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Data Logging Software User’s Manual

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Introduction

This manual explains how to use Data Logging Software GA10 (hereafter referred to as GA10). To ensure correct use, please read this manual thoroughly before beginning operation.

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Structure of the Manual

This manual contains the following seven chapters.

Chapter Title Description

2 Preparation

6 Managing Users

7 Troubleshooting

Before Using the Product

Configuring and Starting Data Collection and Recording Monitoring Data Collection

Managing Recording Data

Scope of This Manual

This manual does not explain the operations of your PC’s operating system. For this information, read the Windows user’s guide or related materials.

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Version and Functions Described in This Manual

Edition Product Addition and Change Refer To

1 Version 1.01.xx — —

This chapter provides an overview of Data Logging Software GA10. It also explains the main specifications of the software and the PC system requirements. This chapter provides a flowchart and the procedure to prepare the software for data collection and recording. This chapter explains two configuration modes for data collection and recording with GA10: Simple Settings and Detail Settings. This chapter explains how to use the Monitor Page to monitor data collection. This chapter explains how to edit recording data files from a list and how to display recording data files on a viewer. This chapter explains how to register, delete, and edit information of users that will perform data collection and recording with GA10. This chapter provides messages that GA10 may display and how to deal with them as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

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Heimdal

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SMARTDAC+ STANDARD Universal Viewer

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Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... i

How to Use This Manual ....................................................................................................................... i

Software License Agreement ................................................................................................................ii

Using Open Source Software ..............................................................................................................iv

Chapter 1 Before Using the Product

1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................1-1

Server and Client ................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Connectivity with Many Devices ............................................................................................................1-1

Data Collection Project ..........................................................................................................................1-2

Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 1-2

User Management .................................................................................................................................1-2

Features to improve reliability................................................................................................................1-3

Convenient Features ............................................................................................................................. 1-3

Connectable Devices and Software ......................................................................................................1-4

Main GA10 Specifications .....................................................................................................................1-4

1.2 MODEL and SUFFIX Codes ............................................................................................... 1-4

1.3 PC System Requirements ................................................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Menu and Icons ...................................................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2 Preparation

2.1 Preparation from Installation up to Data Collection and Recording ....................................2-1

2.2 Installation ...........................................................................................................................2-2

2.3 Registering the Administrator Password .............................................................................2-3

2.4 Registering Users ................................................................................................................2-4

2.5 Creating a Project ...............................................................................................................2-4

2.6 Other Operations If Necessary ............................................................................................2-5

2.6.1 Starting (Restarting) and Stopping the Server .......................................................................2-5

2.6.2 Changing the Server Port Number .........................................................................................2-6

2.6.3 Entering a License Number (GA10/GA10CL/GA10UP) ......................................................... 2-7

2.6.4 Uninstallation ..........................................................................................................................2-8

2.6.5 Checking the Maximum Number of Channels (Tags) That Can Be Used .............................. 2-8

Chapter 3 Configuring and Starting Data Collection and Recording

3.1 Simple Settings and Detail Settings ....................................................................................3-1

3.2 Easy Configuration (Simple Settings) .................................................................................3-2

3.2.1 Creating a Project ..................................................................................................................3-2

3.2.2 Registering Devices to Connect .............................................................................................3-2

3.2.3 Setting the Collection and Record Interval and Save Destination .......................................... 3-3

3.2.4 Starting Data Collection and Recording ................................................................................. 3-3

3.2.5 Closing a Project .................................................................................................................... 3-3

3.3 Detailed Configuration (Detail Settings) ..............................................................................3-4

3.3.1 Creating a Project ..................................................................................................................3-4

3.3.2 Starting Detail Settings ...........................................................................................................3-6

3.3.3 Registering Devices to Connect .............................................................................................3-7

3.3.4 Setting Tags ......................................................................................................................... 3-11

3.3.5 Setting Display Groups ........................................................................................................3-14

3.3.6 Registering Data Collection Method and Monitor Page .......................................................3-17

3.3.7 Setting the Data Recording Method ..................................................................................... 3-20

3.3.8 Configuring Mail Settings .....................................................................................................3-24

3.3.9 Setting Project Access Privileges .........................................................................................3-28

3.3.10 Starting Data Collection and Recording ...............................................................................3-31

3.4 Registering Modbus Devices ............................................................................................3-32

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Chapter 4 Monitoring Data Collection

4.1 Monitoring on the Monitor Page ..........................................................................................4-1

4.2 Monitoring on the Trend Display ......................................................................................... 4-3

4.3 Monitoring on the Digital Display .........................................................................................4-7

4.4 Monitoring on the Meter Display .........................................................................................4-7

4.5 Monitoring Alarms ...............................................................................................................4-8

4.6 Checking Alarms .................................................................................................................4-9

4.7 Checking the Project Operation Status .............................................................................4-10

4.8 Controlling Devices during Data Collection ....................................................................... 4-11

4.9 Things to Consider ............................................................................................................4-12

4.10 Viewing the Log .................................................................................................................4-13

4.1.1 Displaying the Data Collection Status .................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.2 Displaying the Monitor Page ..................................................................................................4-2

4.1.3 Setting General Display Options ............................................................................................ 4-2

