Alias Channels
WinDarab has the concept of 'Alias Channels' These are channels that can be 'place holders' for other channels. Common usecases include:
- Renaming channels e.g., nmot -> Engine Speed
- Placeholding missing channels
- If a channel is missing (removed from logger or not on telemetry) but is used in a Math Function
Configuration
Potential [source] channels are checked in order from top to bottom. If a potential channel is found and is valid, it is used as the source for the Alias Channel.
Alias Channels Can Contain Variable Parts
- An alias channel name and the names of its possible member channels can contain indexers. WinDarab automatically expands the alias channel definition (internally) to discrete alias channels:
- The indexer can be given as a list of name parts “[part1,part2]” or a range [1..4] or [a-d] or any combination [a,b-d]
- The number of indexers in the alias channel name and its member channel names have to match!
Example
You want alias channels wheelspeed_fl, wheelspeed_fr, …
Now you can create an alias channel definition named “wheelspeed_[fl,fr]”
And give the following member channels:
- vspeed_[fl,fr]
- vwheel_[fl,fr]
- vspeed_[0..1]
