Using Channel Selector
USING CHANNEL SELECTOR
Clicking the 
icon at the top of the Channels list opens the Channel Selector.
CHANNEL SEARCH AND FILTERING
Item | Description |
|---|---|
1. | Data Type Filters. Click an icon to turn off the display of channels with a particular data type. Click again to turn it on. Currently-displayed data types have a blue box around them. Show/hide channels that provide scalar (numerical) data. Show/hide channels that provide switch data (the current selection in a list of possible options) Show/hide channels whose output is a flag (a simple True/False or On/Off indication). |
2. | Polled / Broadcast Channel Filters Click an icon to turn off the display of either polled or broadcast channels. Click again to turn it on. Currently-displayed channel types have a blue box around them. Show/hide polled channels Show/hide broadcast channels |
3. | Sort Order. Click an icon to select the order in which channels will be displayed. Sort by section Sort by channel name Sort by channel ID |
4. | Tree Expansion. Collapse or expand the channel tree. Collapse all items in the list. Expand all items in the list. |
5. | Filter By Channel Name. To filter the tree display by channel name, enter the text you wish to search for in the [Text Filter] box. The displayed tree items will be dynamically filtered as you type. |
CONTROL MODULE HEADERS
Item | Description | ||||||||||||
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6. | Vehicle Control Modules. Each heading that displays the
The channels listed under of these headings represent information that can be provided by the module. See Adding OBD Port Channels for instructions on adding this type of channel. |
icon represents a vehicle control module that can provide data via the OBD-II port. From left to right, the text on these headings indicates:CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS AND ICONS
Item | Description |
|---|---|
7. | Already Added. Channels that are displayed with a blue background have already been added to the Channels list. |
8. | Channel Data Type. The icons in front of each channel name indicate the format of the data provided by the channel: Scalar (numerical data) Switch (provides the current option selected from a short list of possible values) Flag (an ON/OFF or TRUE/FALSE indication). |
9. | Broadcast Channels. Channels whose icons have a green background are broadcast channels. These channels are preferred because adding them does not increase the processing load on the system. (OBD port channels only. External inputs do not increase system load.) See Adding OBD Port Channels for more information. |
EXTERNAL INPUTS
Item | Description | ||||||
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10. | Devices that Connect to Your Interface. External devices that connect to your HP Tuners interface device are listed here. See the following topics for instructions:
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11. | External Serial Inputs. External devices that connect to your computer's serial port are listed here. See Devices That Connect to a Serial Port for instructions. | ||||||
12. | CAN Bus Channels. External CAN bus devices that can be connected via the CAN bus inputs on a Pro Link or Pro Link+ are listed here. See Adding Pro Link and Pro Link+ CAN Bus Inputs. |
ATTRIBUTES FOR SELECTED CHANNEL
Item | Description |
|---|---|
13. | ID. When an OBD channel is selected above, the channel's numerical ID will be displayed here. |
14. | Type. When an OBD channel is selected above, the channel's type will be displayed here. |
15. | Size. When a polled channel is selected above, the size (in bytes) of the channel is displayed here. |
16. | Sensor. When an OBD channel is selected above, the type of sensor the channel will act as is displayed here. |
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