4.2.1 Displayed Content ..................................................................................................................4-3

4.2.2 Changing the Display ............................................................................................................. 4-3

4.2.3 Controlling the Y-axis .............................................................................................................4-4

4.2.4 Showing and Hiding Waveforms (Using the Legend).............................................................4-5

4.2.5 Viewing the Alarm Occurrence Status ....................................................................................4-5

4.2.6 Reading Values with Cursors .................................................................................................4-5

4.2.7 Adding Marks .........................................................................................................................4-6

4.3.1 Displayed Content ..................................................................................................................4-7

4.3.2 Showing and Hiding Alarm Indicators ....................................................................................4-7

4.4.1 Displayed Content ..................................................................................................................4-7

4.5.1 Group Overview .....................................................................................................................4-8

4.5.2 Tag Overview ......................................................................................................................... 4-8

4.5.3 Alarm Overview ......................................................................................................................4-8

4.6.1 Displaying the Alarm Overview Dialog Box ............................................................................4-9

4.6.2 Alarm Notification with Sound ................................................................................................4-9

4.6.3 Perform Alarm ACK Operations ............................................................................................. 4-9

4.7.1 Displayed Content ................................................................................................................4-10

4.8.1 Controlling Device Computation from GA10 ........................................................................4-11

4.9.1 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time ..................................................................................4-12

4.9.2 Error Data .............................................................................................................................4-12

4.9.3 Reflecting Changes Made on the Monitor Page to the Setting Page ...................................4-12

4.9.4 Changing the Time on the Device after Starting Data Collection and Recording .................4-12

4.10.1 Displayed Content in the Log Dialog Box .............................................................................4-13

4.10.2 Opening the Log Dialog Box ................................................................................................4-13

Chapter 5 Managing Recording Data

5.1 Displaying a List of Data Files ............................................................................................. 5-1

5.1.1 Displayed Content ..................................................................................................................5-1

5.2 Displaying Recording Data ........................................................................................................ 5-2

Chapter 6 Managing Users

6.1 Administrator and Users ......................................................................................................6-1

6.2 Managing User Status .........................................................................................................6-2

6.2.1 Using the User Management Page ........................................................................................ 6-2

6.3 Changing User Information ................................................................................................. 6-2

6.3.1 How the Administrator Changes Other User Information .......................................................6-2

6.3.2 How Users Change Their Information ....................................................................................6-3

6.4 Registering and Deleting Users ..........................................................................................6-3

6.4.1 Registering a New Users .......................................................................................................6-3

6.4.2 Deleting a User ......................................................................................................................6-4

6.4.3 Changing a Project Owner ..................................................................................................... 6-4

6.4.4 Opening a Project at a Specific Privilege Level .....................................................................6-4

6.4.5 Unlocking a Project by Force .................................................................................................6-5

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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

7.1 Messages That GA10 May Display ..................................................................................... 7-1

Messages .............................................................................................................................................. 7-1

Warning Messages ................................................................................................................................ 7-1

Error Messages ..................................................................................................................................... 7-1

7.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ..................................................................................... 7-4

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1.1 Overview

Chapter 1 Before Using the Product

Data Logging Software GA10 is used to collect data from measuring instruments and controllers via communication and monitor and record the collected data. Recorded data can be displayed and printed from the Viewer software. To use GA10, you need a PC that can connect to target devices. The connection between the PC and target devices is established through Ethernet or serial communication. You can use the Simple Settings mode to easily start data collection.

Server and Client

GA10 is a client-server software application. Users perform various server operations from a client. The server collects, records, and manages data received from connected devices on the basis of the instructions received from the client. The client function and server function are installed together in a single PC. You can also install GA10CL, which is a version that contains only the client function, in other PCs. Multiple clients can simultaneously access a single server.

Before Using the Product

Data

collection

Data

collection

User

Operation

GA10CL

Client

GA10

Instruction to

the server

Response to

the client

Server

Connectivity with Many Devices

GA10 is a software application that consolidates various devices connected over a network and performs data collection. GA10 can connect to YOKOGAWA recorders and data loggers. It can also collect data that has been acquired by YOKOGAWA’s data acquisition software (MXLOGGER, DAQLOGGER, and DAQ32Plus). Moreover, it supports the Modbus protocol, enabling data collection from YOKOGAWA’s control instruments (temperature controllers, signal conditioners, and power monitors). GA10 can also collect data from other manufacturers’ devices that support Modbus communication.

Data Logging Software

Server Client Client

Converter

RS-422/485

Instruments supporting

RS-422/485

communication

supporting RS-232

Data collection

RS-232

Data collection

RS-232

Instruments

communication

Data collection

supporting Ethernet

communication

Operation

Instruments

Source devices for

MXLOGGER data

collection

Source devices for

DAQLOGGER data

collection

Source devices for

DAQ32Plus data

collection

MXLOGGER, DAQLOGGER, DAQ32Plus are YOKOGAWA’s data collection applications.

Gate Software is YOKOGAWA’s driver software.

. . .

