R-Log – Quick Start
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4.
Elaborated data storage options
To download data from the instrument memory with
3DOM
, you need to configure data storage
modes, accessible in
Options->Data Storage Configuration…
or the
Data Storage
button in the
instrument bar or the instrument
Data Storage..
.contextual menu. There are many possibilities;
indication will be given in this manual about how to set the two most commonly used storage modes,
that are:
Storage as an ASCII text file;
Storage on Gidas database (SQL).
4.1.
Storing data in a text file
Select
Check to activate data storage
control box and set the desired storage modes (storage folder
path, file name, decimal separator, number of decimal digits…).
The created files are included in the selected folder and take a variable name based on the selected
settings:
[Basic folder]\[Serial number]\[Prefix]_[Serial number]_[yyyyMMdd_HHmmss].txt
Note
If the setting “
Append data on the same file
” is not selected, each time instrument data are
downloaded, a new data file is created.
The date used to indicate the storage file corresponds to the date of creation of the storage file and
NOT to the date/time of the first processed data available in the file.
4.2.
Saving data on a Gidas database
Note
To store data on LSI LASTEM Gidas database for SQL Server 2005, you need to install the
GidasViewer program: it provides for the installation of the database and requests the activation
license for each instrument. Gidas database needs a SQL Server 2005 installed in the PC: if the
user hasn’t got this program installed, the free “Express” version can be downloaded. Refer to
GidasViewer program manual for additional details on GidasViewer installation.
The configuration window for storage on Gidas database has the aspect below:
