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Mike117

Use Python for scripting instead of VBScript

Status: Completed Submitted by Member on 08-10-2017 11:25 AM 14 Comment

I know this would be a major change. At least VBS is not proprietary like some other software that has a script interface, and at least VBS supports OOP.

 

But VBS is from the 90's, the documentation is from the 90's and early 2000's at best, with associated lack of support. The full potential of diadem is really limited by this. If I could use Python, a much better supported, easier to use language, I would be extremely grateful. All my data processing tools are written in Python. I'm just trying to automate test reports, get channel names to identify the data the user put in the Data Portal etc. I am willing to put in time to interface with APIs or DLLs if someone can point me in the right direction in the interim. 

 

To be brutally honest, it is almost laughable that with diadem 2017, it has a flashy UX/UI, yet uses this archaic language for automation, where most time is saved. A system is ony as good as its weakest link.

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jaburmeister

Make DIAdem Python module available from outside DIAdem

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 11-30-2020 05:31 AM 1 Comment

We are very happy about the support of Python as additional language in DIAdem script.

It would be a really nice feature if the DIAdem Python module would also be available in Python scripts that are running not within DIAdem script but on a machine with valid DIAdem license.
This would allow to create Python applications that use DIAdem commands but do not require the user to explicitly open DIAdem and load a Python script and thus improve usability.
Another use case would be an improved communication between Matlab and DIAdem by calling Python code including DIAdem commands from Matlab as executing Python code from Matlab is possible.

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Phex

Calculate analyzer for basic mathemetical functions

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 01-21-2020 07:08 AM 1 Comment

Using Calculate for basic mathematical functions is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Cause Calculate takes ages compared to e.g. ChnAdd, ChnMul, ChnDiv etc. But on the other hand it lets you script formulas in an easy-to-read format.

The idea is to have a pre-processor analyzer for scripts that identifies Calculate commands and checks if these commands could be translated into a series of these basic mathematical functions. If yes, then the script engine should be able to do so in the background in order to speed up the calculation.

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PRinOR

64-bit version of DIAdem

Status: Completed Submitted by Member on 12-05-2012 04:39 PM 4 Comment

I'd like to have a 64-bit version of DIAdem primarily so the program can utilize more than 2GB of RAM.

 

I'd expect that this would improve performance and stability for those using a 64-bit OS (eg win 7 64 bit) and working with large data sets.

 

 

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JuliaDawkins

Allow more than 5 workers for DIAdem 2018+

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 04-17-2019 09:09 PM 2 Comment

Since DIAdem 2018, the number of 5 worker objects has been restricted to 5. This is a difficult limitation for those who are enjoying the use of unlimited worker objects in earlier versions of DIAdem, and do not want to purchase the Analysis Server.  

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Martiko

CodeCompletion without hitting a Ctrl + Spacebar

Status: Declined Submitted by on 01-03-2017 08:48 AM 1 Comment

Dears,

I want to propose a check button in settings which would say something like "Automatic CodeCompletion". If you check that, you will see the hint from CodeCompletion anytime you write code not only when you write and hit ctrl + spacebar.

 

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conzemic

data reduction on loading: add start value and data count

Status: Completed Submitted by Member on 02-27-2013 12:23 AM 2 Comment

Hello.

The data reduction on loading could be extended to facilitate partial loading of large data sets:

Currently, it shows 'intervall width' or 'interval number' and 'reduction method (1st value, avg. min, max)'.

 

I'd love to have an option to define start value and data count, too. Similar to the FFT-timing dialog, where 'start/number/width' can be defined. Today, I always load the full data set, display in view, mark the relevant area and crop via 'mark data' and delete. Works ok, but when I know that I will need maybe the first 5 secs of a 10 minue measurement for one evaluation, it could be done easier, if I only load what I need.

 

Thank you.

Michael

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DieselPower

Threaded Loading into the Data Portal so I can Work While Data is Loading

Status: Completed Submitted by Active Participant on 05-29-2011 06:26 PM 15 Comment

Title says it all.  I don't like waiting while files load.  Can this process be threaded?

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ATarman

Noise Spike Detection Tool

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 09-23-2019 09:53 AM 8 Comment

I would like a tool that would help identify noise spikes in my data, so that they may be set to NO VALUE or carefully interpolated.  In the attached example, I have two torque spikes in my data that are significantly higher than the mean.  If I were only looking at one file, I would simply "Set Flags" in VIEW, then "Flags: Remove Data Points". However, I am reviewing dozens of files with several channels of interest.  

 

Peak data points are the most damaging to the components under test, so it is important that we keep the real events and reject the noise.  

