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Chapter 13: Data Collection and Historic Displays: 47 topics
  1. 13.1Data Logger
  2. 13.1.1Data Logger - Settings
  3. 13.1.2Data Logger - General Settings
  4. 13.1.3Data Logger - Data Item Settings
  5. 13.1.4Using File to Save Logged Data
  6. Displaying Logged Data Values Using Historic Data Tables
  7. 13.2.1Historic Data Table - Basic Operations
  8. 13.2.2Historic Data Table - Operation Options
  9. 13.2.3Historic Data Table - Settings
  10. 13.2.4Historic Data Table - General Settings
  11. 13.2.5Historic Data Table - Data Item Settings
  12. 13.2.6Historic Data Table - Query Settings
  13. Displaying Logged Data Trend Using Historic Trend Graph
  14. 13.3.1Historic Trend Graph - Basic Operations
  15. 13.3.2Historic Trend Graph - Operation Options
  16. 13.3.3Historic Trend Graph - Settings
  17. 13.3.4Historic Trend Graph - General Settings
  18. 13.3.5Historic Trend Graph - Curve Settings
  19. 13.3.6Historic Trend Graph - Axis Settings
  20. 13.2.6Historic Trend Graph - Query Settings
  21. Displaying History of Predefined Events Using Historic Event Tables
  22. 13.4.1Historic Event Table - Basic Operations
  23. 13.4.2Historic Event Table - Operation Options
  24. 13.4.3Historic Event Table - Settings
  25. 13.4.4Historic Event Table - General Settings
  26. 13.4.5Historic Event Table - Message Settings
  27. Displaying Time Slice Data Profile Using Single Record Line Charts
  28. 13.5.1Single Record Line Chart - Basic Operations
  29. 13.5.2Single Record Line Chart - Operation Options
  30. 13.5.3Single Record Line Chart - Settings
  31. 13.5.4Single Record Line Chart - General Settings
  32. 13.5.5Single Record Line Chart - Pen Settings
  33. 13.5.6Single Record Line Chart - Axis Settings
  34. Historic Scatter Chart
  35. 13.6.1Historic Scatter Chart - Basic Operations
  36. 13.6.2Historic Scatter Chart - Operation Options
  37. 13.5.3Historic Scatter Chart - Settings
  38. 13.5.4Historic Scatter Chart - General Settings
  39. 13.6.5Historic Scatter Chart - Pen Settings
  40. 13.5.6Historic Scatter Chart - Axis Settings
  41. Historic Radar Chart
  42. 13.7.1Historic Radar Chart - Basic Operations
  43. 13.6.2Historic Radar Chart - Operation Options
  44. 13.7.3Historic Radar Chart - Settings
  45. 13.7.4Historic Radar Chart - General Settings
  46. 13.7.5Historic Radar Chart - Curve Settings
  47. 13.7.6Historic Radar Chart - Scale Settings
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Section 13.1.3 · Chapter 13: Data Collection and Historic Displays

Data Logger - Data Item Settings

Use the Data Item page to define the data items of the sampled data for a data logger. The following is an example of the Data Item page.

data logger

The Data Item page contains two parts. The left part is the data item list that shows the address and name of each data item in rows. The right part shows the properties of the selected data item. To select a data item, click the row of that data item in the data item list.

The following table describes each property of the data item.

Property

Description
Address You can use the address shown here to refer to the latest sampled value of the data item.
Name Specifies the name of the data item for the language specified in the Language Of Data Item Name field.
Language of Data Item Select a language so you can view and edit the name of the data item on the left part for that language.
Data Item Data Type The data type of the data item. The supported data types include: 16-Bit Unsigned Integer, 32-Bit Unsigned Integer, 16-Bit Signed Integer, 32-Bit Signed Integer, 16-Bit BCD, 32-Bit BCD, 32-Bit Floating Point, Byte Array (Character String) and Word Array (Double -Byte Character String).
Display Type The display type for the value of the data item. The following table shows the available display types for each data type.
Data Type Available Display Types
16-Bit Unsigned Integer 16-Bit Unsigned Decimal, 16-Bit Hexadecimal, 16-Bit Octal, Indexed String, Identified String
32-Bit Unsigned Integer 32-Bit Unsigned Decimal, 32-Bit Hexadecimal, 32-Bit Octal, Indexed String, Identified String
16-Bit Signed Integer 16-Bit Signed Decimal, Indexed String, Identified String
32-Bit Signed Integer 32-Bit Signed Decimal, Indexed String, Identified String
16-Bit BCD 16-Bit Unsigned Decimal
32-Bit BCD 32-Bit Unsigned Decimal
32-Bit Floating Point 32-Bit Floating Point, Exponential Format
Byte Array (Character String) ASCII String, Western European String, Cyrillic String
Word Array (Double- Byte Character String) Chinese(PRC) String, Chinese(Taiwan) String, Unicode String,
Note: For details about the Indexed String and Identified String, please see Section 13.1.6. Difference between Indexed String and Identified String.
Total Digits / Length Specifies the number of digits to be displayed for the value of the data item.
Fractional Digits Specifies how to display the fractional part of the value of the data item. When the Display Type is 32-bit Floating Point, this property specifies the number of fractional digits to be displayed. When the Display Type is not 32-bit Floating Point, this property specifies not only the number of fractional digits to be displayed, but also the number of least significant digits to be displayed as the fractional part. With this feature, an integer can be shown as a fixed point number.
Example:
Display Type Total Digits Fractional Digits Sampled Value Displayed Value
32-bit Floating Point 4 2 12.34 12.34
32-bit Floating Point 4 2 123.4 23.40
16-bit Signed Decimal 5 2 123.45 123.45
16-bit Signed Decimal 5 2 -5 -0.05
Text Table Available when the display type is Indexed String and Identified String. Select a text table where the string is located.
First String No. Available when the display type is Indexed String and Identified String. Specifies the first string number of the text table.
Last String No. Available when the display type is Indexed String and Identified String. Specifies the last string number of the text table.
Scaling Scaling Check this option if you want the value of the data item to be displayed in a scaled manner. The following is the scaling formula:
DisplayedValue = SampledValue * Gain + Offset
Note: The Gain and Offset are 32-bit floating point numbers. They have at most 6 significant digits. Rounding and truncation errors may occur.
Gain Available when the Scaling option is checked. Specifies the Gain used in the scaling formula.
Offset Available when the Scaling option is checked. Specifies the Offset used in the scaling formula.
Database Show Column Names Available when the target panel is HMI runtime. Check this option to show the column name of the table in the database in the top-left part.
Column Names Select a language so you can use the Data Item Name of that language as the column name.

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Source.Section 13.1.3 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.