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File Architecture🔗

Use this to better understand the complexity of VCM Scanners open/save dialogs.

Most files are saved in .xml format to enable outside modification if desired, for advanced users.

Architecture By Function🔗

VCM Scanner🔗

  • Stores the active Channel Configuration
  • Stores the active Channel Display Properties
  • Stores the active Layout Configuration
  • Stores the active Layout Display Properties
  • Stores user Math Parameters
  • Stores user Transforms
  • Stores user Preferences

Channels🔗

  • Reloaded from VCM Scanner.cfg on open
  • Saved to VCM Scanner.cfg on close
  • Can be saved/loaded from user saved files

Layout🔗

  • Reloaded from VCM Scanner.cfg on open
  • Saved to VCM Scanner.cfg on close
  • Can be saved/loaded from user saved files

Architecture By File Type🔗

VCM Suite.cfg🔗

  • Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\Settings\
  • Created by the VCM Scanner/Editor applications only
  • Shared between VCM Scanner/Editor instances
  • Application Keys
  • Unit System
  • Tuning Path

VCM Scanner.cfg🔗

  • Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\Settings\
  • Created by the VCM Scanner application only
  • Shared between VCM Scanner instances
  • Stores Active Channel Configuration
  • Stores Active Channel Display Properties
  • Stores Active Layout Configuration
  • Stores Active Layout Display Properties
  • Stores User Math Parameters
  • Stores User Transforms
  • Stores Application Preferences & Settings

*.Channels.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Channel Configs\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores Parameter ID and Source
  • Stores Channel Polling Intervals
  • Stores Channel Transforms

*.ChannelDisplay.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Channel Configs\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores Channel Display Fonts and Colors

*.Layouts.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Layouts\
  • Created by users only

Architecture By File Type - Gauges🔗

*.Gauges.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Gauges\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores all gauges on the selected display

*.Gauge.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Gauges\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores a single Gauge

*.GaugeDisplay.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Gauges\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores Gauge Display Fonts and Colors

Architecture By File Type - Graphs🔗

*.Graphs.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Graphs\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores all graphs on the selected display

*.Table.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Graphs\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores a single Table

*.GraphDisplay.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Graphs\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores Graph Display Fonts and Colors

Architecture By File Type - Charts🔗

*.Charts.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Charts\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores all charts on the selected display

*.Chart.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Charts\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores a single Chart and its associated Series

*.Series.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Charts\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores a single series

*.ChartDisplay.xml🔗

  • Default Location: \My Documents\HP Tuners\VCM Scanner\Charts\
  • Created by users only
  • Stores Chart Display Fonts and Colors

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