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Chapter 3. Logging Data
3.5 Creating PC Logs (cont.)
6. At the resulting PC Log window shown in Figure 18, place a check mark in the text box to create a circular log , or
leave this box empty to create a linear log.
Figure 18: The PC Log Window
7. Enter a sampling interval in the text box shown in Figure 18.
Note:
Start Time and Stop Time cannot be specified for PC logs. These options are inactive in the PC Log window.
8. Expand the network tree as far as necessary and double click on the process parameter(s) to be logged. As they are
selected, the parameters are listed in the lower right pane of the
PC Log window (make sure that the Log Items tab
in this pane is selected).
Note:
To add all the channel parameters to a given log, right-click on the desired channel. A pop-up button, “Add
Group to Log,” appears. Click on the button, and PanaView adds the entire set of channel parameters to the
log.
9. Click on the
[Apply]
option button to record the log setup information, and then click on the
[Start]
option button to
begin logging data immediately. (The Start Time automatically appears in the PC Log window.)