Recorder State Of Health (Log) Messages; Keyword And Abbreviation Examples; Some Useful Message Examples - Reftek 180-SM 2 Series User Manual

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6 Recorder State of Health (Log) Messages

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The SMx recorder stores messages into State of Health/Log recording packets that are
stored in all destinations for data from any datastream. These messages are human-
readable, but often contain abbreviations or technical terms that may only be
meaningful to Support or Service personnel. When contacting Support, providing the
State of Health log around the time of the issue is often one of the first steps taken to
understand what occurred.
Messages begin with a timestamp indicating when the message was entered into the
log. It is followed by the keyword for the module that the message is associated with,
and then the message itself. This allows the log to be easily searched and sorted.
Error messages always start with the keyword "ERROR" followed by the module
keyword. The word "ERROR" is not used inside a message but is abbreviated to "ERR",
such as "PHASE ERR".

6.1 Keyword and Abbreviation Examples

Below is a table of example keywords and what the contents are. There may be more
keywords than are listed here.
Keyword
ATD
CLOCK
REF_CLK
RTC
BBC
PARMS
BVITRHP
RTPx
BFILL
MEM
WIFI
SOH
QCHECK,QERROR
EEPROM
CORDMP

6.2 Some Useful Message Examples

"CLOCK:PLL EXTERNAL POWER IS TURNED ON"
This message is generated when the reference clock is powered on or activated.
"CLOCK:PLL EXTERNAL POWER IS TURNED OFF"
This message is generated when the reference clock is powered off or deactivated.
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Messages about the A to D converter (data generation)
Timekeeping messages, including INTERNAL and EXTERNAL time references
Reference clock messages
Real Time Clock messages
Battery Backup Controller messages
Parameter messages
Messages about battery voltage, current, temperature, etc.
RTP telemetry link (link 1 and link 2) messages
Backfill messages
Mass memory (data memory) messages
Wi-Fi messages
State of Health log management messages
Internal memory queue messages
Internal non-volatile storage messages
Core-dump messages for in-depth system analysis
Message Contents
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