Save/Load Settings

You can save various GUI application settings to a file and load settings from a saved file.

Procedure to Save Settings​

You can save GUI application settings to a file.

1. Open Save Config dialog
   Perform one of the following operations. Save Config dialog appears.

• Select File - Save Configuration from menu bar.

• Click on toolbar.
• Press Ctrl+S.

2. Specify destination file
   Click in Save Config dialog. File dialog opens. Specify save destination and file name.

3. Select setting items to save
   In Setting Items of Save Config dialog, set whether each setting item is included using checkboxes. ON includes, OFF excludes.

4. Execute save
   Click in Save Config dialog.
   Settings selected in step 3 are saved to the file specified in step 2.

Save Config Dialog Description​

In Save Config dialog, settings of each window and Option dialog can be saved to a configuration file.

Item		Description	Notes
File Name		Displays full path of configuration file specified from file dialog via button.	Direct input in this text box is not supported.
button		Opens file dialog to specify destination and file name.
Setting Items	Common Setting	Sets whether common settings for all channels are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	Changing this checkbox also changes the following 5 items: Option Setting, Trigger Setting, Label Filter Setting, Capture Setting, Analyze Setting
	Option Setting	Sets whether Option dialog settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Trigger Setting	Sets whether Trigger Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Label Filter Setting	Sets whether Label Filter Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Capture Setting	Sets whether Capture Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	This function is under development and unavailable.
	Analyze Setting	Sets whether Analyze Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Each Device Setting	Sets whether per-channel settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	Changing this checkbox also changes the following 4 items: Device Setting, Display Filter Setting, Signal Monitor Setting, Simulation Setting
	Device Setting	Sets whether Device Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Display Filter Setting	Sets whether Display Filter Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Signal Monitor Setting	Sets whether Signal Monitor Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	This function is under development and unavailable.
	Simulation Setting	Sets whether Simulation Window settings are included in save target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
Save Option		Sets save scope for per-channel settings. Only Connected Ch.: saves only channels recognized at that moment. All (Connected history is included).: saves currently recognized channels plus channels recognized in the past.
button		Saves settings to file specified in File Name based on Setting Items and Save Option.
button		Closes Save Config dialog without saving settings.

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Procedure to Load Settings​

You can load a configuration file saved by Procedure to Save Settings and apply settings.

1. Open Load Config dialog
   Perform one of the following operations. Load Config dialog appears.

• Select File - Load Configuration from menu bar.

• Click on toolbar.
• Press Ctrl+O.

2. Specify configuration file to load
   Click in Load Config dialog. File dialog opens. Specify file to load.

3. Select setting items to apply
   In Setting Items of Load Config dialog, set whether each setting item is applied using checkboxes. ON includes, OFF excludes.

4. Execute load
   Click in Load Config dialog.
   Items selected in step 3 are applied.

Behavior When Loading Configuration Files​

When the configuration file contains information for currently recognized MicroPeckerX units​

Settings matching serial numbers of currently recognized MicroPeckerX units are applied.

When the configuration file does not contain information for currently recognized MicroPeckerX units​

The dialog below is shown.

In this case, by following steps below, you can select desired settings from loaded file and apply them to currently recognized MicroPeckerX units.

1. Open Ch Config Import dialog
Click Yes in dialog below. Ch Config Import dialog appears.

2. Select source settings
In Data List of Ch Config Import dialog, select settings from loaded file to apply.

3. Select destination MicroPeckerX unit
In Device List of Ch Config Import dialog, select channel of currently recognized MicroPeckerX unit to apply selected settings from step 2.

4. Select setting items to apply
In Setting Items of Ch Config Import dialog, set whether each per-channel setting (Device Setting, Display Filter Setting, Signal Monitor Setting, Simulation Setting) is applied. ON includes, OFF excludes.

5. Apply settings to MicroPeckerX unit
Click in Ch Config Import dialog.
Settings selected in step 2 are applied to channel selected in step 3.

Load Config Dialog Description​

In Load Config dialog, settings of each window and Option dialog can be loaded from a configuration file.

Item		Description	Notes
File Name		Displays full path of configuration file specified from file dialog via button.	Direct input in this text box is not supported.
button		Opens file dialog to specify configuration file to load.
Setting Items	Common Setting	Sets whether common settings for all channels are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	Changing this checkbox also changes the following 5 items: Option Setting, Trigger Setting, Label Filter Setting, Capture Setting, Analyze Setting
	Option Setting	Sets whether Option dialog settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Trigger Setting	Sets whether Trigger Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Label Filter Setting	Sets whether Label Filter Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Capture Setting	Sets whether Capture Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	This function is under development and unavailable.
	Analyze Setting	Sets whether Analyze Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Each Device Setting	Sets whether per-channel settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	Changing this checkbox also changes the following 4 items: Device Setting, Display Filter Setting, Signal Monitor Setting, Simulation Setting
	Device Setting	Sets whether Device Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Display Filter Setting	Sets whether Display Filter Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
	Signal Monitor Setting	Sets whether Signal Monitor Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	This function is under development and unavailable.
	Simulation Setting	Sets whether Simulation Window settings are included in load target. ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.
button		Loads settings from file specified in File Name based on Setting Items, and applies them to GUI application.
button		Closes Load Config dialog without loading settings.

Ch Config Import Dialog Description​

You can apply per-channel settings from GUI internal data or from a loaded configuration file to currently recognized MicroPeckerX units.

Item	Description	Notes
Source	Sets data source used for applying settings. Radio options are: Internal Data: use settings of currently recognized (or previously recognized) MicroPeckerX units. File Name: use settings loaded from configuration file.	Click to open file dialog and specify configuration file to load. After loading, full path is shown to the left of this button. If no file is loaded, File Name cannot be selected.
Device List	Shows list of currently recognized MicroPeckerX units and lets you select destination for settings.	Settings are applied per internal channel, so selecting a serial-number row does not allow applying settings.
Setting Items	For per-channel settings below, you can select each item to apply individually. Device Setting, Display Filter Setting, Signal Monitor Setting, Simulation Setting ON: include item. OFF: exclude item.	Signal Monitor Setting is under development and unavailable. If either condition below is true, display differs from Setting Items: - Protocol differs between Data List selection and Device List channel selection: Different Device Type is shown. - Serial number is same between Data List selection and Device List selection: Same Device is shown.
Data List	Shows list of settings from source selected in Source, and lets you select settings to apply to recognized MicroPeckerX units.	When a setting is selected, summary (per-channel settings only) is shown in Selected Data Information.
Selected Data Information	Displays protocol and per-channel setting summary for data selected in Data List.	Protocol is shown in upper tabs; tabs for non-applicable protocols are disabled. Per-channel setting display can be switched by clicking each tab.
button	Applies per-channel settings selected in Setting Items from data selected in Data List to channel selected in Device List, then closes dialog.	Common settings for all channels are also applied.
button	Closes dialog without applying per-channel settings.	Common settings for all channels are applied.