MXLOGGER

DAQLOGGER

DAQ32Plus

Instruments

supporting Modbus

communication

Ethernet

Gate

Software

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Data Collection Project

GA10 collects data in units of projects. Projects are created by users to suite their purposes. For example, a project named “Process A” can be created to collect measured data from a process called “A.” In this way, a project can be created for each set of collected data. For each project, the data to be collected, data to be recorded, the monitor page layout, and the like are specified. Multiple projects can be created in a single server.

Monitoring

Collected data can be monitored on the Monitor Page. On the Monitor Page, you can arrange four types of displays (trend, digital, meter, and alarm) in an easy-to-view layout. In addition, related data can be displayed in groups to monitor measurements efficiently. In the trend display, you can refer to past data.

User Management

GA10 users can be registered and managed. There are two user levels: administrator and user. Administrators are responsible for registering and deleting all users. Users enter their IDs and passwords to access a server. Of the users registered in a server, only those that have been granted privileges can access projects. The operation scope of each user can be managed by assigning one of four levels: owner, manager, operator, and monitor. If a user is accessing a project, other users cannot access that project.

Client

Data collection and recording

Server

Administrator:

Client Client

Server access privileges

Project operation privileges

Project1Project2Project

Monitoring

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Data dropout

Features to improve reliability

GA10 features the following functions to ensure reliable data collection.

Data supplementing function (Backfill function)

If a data dropout occurs in the data file that is being recorded due to a communication

interference, this function automatically acquires data from the internal memory of the device and restores the data loss in the file.

Interference

Restores the data loss. (Backfill)

Several conditions must be met for the backfill function to operate properly. For details, see Q4 on page 7-4.

Auto reconnection when communication is disconnected

If the communication is disconnected and data collection is interrupted, communication

retry is performed every approximately 30 seconds. When communication recovers, the server resumes data collection and recording. This allows data loss to be kept to a minimum.

Protection of data files up to the moment of power failure

GA10 writes to the data file every approximately 10 seconds. This reduces the chances of

the data file being lost in the event the PC shuts down unexpectedly.

Convenient Features

• You can use the Simple Settings feature to easily start data collection.

• You can set the data timestamp to PC time or Device time.

• The DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) server feature allows collected data to be loaded into Excel and other applications.

• GA10 has a trial mode in which 100 channels can be used for 60 days without a license.

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Connectable Devices and Software

The following table lists the devices and software applications that GA10 can connect to.

Registering devices for connection: page 3-2 Connectable devices and interfaces: page 3-10

Name Name

μR10000 MW100 μR20000 DA100 DX1000 DR130 DX1000N DR230 DX1000T DR240 DX2000 GX10 DX2000T GX20 CX1000 GP10 CX2000 GP20 FX1000 DAQLOGGER MV1000 DAQ32Plus MV2000 MXLOGGER MX100 Devices supporting the Modbus

protocol. (Includes Yokogawa control products.)

Main GA10 Specifications

Maximum number of simultaneous device connections Maximum number of simultaneous client connections Maximum number of simultaneous operation projects Maximum number of device registrations Maximum number of project registrations Maximum number of user registrations Maximum number of clients that can run simultaneously on the same PC

Scan interval (when set to PC time)

Scan interval (when set to device time)

Record interval (when set to PC time)

Record interval (when set to device time) Maximum number of recording channels (tags)

Number of display groups 50

Number of channels (tags) per display group

Language

1 Make sure to use the same language setting for this software, Windows

OS, and the recorders that data is to be collected from.

100

No limit (operation guaranteed up to 32 clients)

1000

10000

100

100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min

The scan interval of each device

100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min (limited to an integer multiple of the scan interval)

Same as the scan interval

2000

English, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Korean

1.2 MODEL and SUFFIX Codes

• Basic Software

Model Suffix Code Name

GA10 Data Logging Software

Channels

-01

-02

-05

-10

-20

Basic license 100ch 200ch 500ch 1000ch 2000ch

• Additional Monitoring PCs (Clients)

Model Suffix Code Name

GA10CL Client license for GA10 Number of

licenses

-01

-05

-10

-50

1 license

5 licenses

10 licenses 50 licenses

• Additional Channels

Model Suffix Code Name

GA10UP Upgrade

-01

-02

-03

-04

Channels upgrade license for GA10 100ch→200ch, 200ch→500ch,

500ch→1000ch, 1000ch→2000ch 100ch→500ch, 200ch→1000ch, 500ch→2000ch 100ch→1000ch, 200ch→2000ch 100ch→2000ch

• How the software is provided

Name Description

License sheet Contains the license keys. Check that the

GA10 Data Logging Software Downloading the Latest Software and Manuals

correct number of licenses are present. 1 sheet (A4 size)

1.3 PC System Requirements

• Hardware

Item Description

CPU Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz or faster Internal memory 2 GB or more Hard disk 200 MB or more of free space Mouse Mouse compatible with the OS Display 1024 x 768 dots or higher, 65536 colors or more Communication ports RS-232 or Ethernet port compatible with the OS

• Operating System

OS Edition 32 bit 64 bit Service Pack

Windows XP Home Edition Yes No SP3

Windows Vista Home Premium Yes No SP2 Windows 7 Home Premium Yes Yes SP1

Windows 8 — Yes Yes No SP

Windows Server 2008 R2 No Yes SP1 Windows Server 2012 — No Yes No SP

To perform RS-232 communication or RS-422/485 communication with a connected device, the server PC needs a RS-232 serial port.

