Automatic Converting - Satec Expertmeter EM720 Operation Manual

Chapter 10 COMTRADE and PQDIF Converters

Automatic Converting

EM720 Power Quality and Revenue Meter
not want your files to be compressed, uncheck the
Compress box before saving the file.
In COMTRADE format, each waveform event is recorded
into a separate file. A COMTRADE waveform file name
contains a site name followed by an ID of the fault or
power quality event, which triggered the waveform record.
PQDIF file names contain a site name followed by a
timestamp of the first event recorded to the file, and may
look like 12KVSUB_20040928T133038.pqd.
PAS allows you to automatically convert waveform and
data logs into COMTRADE or PQDIF format at the time you
upload data from your devices via the Upload Scheduler.
To automatically convert your waveform or data log tables
into COMTRADE or PQDIF format:
1. Open the Upload Scheduler.
2. Highlight a desired device site with the left mouse
button, and then click on the Export button.
3. Check the Enabled box for a data log or a waveform
log table you want to automatically convert at the
upload time.
4. Highlight the Record to... row for the selected table
and click on the Browse button.
5. Select a folder where you want to store converted
files, type in the converted file's name, select a
desired output file format, and then click on Save.
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