DATA Logging & Management

Vijeo Designer V4.5

V1.1 July, 4th 2007
 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Introduction
Complex, error prone scripts are things of the past with Vijeo Designer
V4.5.
Why? With improved Data logging & management features in Vijeo
Designer V4.5.

So, how
S h t do:
to d
• Create a Data logging group for real time and historical trends
• Manage and store Data logged files
• Use Recipe features
• Use the Data Manager
• Use the command line
• Retrieve files by FTP
• Print logged data

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 General Overview

The key elements in VJD 4.5 data logging are :

Improved runtime performance

Higher degree of configurability

– Which data?
– Sampling method
– Storage files (location, size, number)
– Retrieve and print data

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Create Data Logging Group
Create a new Data Logging Group from the Navigator and configure the
settings in the Property Inspector.

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 Configure Data Logging Group
Use the 3 tabs to configure the logging group’s properties

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 Sampling – 1 (Periodic)
Create a Data Logging group when you want to record or display variable values
on a graph.

Logging Group Name

Periodic or Trigger

Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Units
Hours: 1 to 24
Minutes: 1 to 30
Seconds: 1 to 30

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 Sampling - 2 (Triggered)
Add a Data Logging trigger (tag) property to Data Logging Groups to
enable manual data capture capabilities.
Select Trigger Condition for the
Variable: When True, When
False, On Data Change

Select Trigger Variable

Select Status Variable

(discrete or integer). When
data collection is triggered,
the status variable is set to
one. When the trigger
variable is cleared, the status
variable is set to 0.

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 Variable Storage – 1 (Location & Size)

Define Location & Size

DRAM (not saved on power loss)

SRAM (saved on power loss)
SRAM & File (DYYMMDDX.dat
only on device with secondary
storage device, ex. CF card)

Only for file storage:

No. Of Days or Maximum Data
Size and No. of files to keep in the
folder

Size or No. of days Estimate

Sampling units
(same as sampling index)

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 Variable Storage - 2 (Location & Size)
File limit:
– Specify whether you want to limit the size of the Data Logging files by
Days or File Size.
– Days (from 1 to 1825)
– Size (from 250 kb to 8192 kb)

N off files
No. fil tot keep
k
– From 1 to 999

Group RAM Usage

– Read only, displays RAM usage of the variables in a data logging group.

Number of days
– Read only, displays the estimated number of days to reach the specified
data file size.

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 Advanced (Interlocking)
This variable validates data collected in periodic or triggered mode.

Enables data input

p when the
condition defined in the Enable
Interlock Field is met.
During data input, if the interlock
variable turns off, data input is
cancelled.
When the interlock condition is
FALSE, data collection for the
group is PAUSED until the
condition returns to TRUE.

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 Logging Properties of a tag
Configure all data logging properties of a tag through its associated Data
Logging Group.

To increase Software
productivity define
productivity,
a logging group
properties, create
and configure
a variable, and then
assign it to the data
logging group.

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Real time and Historical trends - 1
New trend graph smart parts that display trend data as discrete samples
instead of time based data.

Create Real-time
trend graphs from the
toolbar

Create Historical trend

graphs from the
toolchest

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 Real time and Historical trends - 2
Define properties for the Real-Time graph

Position, size and

colors

Graph, Range
and Axis settings

Channels settings

Save and Restore

current properties
as default
properties

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 Real time and Historical trends - 3
Define properties for the historical trend graph

Position, size
Position
and colors

Graph, Range
and Axis
settings

Channels
settings

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Use Recipe Features Read Recipe Variable Values:
From PLC to HMI to PC

Write Recipe Variable Values:

From PC to HMI to PLC

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 Recipe Components and their Relationships
Example of recipe management, from setting up ingredients and recipes
in a recipe Group to sending recipe data to the equipment.

PC HMI PLC

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 Recipe Properties

Control Variables for

recipe management

Download Recipe
Group to internal
memory or CF Card

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 Steps to Set Up a Recipe Group

In the Navigator window,

1 right-click the recipes node

and create a new recipe
group.

Enter the Recipe

p ggroupp
2 data in the recipe editor,
and add ingredients.

3 If needed, create variables

for the ingredients.