Professional Yes No SP3

Professional Yes Yes SP1

Pro Yes Yes No SP

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• Other Operating Environment

Item Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 Adobe Reader Adobe Reader X (latest version recommended) RS-232-RS-422/485 converter

To perform RS-422/485 communication with a connected device, use a converter. (YOKOGAWA ML2 recommended)

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1.4 Menu and Icons

This section describes the GA10 menus and icons and page references on how to use them.

Menu before logging in

Tool Bar (see the table below)

Menu Description See pages...

File(F)

Exit Exit application -

View

Style Tool Bar Show or hide the tool bar -

Help(H)

User's &Manual F1 Display user operation manual Input License Display license dialogue 2-7 Input Server License... Display server license dialogue 2-7 About... Display program information, version number and copyright 2-7

Server information... Display server version information dialogue 2-8 To Update Website Display website of Data Logging Software -

Switch the display style 2-3, 4-2

Menu after logging in

Append mark to the current group

Mark edit box

Tool Bar

Menu Description See pages...

File

Edit

View

(see the table below)

Logout... Logout from server 2-3 New Project... Create a Project 2-4, 3-2, 3-4 Import Project... Import Project information to create Project from file. 3-4 Export Project... Export Project information to file 3-4 Import tags... Import tags from tag information tag message file 3-13 Export tags... Export tags from tag information tag message file 3-13 Start DDE Start DDE service 3-30 Stop DDE Stop DDE service 3-30 Exit Exit application -

Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard 3-5

Paste Ctrl+V Paste the copied content 3-5

Delete Delete Delete the selected content 3-3, 6-4

Project List Page Switch to Project list page 2-4, 3-4, 3-31, 4-1, 6-4

User Management Page Switch to user management page 2-4, 6-2

Log... Display log dialogue 4-13

Refresh Update the current page 5-2

Alarm Show or hide alarm 4-5

Alarm List... Show alarm list dialogue 4-8 Group Link Linkage shows when switching between different groups 4-2

Cursor value... Open the Cursor Window 4-5 Cursor Value Transparency Erase Cursor Erase Cursor 4-5

Mark Bar

(see page 4-6)

Switch cursor value transparency 4-5

Turn alarm's sound off

Alarm ACK

Alarm Action Bar

(see page 4-9)

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Menu Description See pages...

Tag Display From. User Display Form. Style Date Format Month Display Form. Decimal Point Tool Bar Show or hide the tool bar -

Mark Bar Whether or not display the mark bar -

Alarm Action Bar Whether or not display the alarm action bar -

Project

Open with specified permission Open the project according to the specified permission 6-4 Modify Basic Information Modify project's basic information 3-6 Modify Owner Modify project's owner 6-4 Append Mark Start Computing Start computing in the devices used in the Project 4-11 Stop Computing Stop computing in the devices used in the Project 4-11 Clear Computing Clear computing in the devices used in the Project 4-11 Clear&Start Computing Clear and start computing in the devices used in the Project 4-11 Alarm ACK Alarm ACK 4-9 Assign Tag Automatically... Assign tags automatically 3-15

Unlock Project Forcibly Change the project's lock state forcibly 6-5

Operation

Start Monitoring Simultaneously All opened Projects start monitoring simultaneously 3-31

Stop Monitoring Simultaneously All opened Projects stop monitoring simultaneously 3-31

Start Recording Simultaneously All opened Projects start recording simultaneously 3-31

Stop Recording Simultaneously All opened Projects stop recording simultaneously 3-31

Alarm Sound Alarm sounds when alarm happens 4-9 Turn Alarm's Sound Off Turn alarm's sound off 4-9

User

Change Information Change user's information 2-3, 6-2, 6-3 Register New User Register new user in server 2-4, 6-3

Switch tag display format 4-2 Switch user display format 4-2 Switch the display style 2-3, 4-2 Switch the date format 4-2 Switch the month display format 4-2 Switch the decimal point 4-2

Append mark to the current group or all groups 4-6

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2.1 Preparation from Installation up to Data Collection and Recording

The following flowchart shows an outline of the procedure from GA10 installation up to data collection and recording.

Create a project for data collection and recording.

Quickly start logging

Simple Settings

Sec. 3.2

Installation

Create a new project?

YES

Select the

setting mode.

Switching not possible

Sec. 2.2

When installing GA10CL, or GA10UP:

Sec. 2.2

Sec. 2.3

Sec. 2.4

Sec. 2.5

Use existing projects.

• Export and import

Save and load projects (settings).

• Copy and paste

Copy and paste existing projects (settings).

Configure settings and

start logging.

Detail Settings

Sec. 3.3

Preparation

Sec. 2.6.3

Sec. 3.3.1

Set the collection and

Set the data save destination.

Configuration Preparation

Start collection and recording.

record interval.

Sec. 3.2.2

Switching possible

Sec. 3.2.3

Sec. 3.2.4

Set tags.

Set display groups.

Set the data collection method.

Set data recording method.

Set mail settings.

