User guide

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Before Operation
1.1 Overview of the DAQLOGGER/DAQLOGGER Client Package
The following items can be specied.
• Type of report (hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly), the tags to be reported, and the
type of data to be created.
• Data to be used to make the report (scan data or record data).
• Output destination of the report (le or print) and the output le format (binary or
text).
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The date or day and time of report generation.
In addition, report les (binary) can be displayed on Viewer.
For the operation procedure of Report Generator, see section 2.10.
• DDE* Server
The DDE Server is started from Software Manager.
The server provides DDE services. Data and time that are scanned by the Logger
can be displayed on a Windows application that supports DDE such as EXCEL. Up to
1600 tags can be transmitted via DDE communications.
For the operation procedure of the DDE Server, see section 2.11.
* Dynamic Data Exchange
A technique or procedure used to exchange commands and data between Windows
applications via communications. The database providing the data is called a server. The
application that uses the data is called a client.
• Monitor Server
The Monitor Server is started from Software Manager.
Transfers the scanned data to a PC (Remote Monitor
*
) that is connected via the
Ethernet network. Up to 16 remote monitors can be connected.
Remote Monitor can be used to display and monitor the received data.
For the operation procedure of the Monitor Server, see section 2.12.
* Remote monitor
The DAQLOGGER Client Package is required on Remote Monitor side. For an overview
of the functions of the DAQLOGGER Client Package, see the next section, “DAQLOGGER
Client Package.”
• File Utility
The File Utility performs four functions, Merge, Divide, Convert, and Restructure, on
the data le or report le that the DAQLOGGER creates.
Merge: Merges the les that are continuous in time to a single le.
Divide: Divides or cuts the data les according to various con
ditions.
Convert: Converts data les or report les to Excel, ASCII, or Lotus format and
outputs them.
Restruct.: Performs data le merging and dividing at once.
For the operating procedure of the File Utility, see chapter 5.
• Event Processor
The Event Processor is a software program that can process up to 8 events
simultaneously. The settings of a single event consists of event condition, target
le, and process parameters. In event process, the le specied by target le is
processed using the command specied by process when the conditions specied by
event conditions are met. For the operating procedure of the Event Processor, see
chapter 6.