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MC-III™ EXP Flow Analyzer Section 5
Section 5—Flow Logs and Event Logs
The MC-III™ EXP’s ow archive expands the user’s ability to track ow volume over time by allowing the
user to view ow data in tabular and trend formats, to save or print log data in reports, and to export log data
into a spreadsheet. Additionally, an event archive allows users to identify changes to conguration parameters
and other settings for troubleshooting operational issues.
A user can download logs from the Flow Archive and Event Archive screens as needed, or congure the
software to automatically download the logs upon connection with the instrument. See Automating Functions
on Software Startup, page 47, for more information.
When the “download all logs” or “download only new logs” option is selected from the Device Autorun
Options menu and the “Always do...” checkbox is checked, the software will download both ow logs and
event logs each time the software connects to the MC-III EXP (Figure 5.1).
Figure 5.1—Device Autorun Options screen allows automated log downloads with every connection
Auto-Save Log Formats
The MC-III EXP automatically saves daily ow logs on the contract hour, and saves hourly ow logs around
the clock. The instrument also automatically saves an event log each time a user change is made. After
downloading these logs from the instrument, the software saves the data in a le. By default, the logs are
saved as .csv les.
The le format of the auto-save ow log and event log les is user-congurable. To save logs in Excel (.xls)
format, click Options>Program Options in the task bar, select Downloading from the dropdown options list,
and check the “XLS-MS Excel File” checkbox (Figure 5.2, page 80).