16 Log files, history files, and service files
16.1 Generate history files
Display
Menu
>
USB Options
>
Transmitter --> USB Drive
>
Download Historical Files
ProLink III
Device Tools
>
Configuration Transfer
>
Download Historical Files
Field Communicator
Not available
The transmitter automatically saves historical data of several types, including process and diagnostic
variables, Smart Meter Verification test results, and totalizer values. To access the historical data, you can
generate a log file, then view it on your PC.
This procedure is not available over HART. You must use a service port.
CAUTION
If the transmitter is in a hazardous area, do not open the wiring compartment. Contact customer support.
Prerequisites
If you want to generate a totalizer log, you must have previously configured the transmitter to record totalizer
data. However, there is a totalizer history that is logged automatically.
If you plan to use the transmitter display:
•
The service port must be enabled. It is enabled by default. However, if you need to enable it, choose
Menu
>
Configuration
>
Security
and set
Service Port
to On.
•
You must have a USB drive.
Procedure
1. If you are using the transmitter display, open the wiring compartment and insert the USB drive into the
service port.
CAUTION
If the transmitter is in a hazardous area, do not open the wiring compartment while the transmitter
is powered up. Opening the wiring compartment while the transmitter is powered up could cause
an explosion.
2. Select the type of log file that you want to generate.
3. If you selected historian data (process and diagnostic variables):
a) Set the date and time for the first entry in the historian log file.
b) Set the number of days that the log file will include.
c) Select the record type.
Option
Description
1 Second Raw Data
The current values of process and diagnostic variables, recorded at 1-second
intervals.
Configuration and Use Manual
Log files, history files, and service files
MMI-20025166
March 2019
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