Set project access privileges.

Sec. 3.3.4

Sec. 3.3.5

Sec. 3.3.6

Sec. 3.3.8

Start collection and recording.

Sec. 3.3.3

Sec. 3.3.6

Sec. 3.3.7

Sec. 3.3.9

Sec. 3.3.10

Monitor data. View recorded results. Manage users.

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2.2 Installation

The GA10 installer package includes a server, client, and Universal Viewer programs. Executing the procedure below installs all programs in a single PC. The server runs as a Windows service and starts running as soon as it is installed.

Note

• Install the programs as a Windows administrator. For Windows XP, log on as an administrator. For

Windows Vista or later, start as step 2 in the following procedure.

• Uninstall GA10 before reinstalling.

The procedure here is explained for Windows 7.

Double-click the downloaded file to extract the files.

In the extracted folder, right-click InstallE_x86.exe

(InstallE_x64.exe for a 64 bit edition), and click Run

as administrator.

The installation wizard starts.

If you accept the license agreement, click Next.

When the Customer Information dialog box appears,

enter the user name, company name, and license

number. Click Next.

Note

If you do not enter the license number, you can use GA10 as a trial version for 60 days.

After the installation is complete, start the client, and log in to the server.

On the Start menu, click All Programs,

SMARTDAC+ Data Logging Software, and Data

Logging Software.

The client starts, and the Login dialog box appears.

For the first login, enter the following information.

User name: admin

Password: (blank)

Continue to follow the instructions on the screen to

install the software.

When the installation is complete, click Finish.

Check that SMARTDAC+ Data Logging Soft-

ware has been added to the Start menu under All Programs.

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Do not enter the password for the first login.

To change the port number: page 2-6

Click OK.

The dialog box closes, the initial Project List Page appears.

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To continue with the procedure, proceed to next

section.

To log out, on the File menu, click Logout.

Note

You can change the background color from the two available colors by using Style in the View menu. The following figure shows the “dark” style window. (The windows shown in all other figures of this manual is “light” style.)

Setting general display options: page 4-2

2.3 Registering the Administrator Password

After installation, first set the administrator (admin) password. The administrator can register and delete users and initialize their passwords.

In the window shown in step 9 of section 2.2, click

Change Information on the User menu.

The Change User’s Information dialog box appears.

Enter the new password for the administrator, and

click OK.

Enter the password using 4 to 30 alphanumeric

characters.

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The Change User’s Information dialog box closes. The new administrator password has been set.

Note

• After registering their passwords, users will need to enter the passwords to log in to the server.

• If the administrator cannot log in, administrator privileges cannot be used. Make a note of the administrator password, and do not lose it.

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2.4 Registering Users

After registering the administrator, register users as necessary. The administrator registers users.

Start the client, and enter the administrator

password that you set earlier to log in.

On the View menu, click User Management Page.

Or, click the

The User Management Page appears.

On the User menu, click Register New User.

The Change User’s Information dialog box appears.

Type the user name and user full name.

Enter up to 20 ASCII characters for the user

name.

icon.

Note

User names are case-sensitive.

Differences between the administrator and users and changing and deleting users: page 6-1

2.5 Creating a Project

After logging in to the server, create a project to manage data collection and recording. You can create a project in one of the following ways.

• Create a new project: You can create a new data collection project.

• Export and import: You can export and import a project.

• Copy and paste: You can duplicate an existing project.

This section explains how to create a new project using Simple Settings.

Switch from the User Management Page to the

Project List page.

On the View menu, click Project List Page. Or,

click the

Switch to Project List page

icon.

Click OK.

The user is registered, and an icon is added in the window.

To add more users, repeat the procedure above.

Registered users will be able to log in, set their passwords, and perform their assigned tasks.

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The Project List Page appears.

The rst page that appears when you log in is

the Project List Page.

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On the File menu, click New Project.

The Create New Project dialog box appears.

Type the project name and comment. Set Settings

Mode to Simple Settings.

Simple Settings and Detail Settings: page 3-1

Type the project name and comment.

Click OK.

A new project is created in the Project List Page.

Differences between

Note

• You can enter up to 20 characters for Project's Name and 60 characters for Comment. Following characters are unavailable for Project's name: \ /:,;*?”<>|

• In Simple Settings, you only have to specify the data collection source device, record interval, and data file save destination to start collecting data.

• If you select Simple Settings, you can change to Detail Settings while you are configuring a new project, but you cannot change from Detail Settings to Simple Settings.

2.6 Other Operations If Necessary

2.6.1 Starting (Restarting) and Stopping the Server

To manually start or stop the GA10 server, follow the

procedure below.

Note

Before stopping the server, stop data collection and recording, and log out.

• Starting (Restarting) or Stopping the Server

On the Start menu, click Control Panel and

Administrative Tools, and double-click Services.

In the Services window, choose DLGServer.

To stop the server, on the Action menu, click Stop.

The status turns blank.

To start the server, on the Action menu, click Start.

Click Restart to stop the server once and restart. The status shows Started.

• Changing the Server Startup Type from Automatic to Manual.

Carry out steps 1 to 3 in the previous section to stop

the server.

In the Services window, double-click DLGServer.

