User guide

iScan System User Guide 51
Log Files
Log Files
Duringeachrun,theiScanControlSoftwarecreatesalogfilelistingeachstepinthe
scanningprocess.Theselogsarealsocopiedintothedataoutputfolderforeach
BeadChipfortroubleshootingpurposes.
Figure35LogFileinDataOutputFolder
Toviewthecurrent logfile:
1 ClicktheMenubutton intheupperleftcornerofanyICS screenandselect
Tools|ShowLog.
2 NavigatetothefoldernamedLogsintheiScanCo ntrolSoftwareapplicationfolderto
viewthearchivedlogfiles.
Thelogfilesizecanreachupto5MB.Logfilesarecreatedsuchthatwhenthefirstlogfile
reaches5MB,theiScanControlSoftwarerenamesittoiScanControlSoftware.01.log.The
iScanControlSoftwarethen createsanewiScanControlSoftware.00.logfileandbegins
logginginformationin
it.
Whenthislogfilereaches5MB,theiScanControlSoftwarerenamesiScanControl
Software.01.logtoiScanControlSoftware.02.logandrenamesiScanControl
Software.00.logtoiScanControlSoftware.01.log.Aslogfilesreach5MB,theyare
renamedinthismanneruptoiScanControlSoftware.20.log.
WhenaniScanControlSoftware.20.log
fileexistsandanewlogfileiscreated,iScan
ControlSoftware.20.log isdeletedandreplacedwithiScanControlSoftware.19.log.iScan
ControlSoftware.00.logisalways thecurrentlog,andiScanControlSoftware.20.logis
alwaystheoldest.