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Data Log Auto Reporting, Reporting Mode
Click the appropriate radio button to select either a Cyclical report schedule or a Calendar report
schedule.
Data Log Auto Reporting, Logging Frequency
Type the frequency of the data points into the text box.
Data Log Auto Reporting, Log Duration
If you have selected a cyclical schedule, select a Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly report
frequency. Type the time of day for receiving the report in the text boxes, and use the pull down
menus to select the desired day, and to select AM or PM.
If you have selected a calendar report, select the start date and time, and the end date and time.
Important: If this unit is part of a network of controllers, you must stagger the reports from each
controller in the network to occur at least an hour apart. Failure to do this could result in lost
reports!
Opening a data log file
To open the data log file using Excel, follow these steps:
Open Excel.
Click Open.
Change the “Look In” to the location of the log file.
Change the “Files of Type” from “Microsoft Excel Files” to “All Files”.
Select the log file and click “Open”.
A Text Import Wizard will appear. Select the file type as “Delimited” then click “Next”.
Select the delimiter as “Comma” then click “Finish”.
6.29 Graphing/Trending
Recent data may be viewed in a graphic format on-line without downloading it to a
computer first, and without opening it in a spreadsheet.
At the top of the page, a selection of boxes will be displayed. Check the box of the
parameter that you would like to see graphed. The choices will be any direct sensor input
and any 4-20mA input that is being used. Then select the Time Span of the data by
selecting it from the pull-down. The choices are Last Hour, Day, 7 Days, 14 Days and 32
Days.
Click the Submit button for the changes to take effect.
The graphs selected will be presented below.