4 Draw the recipe panel.

If the recipe group is to be

5 operator controlled, set up
the recipe manager part.

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 Main Recipe Functions
Recipe Panel

Group
Recipe

Send to PLC
S
Save tto file
fil
Snapshot
Compare recipe
Delete recipe

Security

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 Optional Recipe Functions
All basic functions are available. New functions to select a group or a
recipe, and create a new recipe in an existing group are available.

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 Security Recipe Functions
Access defined by:

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Manage Run-time Data
Transfer files
Data Manager (only on Ethernet)
Command Line (only on Ethernet)
Maintenance Mode (by extracting CF Card)
FTP Server

Locate files
Run-time Data Location Manager

Files supported:
Recipe files (*.rcp)
Data Logging files (*.dat)
Video files (*.mpg)
Screen shot files (*.jpg)
Project backup files (*.vdz)

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 Data Manager – 1 (Ethernet)
The Data Manager is the best way to manage data from/to HMI
Terminal. You can install it on any PC from the Vijeo Designer CD (no
software rights required).

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 Data Manager - 2 (Ethernet)
Data Manager provides high efficiency functions to manage all files in
HMI terminal.
Create new target with user and password

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 Data Manager - 3 (Ethernet)
Define files and operations

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 Data Manager - 4 (Ethernet)
A Recipe Project Identifier is required to transfer recipes.

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 Transfer files by Command Line - 1 (Ethernet)
This tool is good for Automated (Scheduled) retrieval of runtime data files.

Use or Copy the file

(on another PC without Vijeo Designer software):

Read the Parameter Options in Help file or launch “data transfer tool” without
parameter.

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 Transfer files by Command Line - 2 (Ethernet)
Use the command line in Dos Session

Example:
(Get Recipe files from HMI Terminal to folder “Datalog” on hard disk D:)

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 Transfer Files during Maintenance Mode
Maintenance Mode is used to stop data logging to the CF Card, so you
can remove it from HMI terminal and plug it on your PC to
read/write/remove files on it.

Use of system variable _Maintenance

– Maintenance =0
(allows read/write on CF Card, you can’t remove it)
– Maintenance =1 (stops data logging on the CF card and allows
you to remove the CF card once the access led turns off)

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 Transfer files by FTP Server - 1
Use a Client FTP Software, for example:

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 Transfer files by FTP Server - 2
Use of FTP function (Internet Explorer, warning ! some difficulties due to
security control)

- Name
- Password
- HMI Terminal IP Adress
- Port: 6001

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 Locate files
The Data Locations property in the Target properties defines where data
is located on the HMI Terminal.

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 Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Data Logging Group
Part 3 Trends
Part 4 Recipes
Part 5 Run Time Data
Part 6 Print Data

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 Print logged data
From HMI Terminal
Alarm message printing:
– Printing alarms when the occur
– Batch printing (print an entire alarm group’s alarm messages)

Screen snapshots printing:

– Parameters
– Control variable

Video Screen snapshots printing:

– Parameters
– Control variable

Print Data (script control)

From your PC, after retrieval

Logvariable.dat -> logvariable.txt (use word or excel)

Alarmgroup1.csv (use excel)

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 Alarm Message printing

Real Time
printing:

print alarms
whenever the
alarm state
changes:
- Active
- Acknowledge
- Unack
- Return to normal
state.

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 Alarm Message printing

Alarm
Message
Batch printing:

Group
Properties

(Prints all the

alarm messages
in the alarm
group).

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 Screen Snapshots printing
Define
Variables
to perform
the Scren
Snapshots.

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 Video Screen snapshots printing
Define
Variables
to perform
the Video
Screen
Snapshots

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 Print Data from HMI Terminal
Script
Control

See Help
Example:
18.8.7

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 To end …

Use Data Logging Groups to store dynamic data and organize the Data
Logging Files.

Recipes is the simple way to manage the data list exchange between
HMI Terminal and PLC’s.

Use the Data Manager as the best way to manage Recipes, Data
Logging Groups, Alarms, Videos and Snapshots files on the HMI
Terminal.

Print items isn’t a global function, but each item has print attributes to
manage print function. Many New Features available in Vijeo Designer
4.5 support printing.

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