The DLGServer Properties appear.

Click the Startup type arrow, and click Manual.

Click OK to close the dialog box.

• Checking Whether the GA10 Server Is Running

After installation, to check whether the GA10 server

is running, follow the procedure below.

On the Start menu, click Control Panel and

Administrative Tools, and double-click Services.

The Services window appears.

A project that you create is shown in the Project List Page along with the information about the project.

Access privilege and the user name

The following types of access privileges are available.

Owner Manager Operator Monitor

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Access privilege

User who are locking (accessing)

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Scroll down to find DLGServer in the Name column.

Check the Status column. The DLGServer status should be indicating Started, and Startup Type should be set to Automatic.

Double-click Services.

The Services window appears.

DLGServer

If the DLGServer status indicates Started, the

GA10 server is running.

After confirmation, close the window.

Status: Started Startup Type: Automatic

Note

If Startup Type is set to Automatic, the server will start and stop when Windows start and stop.

2.6.2 Changing the Server Port Number

By default, the GA10 server port number is set to

50310. If necessary, change the port number by following the procedure below.

On the PC that the server is installed, open Control

Panel from the Start menu.

Click Administrative Tools to display a list of

available tools.

Choose DLGServer.

On the Action menu, click Stop to stop the server.

Double-click DLGServer.

The DLGServer Properties appear.

In Startup parameters, type the following character

string.

/PORT=Number

Specify the new port number in “Number.” Specify the port number in the range of 1025 to

65535 (excluding 50311).

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Click Start.

Click OK to close the window.

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2.6.3 Entering a License Number (GA10/ GA10CL/GA10UP)

When entering a license number, use Windows administrator privileges. If you are using Windows 7, follow steps 1 and 2 below to start the software, and then enter the license number.

• Checking the Remaining Trial Period

In the software, click About on the Help menu, and

check the remaining number of days in the dialog box that appears.

• Entering a License Number during the Trial Period

Right-click Data Logging Software in the Start

menu.

On the shortcut menu, click Run as administrator.

Data Logging Software starts.

On the Help menu, click Input Server License.

A dialog box appears.

Maximum Number of Tags

Name

GA10UP

• Adding a Client (GA10CL)

To add a client, use the installer InstallClientE_x86.

exe, which installs only clients. (InstallClientE_x64. exe for the 64 bit edition)

You can download the installer from the following

URL. www.smartdacplus.com/software/en/ The installaion procedure is the same as with the

basic license.

Installation procedure: page 2-2

To register the license for the added client, click

Input License on the Help menu.

1 level upgrade 100 200

-01

-02 2 level upgrade 100 500

-03 3 level upgrade 100 1000

-04 4 level upgrade 100 2000

in a Project

Before After

200 500 500 1000

1000 2000

200 1000 500 2000

200 2000

Type the license number, and click Register.

The license number appears in the dialog box.

Note

After registering the license, you must restart the server. For the procedure to restart the server, see Sec. 2.6.1.

• After the Trial Period Is Over

If the trial period expires, you will no longer be able

to log in. When you start the software, you will be prompted to enter the license number. If you have purchased a license, type the number.

• Upgrading to Increase the Number of Channels (GA10UP)

To add an option that increases the number of

channels (tags), type the license number of the option in the Input Server License dialog box shown above.

The following table shows the maximum number of

tags in a project after adding options.

Do not change or delete les in the following folder: local disk > ProgramData > Yokogawa > SMARTDAC+Data Logging Software > Cong. These les contain user information, project setting information, project status information, and device information.

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2.6.4 Uninstallation

To uninstall GA10, follow the procedure below.

On the Start menu, click Control Panel and

Programs and Features.

A list of programs installed in your PC appears.

Select SMARTDAC+ Data Logging Software.

Click Uninstall.

A confirmation message appears. To proceed, click

Yes.

2.6.5 Checking the Maximum Number of Channels (Tags) That Can Be Used

You can check the maximum number of channels

(tags) that can be used in the server information dialog box.

On the Help menu, click Server Information to display

the information of the server that you are logged in to.

Maximum number of tags

To add channels: page 1-4

Uninstallation begins.

Uninstallation is complete when the progress bar disappears.

Note

• On Windows XP In step 2, choose Change or Remove Programs

instead of Programs and Features.

• On Windows 8 Click Settings, Control Panel, and Programs and

Features.

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3.1 Simple Settings and Detail Settings

In GA10, you need to configure various project settings before beginning data collection and recording. There are two modes to configure these settings: Simple Settings and Detail Settings.

In Simple Settings mode, you only have to specify the device to connect to, data collection and recording interval, and data file save destination in a single window to begin data collection and recording.

In Detail Settings mode, you can configure settings in detail to customize data collection, monitoring, and recording. Detail Settings mode consists of the following seven Setting Pages that you switch between to configure the settings.

• Device Setting Page

• Tag Setting Page

• Display Group Setting Page

• Collection & Monitor Page

• Record Setting Page

• Email Setting Page

• Access & Others Setting Page

You can select which setting mode to use when you create a project. If you select Simple Settings, you can change to Detail Settings while you are configuring a new project, but you cannot change from Detail Settings to Simple Settings.

