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• Extension of maximum file size
(previously limited to 2/4 GByte)
• Extension of other limitations
(e g comment text length, record length,
array size, number of signals per group, )
• Compact data description also including
required information for the automotive
industry
• Allow fast streaming of signal data for high
performance writing
• Flexible and fast data access due
to the MDF pointer format
• Allow storage of signal data with
variable length
• Allow logical grouping of signals
• Allow addition of custom information
(e g about measurement environment)
by using meta-data and/or attachment
of complete files
• Ensure/improve exchangeability between
tools of different vendors (e g with
respect to meta data, string encoding,
absolute time, )
• Allow maintenance of a change
history for the MDF file
• Coordination with other ASAM standards
like ASAM AE MCD-2 MC or ASAM ODS
CuRREnT STAnDARD vERSIOn
ASAM COMMON MDF V4 0 0
02 section
STAnDARD COnTACT
Thomas Gemmi, ETAS GmbH
Otmar Schneider, Vector Informatik GmbH
MDF@asam net
ACTIvE PROjECT TEAM MEMBERS
AVL List GmbH, dSPACE GmbH, ETAS GmbH,
Vector Informatik GmbH
CuRREnT ACTIvITIES
Standard maintenance and preparation of
ASAM COMMON MDF V4 1 0 to be released
in 2011 with minor corrections and improvements
of the standard Organization of cross
tests for the first product implementations
ASAM MDf In ThE MARKET
All market leading tools are already supporting
the MDF format in its versions up to 3 x
Either it is used as the primary format, i e data
are directly stored during data acquisition in
MDF, or MDF is supported as import and export
format
Today, the first market leading tool already supports
ASAM MDF 4 0 0, other to follow soon
QuALITy ASSuRAnCE
Further cross tests between the different tool
suppliers will be organized
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