Elitech FreezePoint 6000 Series, User Manual

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Section 2: Design and Function
Log formats
To set the data format used by the device, select Settings Lab Options
Log Format from the menu.
The following options are available:
Line ending CRLF:
Selecting this option places a carriage return (CR) and line feed (LF) at the end
of the line.
Deselecting this option places a carriage return only (CR).
The end of the line is marked as
⏎ .
Figure 13 Log formats
End of ticket markers:
An “end of ticket” marker can optionally be selected. This setting means that a
line is displayed as follows after each individual sample measurement or after the
end of the batch:
EndOfTicket ⏎
Pair user and batch ID:
To ensure compatibility with legacy log formats, the user and batch ID can be
paired to a single ID.
The log output for the device may optionally be output in one of the following three formats:
Format Description Advantages Disadvantages
CSV Line by line comma-
separated values placed
within quotation marks
Compact
Can be uploaded into
spreadsheets (e.g.
OpenOffice or Excel)
Easily human-readable
Checksum acts as backup
Not a genuine standard format
XML Standardized, expandable
markup language
Standardized
Compatible with large number
of APIs Human-readable
Checksum acts as backup
Not very compact
Legacy CSV CSV format from previous
generations of devices
Compatible with legacy
devices and interfaces
Syntax not always clear May
cause data to be misinterpreted
For reasons of security
ELITechGroup strongly
advises against using
this format!
See the following sections for a detailed description of the various formats.