Hmi Trace - Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Commissioning Manual

Service and diagnostics

10.7 HMI trace

Procedure
1. You can copy a sample configuration file "actlog.ini" from the following directory: /siemens/
sinumerik/hmi/template/cfg.
2. Save or create the file in the /oem/sinumerik/hmi/cfg or
/user/sinumerik/hmi/cfg directory.
3. Open the file and after "; ActionLogSize=", enter the file size (in bytes).
"actlog.ini" configuration file
Template for the configuration of Action Log
;
; To activate the settings remove the
; commentary ';' at the beginning of the line
[ActionLogSettings]
;To change the path of the internal action log file use the following
setting
;ActionLogPath=/user/sinumerik/hmi/ac_log/action.com
;To change the size of the internal action log file use the following
setting
;ActionLogSize=5000000
;To change the path of the internal crash log file use the following
setting
;CrashLogPath=/user/sinumerik/hmi/ac_log/crash.com
10.7 HMI trace
Creating an HMI trace
The "HMI trace" function is available for extended diagnostics of the operating software. The
prerequisite is at least access level 3 (user).
Procedure to create an HMI trace file:
1. An expert of the Service & Support Center provides a sltrc_keybitset.ini file. Copy the
sltrc_keybitset.ini file to a USB memory medium and load the file on the controller or
operator panel.
2. In the operating area, select "Start-up" → "HMI" → "Diagnostics >" → "HMI trace".
3. Select the INI file on the USB memory medium with the "Load configuration" softkey.
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