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CPU 317T: Technology Functions

8-22 A5E00251798-03

Field / button Description

Table • "No.:" Shows the channel number.

• The "Enabled:" check box

Set this check box to record the channel. You can enable all 8 channels. (Only

4 channels can be enabled in SINAMICS Trace.)

• "Signal:" Name of the variable that is to be recorded.

You can enter this directly, or select it in the"Signal Selection" view. To do so,

click "

..." at the end of the field in the "Signal" column. This view shows all

available variables (system variables, I/O variables, global device variables,

unit variables, local variables of the programs in the runtime system, etc.).

Syntax for entering the signal name:

•

Comment:

You can give the channel a name of your choice. If you do not enter a new

name, the program automatically uses the standard name of the parameter.

• color :

Set the color of the recorded curve

SINAMICS Trace: Further fields

Field / button Description

Device cycle Cycle clock of the drive in ms

This cycle is the minimum trace clock in which the signal can be recorded.

Factor Enter a number n as the reduction factor if you want to start logging at each n-th

cycle.

Trace cycle Trace cycle in ms.

This is the cycle used to record every value of the signal. The trace cycle is a

multiple of the device cycle.