Operation
MCS100E Operating Instructions 8009504/VYWA7/V3-1/2018-01 © SICK AG
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File extension for the protocol files is ”.txt”. Protocol files can be edited in the usual table
calculation programs.
The printer protocol settings
Main Menu: Printer: Print Archive Protocol Definition
and
Specialist: System edit: Protocol Definition
are identical.
5.7.8.5
Protocol Start
Main Menu: Printer: Print Archive Protocol Start
Enter here which type of protocol for data stored in archive should be started. When
selecting a protocol with data output to a file, you will be prompted for the file name.
Protocol output of stored data is started.
Output can be interrupted with <ESC>.
Settings:
Protocol type (1..5)
Selection of one of the 5 protocol types
Name
These names are used to ease identification, e.g. at protocol start and stop.
Output to
Printer
File
Monitor
Filtering
Yes:
Addition over the cycle time, divided by the number of measured values and
subsequent output of the value.
No:
Actually current value is output
Cycle [Min]:
Output cycle time (in minutes) for printing.
0: Per measurement cycle one value is output.
Component selection
Selection of the components that are to be printed.
(The list is derived from the menu
Specialist: System edit: Results
).
By <ENTER> a list containing the
actual
components is displayed. If a field is
selected within this list, then a list containing the
possible
components is
presented.
xxxxx.xx defines the format for display of the measured values, in this example 2
digits following the decimal point; changeable with <ENTER>.
Characters per line
Number of characters per line dependent on the paper format. Default setting:
80
Lines per page
Number of lines per page dependent on the paper format. Default setting: 72
Decimal separator
Decimal separator Comma or point
Format date
Format of date, change with <ENTER>.
Separator of date
Separator of date: . or /
Separator of time
Separator of time: 14:55:00 or 14-55-00
Note:
The separators of date and time should be different to enable an
evaluation program to find a distinguishing feature.
Separator, column
9: TAB stop
Separator for individual measured values.
The decimal value of the ASCII character is entered here as these are usually
non-printable characters.
Separator, line
13, 10: CARRIAGE RETURN, LINEFEED
The entry of 2 characters is mandatory.
The decimal value of the ASCII characters is entered here as these are usually
non-printable characters.
Before starting the output, make sure to terminate current on-line output, if
necessary.