Remote Data Logging

 

The following discussion primarily applies for Remote Data-Logging operations where regular and frequent downloads are important.  For simple occasional "Manual" downloading of Log Files, when there is no risk of Log File buffer overflows, causing the loss of logged data, you may choose instead to use the Alarmware™ Log File Download function.

 

To set up remote data logging you need to configure:

 

 

To configure a Log File device, connect to or work off-line with the desired Catalyst. From the Configuration menu, select Devices.

 

Step One: Configure for Log File:

 

 

Step Two: Configure a Destination as a Remote Data Terminal, Email Recipient, or Fax Machine:

 

 

For reports sent to FAX or RDT, you can select any or all of the following:

 

 

Important Note: If the Log File does not save the information it will not be available if requested from the destination.

 

Note: Calls to a Remote Data Terminal computer or Fax machine for data logging will be preempted by alarm notification calls.  When there are no further notification calls pending (all alarms have been acknowledged) then postponed data logging calls will be made.

 

If the Catalyst is delivering a log file report to a fax machine, and an alarm occurs, the Catalyst will continue to deliver the report until the "Maximum number of pages per report" value (fax destination advanced setting) is exceeded. The Catalyst will then interrupt the report and make the appropriate alarm notification calls. Once the alarm is acknowledged, the Catalyst will then call the fax machine back and finish delivering the report.

 

Data Communication Program Script Considerations

 

The Remote Data Terminal (RDT) is a computer equipped with a modem and a data communications program.  Commercial data communications programs, such as Procomm, can be used to receive or retrieve logged data from your Catalyst. No scripts are needed to simply wait for RDT calls from your Catalysts, and capture the log file data into a capture file or to manually initiate calls to RTUs to retrieve log file data. However, the scripting capability of data communications programs allows you to retrieve log file data when PINs have been configured.

 

Uses of scripts can include (but are not limited to):

 

 

Line Length Issues when Using Data Communications programs and Spreadsheets

 

 

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