Device connection

Project configuration

Detail Settings

Simple Settings

Simple Settings Page

Changeable

Device

Setting Page

Tag

Setting Page

Collection & Monitor Page

Setting Page

Record

Setting Page

Configuring and Starting Data Collection and Recording

Display Group

Setting Page

Access &

Others Setting Page

Data collection and recording

Setting Page

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3.2 Easy Configuration (Simple

Note

Settings)

This section explains how to configure the settings in Simple Settings mode before starting data collection.

To customize the settings and start data collection: page 3-4

3.2.1 Creating a Project

Start the client, and log in by typing the user name

and password.

On the File menu, click New Project.

The Create New Project dialog box appears.

Type the project name and comment. Leave

Settings Mode at Simple Settings.

Check that the PC and the device have been

For details on where the Ethernet port is located and the hierarchy of setting menus, see the user’s manual of the relevant device.

connected. You can check the connection using Windows Device Manager or from the command prompt.

click the project that you created in section 3.2.1. The Simple Settings page opens.

Leave this at Simple Settings.

A new project is created.

Click OK.

Type the project name and comment.

3.2.2 Registering Devices to Connect

To register devices to the new project, you must connect the devices to the network. Below is an example of connecting a DX to the PC through the Ethernet interface.

Connect the device and the PC through a network

using LAN cables.

Click Search in the Online Devices List on the right

side of the page. Devices connected to the network are detected and displayed.

Click Search.

Drag & drop the icon of the device that you want to register to the Device List on the left side of the page.

Ethernet

HUB

* The figure shows a one-to-one connection.

Configure the Ethernet settings on the device. Set

the device’s IP address and subnet mask.

On the DX Press MENU, hold down FUNC for 3 s (to switch

to basic setting mode), and select the Menu tab > Communication (Ethernet).

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If the displayed information is correct, click OK.

The DX is added to the Device List.

• To delete a registered device, click the device icon to select it, and click Delete on the Edit menu.

• You can also select the device icon and press the Delete key.

3.2.3 Setting the Collection and Record Interval and Save Destination

After registering the device, set the collection and record interval and the measurement data save destination.

3.2.4 Starting Data Collection and Recording

Click the icons that are displayed on the tab on the right side of the screen to collect or start and stop recording.

The status is displayed here.

Standby Monitoring Recording

Starts and stops data monitoring. Starts data monitoring. Click again to stop.

Starts and stops recording Starts data monitoring and recording to the data file at the same time. Click again to stop only the recording.

Click the icon to start data collection.

Click again to stop.

Likewise, click the icon on the right to start

recording.

Click again to stop only the recording.

To also stop data monitoring, click

Monitoring. To return to the Setting Page, click Setting Page.

Recorded data files are listed when you click

Data files Page. Chapter 5

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3.2.5 Closing a Project

To close a project, click the icon on the right edge of the page.

Click to select the interval.

Click to select the save destination.

Choose the interval from the Monitor/Record

Interval list at the bottom of the page.

Name Default Value Options

Acquisition/Record Interval

Click Refer to, and select the directory for saving

recording files.

1 s 100 msec, 200 msec, 500 msec,

1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min

Note

• The Refer to button for specifying the save destination

folder is available only when the server and client are installed in the same PC.

• We recommend you use the default setting for the

data save destination folder. (See “Folder” on page 3-23.)

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• Note that clicking the close button in the upper right of the window closes the software.

• An open project is locked (other users cannot edit it). Display the Project List Page to view projects that are locked.

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Note

You cannot perform the following operations while data is being collected.

• Register devices from the Online Devices List to the Devices List

• Register a new device on the Devices List

• Change device registration positions on the Devices List

• Delete registered devices from the Devices List

• Change the settings of registered devices on the Devices List

• Specify the record interval

3.3 Detailed Configuration (Detail Settings)

In Detail Settings mode, you can customize data collection, monitoring, and recording. This section explains how to configure the settings in Detail Settings mode before starting data collection.

3.3.1 Creating a Project

New

Create a new project in Detail Settings mode.

Start the client, and log in.

The Project List Page appears.

On the File menu, click Create New Project.

Type the project name and comment. Set Settings

Mode to Detail Settings.

Click OK.

A new project is created in the Project List Page.

Exporting and Importing

You can export the information of a created project

to a file (.pjf extension).

This file is referred to as the project information

file. The procedure to export and import a project is explained below.

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• Export procedure

From the list of projects, select the project that you

want to export.

Click to select.

On the File menu, click Export Project.

Select the save destination, assign a name, and

save it. The project information le (.pjf extension) is saved to the specied location.

Note

• If you do not have access permission to the project, you cannot export it.

• If the project contains Modbus device connections, the register and channel information of the Modbus devices are not exported. You must save the definition files separately.

Modbus device definition file: page 3-32

• Import procedure

The imported project is added to the list of projects.

Note

When you import a project, you become the project owner. Owner: page 3-28 To modify the owner: An error will occur in the following situations.

• If there are more tags in the imported project than the number of tags that the server can handle

(If there are less tags, the insufficient tags are set to

default values.)

• If the server already has the maximum number of project registrations

• If the server already has the maximum number of device registrations

Copying and Pasting

You can easily copy and paste projects.

