Log Formats - Elitech FreezePoint 6000 Series User Manual

Section 2: Design and Function

Log formats

Figure 13 Log formats
The log output for the device may optionally be output in one of the following three formats:
Format Description
CSV Line by line comma-
separated values placed
within quotation marks
XML Standardized, expandable
markup language
Legacy CSV CSV format from previous
generations of devices
See the following sections for a detailed description of the various formats.
To set the data format used by the device, select Settings
Log Format from the menu.
The following options are available:
Line ending CRLF:
Selecting this option places a carriage return (CR) and line feed (LF) at the end
of the line.
Deselecting this option places a carriage return only (CR).
The end of the line is marked as
End of ticket markers:
An "end of ticket" marker can optionally be selected. This setting means that a
line is displayed as follows after each individual sample measurement or after the
⏎
end of the batch:
EndOfTicket
Pair user and batch ID:
To ensure compatibility with legacy log formats, the user and batch ID can be
paired to a single ID.
Advantages
Compact
Can be uploaded into
spreadsheets (e.g.
OpenOffice or Excel)
Easily human-readable
Checksum acts as backup
Standardized
Compatible with large number
of APIs Human-readable
Checksum acts as backup
Compatible with legacy
devices and interfaces
⏎
.
Disadvantages
Not a genuine standard format
Not very compact
Syntax not always clear May
cause data to be misinterpreted
For reasons of security
ELITechGroup strongly
advises against using
this format!
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