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DL8 USERS
MANUAL EM-7691-B Rev.24
11.7 CHANNEL EVENT LOG
11.7.1 SPECIFICATIONS
Events per channel can be stored in a SD card, regardless of the event log setting.
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
File path
Subfolders “\AI”, “\DI”, “\PI,” and “\DO” are created in “\LOG” folder created under the root directory
of the SD card. Following files are created in the respective subfolders.
Channel type
File name
AI channel
AIxxLOG.TXT (xx = channel No.)
DI channel
DIxxLOG.TXT (xx = channel No.)
PI channel
PIxxLOG.TXT (xx = channel No.)
DO channel
DOxxLOG.TXT (xx = channel No.)
File format (text)
AI channel : Date/time, zone name
DI channel : Date/time, text assigned to status/event message
PI channel : Date/time, zone name
DO channel: Date/time, text assigned to status
Automatic deletion of
past data
(Example with AI1)
“AI01LOG.TXT” file is renamed as “AI01LOG1.TXT” when its data volume reaches 1 MB.
If a “AI01LOG1.TXT” already exists the older file is deleted before another file is renamed.
Then a new file “AI01LOG.TXT” is created to continue the log.
11.7.2 SETTING
(1) Start the DLCFG to show the main window.
Click [Download from device] button to read setting from the DL8 and to open “Configuration” window.
Click [Logging] button to open “Logging” menu.
Then click [General] button to open “General” dialog.
Main Window
1.Click
2.Click
Logging
General
Configuration
4.Click
3.Click
(2) Set “Channel log” to “Enable” and click [OK] button to return to “Logging” menu.
