Chapter 8 Retrieving
A N D S T O R I N G F I L E S
Viewing
F I L E S O N - L I N E
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PM130 PLUS Powermeter Series
8.3
Viewing Files On-line
Sometimes, it is useful to review a particular piece of historical data on-
line at the time you expect new events to appear in the log. PAS allows
you to retrieve historical data from a particular log without storing it to a
file. The data appears only in the window on your screen. You can save it
manually to the database.
To view the log data on-line, check the
On-line
button
on the PAS
toolbar, select the log you want to retrieve in the
Logs
menu, and then
click on the
Poll
button
. Only new log records are retrieved from the
device. If you want to review the entire log from the beginning, click on
the
Restore log
button
, and then click on the
Poll
button
.
NOTE
When reading multi-section profile data, only the first section is available
for reading online.
for information on using different log views.
8.4
Exporting Files
Exporting Files in COMTRADE and PQDIF Formats
The COMTRADE and PQDIF file converters allow you to convert saved real-
time waveforms into COMTRADE or PQDIF file format, and data log tables
– into PQDIF format.
Manual Converting
To manually convert your waveforms or a data log into COMTRADE or
PQDIF format:
1.
Click on the Export
button on the PAS toolbar.
2.
Select the database and a data log table you want to export, and
then click Open.
