Siemens SIMATIC 505 User Manual page 183

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4. Select the appropriate communications server (see appendix ? for
listing of sever device associations).
5. The default path appears in the Log File Path field. Enter a path if
different from the default.
6. Click the radio button Online to select the device port.
Result: Communication is established as soon as the addresses are
inserted in the log window.
Until addresses are entered into the log window, the server is not actually
online. By remaining online there is a significant speed increase because
the port remains open and the addresses logged remain in the server.
7. Click the Setup button.
Result: The Log Window Setup screen appears (Figure 3).
Note Selecting OK (on the New dialog box) without configuring the Log
Window Setup will set values to the factory defaults.
Figure 3
Log Times
Log Times allows you to set when the log window starts and stops
logging data within the window.
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Start Logging
Immediately - Data is logged to the .mdb logfile as soon as data is
entered into the log window provided that the log window is online
and active.
Specific time - Data is read from the server and logged after the
time indicated just below the radio button.
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Stop Logging
Manually - Data is logged to the .mdb logfile as long as the log
window is open. Deselecting the Online menu or selecting
offline overrides this action and suspends logging.
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