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Chapter 3 Configuring and Starting Data Collection and Recording
Folder
Specify the data file save destination.
Server PC Operation System
Windows XP
Windows Vista, 7, 8
Note
Default destination
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\
Documents\SMARTDAC+Data Logging
Software\Data
C:\Users\Public\Documents\SMARTDAC+
Data Logging Software\Data
We recommend you use the default setting for the data
save destination folder.
If you want to change the save destination, select a folder
that the server (Network service account) can write to.
Note that files cannot be saved to the desktop or
Document folders. If you select an area where writing is
not possible, an error message (E3055) will appear.
File Name
Specify the name of the data file. When recording data
using Specified Period, it is convenient to add the date
or time to the file name. The date or time of the first data
point is added to the file name.
Comment
You can attach comments to data files. You can view
these comments when you display the data in Universal
Viewer.
You can change the comments until you click Start
Recording but not afterwards.
Note
Differences in Data Recording When PC Time Is
Used and When Device Time Is Used
The table below summarizes the differences in the
recording files created when Data time is set to Device
time and when set to PC time.
Data Time
Influence
Number of recording
files
Specified Data Time
PC Time
Device Time
One data file is created.
Alarm information
Alarm information is
recorded by taking the
logical OR of the alarm
information from the
collected data immediately
after the previous recording
data point to the current
recording data point.
DST (daylight saving
When a recording file is
time) when a recording displayed on the viewer,
file is displayed on the the time information
is displayed correctly
viewer
according to the DST.
When device settings
are changed during
recording
The changes are not
reflected.
A data file is created for
each device. Or if there
are multiple acquisition
intervals in the same
device, a data file is
created for each interval.
The data files and alarm
information are aligned.
When the DST settings on
the PC and device are the
same, the time information
is displayed correctly. If
they are not the same,
the DST information of
the device is not reflected
correctly.
Recording stops.
Changes to devices during data collection and recording:
What is PC time, or Device time?:
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