 

Concerns with other peak / spike removal options:

  • Manual Set Flags -> Flags:  Remove Data Points; time required
  • ANALYSIS -> Event Search -> Event = Window -> Upper Limit:  In other data files, I have real events with values higher than the noise in this data file.  
  • ANALYSIS -> Digital Filters or Smoothing:  This will change all of the data - it will likely narrow the peak-to-peak of my other data and interpolate my noise spikes, adding damage that is not actually real.  I only want to remove a few data points in the channel data. 

nCode Glyphworks has a nice Spike Detection Tool that uses 6 available algorithms to detect spikes.  Once it identifies them, it allows the user to see them, prior to performing any actions - this is important, because it allows the user to identify if they are real or noise, prior to taking action.  

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AGomezC

Standalone application?

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 06-16-2016 02:15 AM 2 Comment

Hi,

I'm been developing with Diadem for a year in a large company. We develop applications for our client trying to solve their issues and improving the data analysis and productivity. 

Now, we have 4 applications already released and one more is incoming and every time a new update comes, and especially when a big new version is, we find the same problem... Why Diadem doesn't have any standalone-like option?

 

In order to be able to run our app, our clients have to buy a Diadem license, at least the smallest one, and of course, our license. If we could make a runnable standalone application, installing previously some kind of runtime for Diadem, we will be able to make more attractive our application for our clients...

 

In addition, LABview have this option, you can make a Vi project and export it as standalone, library or exe application, making it independent to any license. (You have to install the runtime before to run the app). 

 

I will appreciate some answer,

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jen1fra

Dateityp - LongLong oder BigInt

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-05-2014 01:00 AM 2 Comment

Vollständige Kompatibilität für 64 Bit Systeme. Das Datentypen Longlong auch von DIAdem eingelesen werden können.

 

 

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JoshRew

Default DataFinder Indexing Disabled

Status: Completed Submitted by Member on 07-17-2013 09:10 AM 2 Comment

Not having the DataFinder index anything except NI's folders by default on install would be extremely convenient.  Optionally, this could also be a setting chosen on install.

 

Each of our users who installs the application immediately has every MS Excel file from their 'My Documents' folder indexed, which wouldn't really hurt anything except that most of these MS Excel files aren't true 'data' files.  In my experience, most Excel files rarely store anything as simple as what could be stored in text-tab delimited format, so aren't easily or usefully indexed, so seems to confuse the DataFinder as it is unable to close them automatically once opened.

 

The results is dozens to hundreds of Excel.exe processes running in the background, until the machine runs out of memory or files, so we have had to make a point to disable all datafinder indexing on each and every install.  We've scripted this process into our standard configuration, but if the user doesn't contact us right away, they suffer greatly from performance issues and blame DIAdem (rightly so).

 

I suspect that anyone who wants to use the DataFinder would want to do some manual configuration to specific folders, dataplugins, times of day to index, etc. which would make requiring setup perfectly acceptable to users who want to use it (and not waste resources for those that don't).

 

-Josh

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punkmonkey

Separate Diadem Clipboard from system Clipboard

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 02-28-2012 08:27 AM 1 Comment

Very frustrating working on other documents while diadem is processing a script in the background to paste what you thought was text you had copied actually be an entire channel worth of data.

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AlphaTreo

Quick Data Browsing

Status: Declined Submitted by Member on 11-11-2010 05:44 PM 2 Comment

I have talked to Brad, Otmar, and (most recently) Darrin about this, so here is an explanation if you guys are reading...

 

I use DIAdem for data browsing and analysis, but I also use another program (which shall remain nameless) from another company (which shall remain nameless).  This program sets stuff up a little differently, and by doing so has a huge time-saving advantage.  An individual test run (or a collection of runs) is stored in a folder.  Inside each folder is one file per recorded channel.  So, if I wanted to look at some data, I would select the channels I want, and then graph them.  I can, of course create multiple graphs, channel tables, etc.  So this is similar to the VIEW pane in DIAdem, and there is no evident advantage with one program over the other at this point.

 

Now, let's say I wanted to view those same graphs and channel tables based on a different set of data.  In DIAdem I would have to delete the data from the DATA PORTAL and then load in the new data which would then update the items in the VIEW pane.  In this other program, though, all I have to do is select the folder where the other data channels are stored by either clicking on it or cursoring to it and all graphs, tables, etc. are automatically updated.  This is a tremendous time-saver, and makes it easy to browse through different data sets to find what I am looking for. 

 

Implementing something like this in DIAdem would be really helpful.  I love DIAdem, but it is frustrating that it doesn't do what this other program does.  I suspect there are not too many people out there that use this other program and DIAdem.  If there are, I hope that they will weigh in on this issue by adding a comment to this post.  Even if you don't use both, think about how much time you could save if DIAdem operated like the other program.