Doc.Id. SCM-1200-093
Anybus Communicator for Modbus Plus
Doc.Rev. 3.01
Chapter 12
12. Data Logger
12.1 General
This feature allows the subnetwork traffic to be logged into a buffer for examination. This may provide
valuable information when debugging the lowest levels of the subnetwork communication.
Note that the logger function is part of the gateway itself and is separate from the Anybus Configuration
Manager. This means that logging can be performed even if the gateway is physically disconnected from
the PC running the Anybus Configuration Manager.
12.2 Operation
Start & Stop Logging
• Start logging
Select ‘Start Logging’ in the ‘Tools’-menu. Anybus Configuration Manager will then prompt for
the desired mode of operation, see below.
• Stop logging
Select ‘Stop Logging’ in the ‘Tools’-menu. This will open the log-window, see below.
Modes of Operation
Select the desired mode of operation and click ‘OK’ to start logging data.
• Log until full
Data will be logged until the log-buffer is full.
• Log continuously
Data will be logged continuously until logging is
stopped by clicking ‘Stop Logging’. The log-buffer
will contain the most recent data.
Log Window
The logged data is displayed in hexadecimal, decimal and AS-
CII format for both directions. The time between the log-en-
tries is displayed in a separate column.
The data may optionally be saved in ASCII text format by
clicking ‘Create Text file’.
Click ‘Close’ to exit.
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