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Issue 11
3.5.4 Archive File Types
Archive files are created in one of two user-selectable formats:
Text (comma separated values [.csv]) – see Section 3.6,
page 37
or
Secure binary encoded – see Section 3.7, page 41
All archive files created by the instrument are given filenames
automatically but each type of archived file is given a different file
extension depending on whether Text or Binary format has been
selected during archive configuration – see Section 4.5.6,
page 70. File types and extensions for Text files are shown in
Table 3.1. File types and extensions for Binary files are shown in
Table 3.2.
Type
Extension
Contents
Channel
data files
*.D**
Analog or digital recording channels in the
current process group.
Alarm
event log
files
*.E**
The historical record of the alarm events
related to the group's channels plus the
history of any operator messages,
electronic signatures or real time alarms.
Totalizer
log files
*.T**
The historical record of all totalizer and
associated statistical values relating to the
group's recording channels.
Audit log
files
*.A**
The historical entries from the audit log.
(Note. The content of this file is the same
for all groups).
Digital
signature
files
*.S**
Digital signature file for the corresponding
channel data file.
Batch
data files
*.V**
Analog or digital recording channels in the
current process group when the batch
function is active.
Batch
log files
*.X**
Historical record of the batches recorded.
Table 3.1 Text Format File Types and Extensions
Type
Extension
No. of
Files
Contents
Channel
data
files
*.B00
One per
channel
Analog or digital recording
channel data
Batch
channel
data
files
*.V**
One per
channel
Batch recording
channel data *.
Alarm
event
log files
*.EE0
One per
process
group
The historical record of the
alarm events related to a
particular process group's
channels plus the history of
any operator messages,
electronic signatures or real
time alarms.
Totalizer
log files
*.TE0
One per
process
group
The historical record of all
totalizer and associated
statistical values relating to a
particular group's recording
channels.
Audit
log files
*.AE0
One per
instrume
nt
The historical entries from the
audit log.
Batch
log files
*.X**
One per
process
group
Batch information associated
with a process group *.
* Batch files are created only if the Batch Recording software option
is enabled.
Table 3.2 Binary Encoded Format File Types and Extensions
