.※1
ChChannel on which the frame was transmitted or received.
ProtocolProtocol used by the frame.
DirIndicates transmit (T) or receive (R).
LabelLabel assigned via Label Filter.
StateDisplays OK for normal frames or NG for error frames.
TypeFrame type:
• Data Frm. (CAN only)※2
• Remote Frm. (CAN only)※2
• Ack Err.
• Error
• OverLoad Frm.
FormatShows whether the ID is Standard (Std) or Extended (Ext).
IDFrame ID in hexadecimal.※3
DLCData length code.
D1–D64Payload bytes in hexadecimal.

※1 Display format follows the setting in Option dialog → Time Stamp Form.

※2 For normal CAN FD frames, a hyphen (–) is displayed.

※3 Display format follows the setting in Option dialog → CAN/CAN-FD ID Form.

Status Pane

The Status pane shows the bus status and traffic metrics per channel. It appears only in Single View.

Status pane
ItemDescription
BaudrateConfigured baud rate.
TotalNumber of frames received without errors.
Std. FD Frm.Number of standard-ID CAN FD data frames received without errors.
Ext. FD Frm.Number of extended-ID CAN FD data frames received without errors.
Std. Data Frm.Number of standard-ID CAN data frames received without errors.
Ext. Data Frm.Number of extended-ID CAN data frames received without errors.
Std. Remote Frm.Number of standard-ID remote frames received without errors.
Ext. Remote Frm.Number of extended-ID remote frames received without errors.
Error CountNumber of detected errors.
Bus TrafficGraphBus load trend for the most recent minute.
Average a SecondBus load over the most recent second.
MaxMaximum load observed during monitoring.
MinMinimum load observed during monitoring.
AveAverage load over the monitoring period.

※ Bus Traffic is calculated using the worst-case bit stuffing, so values may exceed 100%.

Single View / Dual View Switching

You can switch Monitor Window between Single View and Dual View while monitoring or when monitoring is stopped.

View modeDescription
Single ViewDisplays one channel. Use the channel tabs to select which channel to monitor. The Status pane and Bus Traffic metrics appear only in this mode.
Dual ViewDisplays two channels simultaneously. Choose the channels from the channel selection boxes.

Single View

Single View

Dual View

Dual View

If Filter Enabled is ticked for a channel in Display Filter Window, the channel selector displays a filter icon beside that channel.