From the list of projects, select the project that you

want to copy.

On the Edit menu, click Copy, or press Ctrl+c on

the keyboard. The project is copied.

To paste the copied project, on the Edit menu,

click Paste, or press Ctrl+v on the keyboard. The project is pasted in the list.

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Note

• The copied project is retained until you log out.

• When you import or paste a project, if the original file is on the list, a serial number starting with 001 is added to the original project name.

On the File menu, click Import Project.

An Open dialog box appears.

Select the file that you want to import (.pjf

extension), and click Open.

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Renaming a project

To rename a project, follow the procedure below.

From the list of projects, select the project that you

want to rename.

On the Project menu, click Modify Basic

Information.

A Change project’s Basic Information dialog box appears.

Type the new project name or comment.

When you are finished, click OK.

The project name will change.

New name

3.3.2 Starting Detail Settings

After you create a project, configure it. Double-

click the project that you want to configure to open the initial setting page. You can switch between different setting pages by clicking the items in the left navigator.

Configuration navigation area

Setting page area

Expand/reduce button

A check mark appears when you configure the settings.

Reduced display

Expanded display

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3.3.3 Registering Devices to Connect

After you create a project, register the devices to collect and record data from. The Device Setting Page that you use to register devices is composed of the following four areas.

Devices List Data collection devices

Devices registered in the server

Setting button

Basic Operation

Device information display area Displays information of the selected device

Device icons (shown in the following figure) display the devices’ information. These icons are used to register and delete devices between the Devices List, Registered Devices List, and Online Devices List.

Device number (displayed only on the Devices List)

Frame turns blue

Selected Not selected

Search for devices connected to the network.

Click Search in the Online Devices List.

The connected devices will appear.

Select the icon of the device that you want to register to the project, and drag it to

the Devices List or click If the device is already shown in the Registered Devices List, you can register it in the same manner.

in the center of the page.

Online Devices List Online devices over Ethernet or serial communication

Model name

Device name

Device icon

Communication address Displays the host name or IP address

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On the Devices List, click Register Device, and enter the necessary information in

the displayed dialog box.

* For devices that cannot be detected, see Note on the next page.

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Searching for Network Devices

Search for devices connected to the network to display them in the Online Devices List. Simply click the button to search and display the devices as icons in the list.

Set the search filter to Ethernet or Serial.

Search filter

Click Search.

The connected devices are detected and displayed in the Online Devices List.

Registering Files to the Devices List

For the new project, register the devices from which you want to collect and record data to the Devices List.

You can register devices in the following ways.

• Register a new device

• Register from the Online Devices List

• Register from the Registered Devices List

In addition, you can use the following operations to register devices.

• Drag & drop

• Register button

• Type in the Register Device dialog box

Click here (register button)

or drag

Note

The icons of the following devices will not appear by searching. To add them to the project, use the Register Device button as explained in the next section.

Devices that cannot be detected on the Ethernet network

GX10, GX20, GP10, GP20 (up to R1.03.02) DA100, DR130, DR230, DR240 DAQLOGGER, DAQ32Plus, MXLOGGER Devices defined using Modbus device definition files

Devices that cannot be detected through the serial interface

MX100, MW100 DAQLOGGER, DAQ32Plus, MXLOGGER Devices whose baud rate is not 9600 bps, parity is not even, or stop bit is not 1. Devices whose interface is RS-422 or RS-485

* Modbus device denition le: page 3-32

To add a device using the Register Device, follow the procedure below.

Click Register Device at the top of the Devices List.

A Register device dialog box appears.

Enter the necessary information in the dialog box,

and click OK.

Because the available interface varies depending

on the device that you are connecting, the communication parameters in the dialog box will

change according to the device.

to be registered.

Select the model. Select the interface. Type the communication parameter.

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Type the user information for accessing the device to be registered.

The dialog box closes, and the device is registered to the Registered Devices List.

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Connectable Devices and Interfaces

Name

μR10000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 μR20000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 DX1000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 DX1000N Yes Yes Yes 34260 DX1000T Yes Yes Yes 34260 DX2000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 DX2000T Yes Yes Yes 34260 CX1000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 CX2000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 FX1000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 MV1000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 MV2000 Yes Yes Yes 34260 MX100 No No Yes 34316 MW100 No No Yes 34316 DA100 Yes Yes Yes 34150 DR130 Yes Yes Yes 34150 DR230 Yes Yes Yes 34150 DR240 Yes Yes Yes 34150

GX10

GX20

GP10

GP20 DAQLOGGER No No Yes 50280 DAQ32Plus No No Yes 50278 MXLOGGER No No Yes 50284 Devices supporting the Modbus protocol

1 Yes: Supported No: Not supported

2 The GX/GP version R1.03.03 and later supports auto searching on an

Ethernet network.

3 The communication port can be specied on the GX/GP, but GA10 only

supports the default value, 34434.

4 DAQWORX software requires a port number parameter when the interface

is specied. (The port numbers above are initial values.)

RS-232 RS-422

Yes Yes Yes 34434 Yes Yes Yes 34434 Yes Yes Yes 34434 Yes Yes Yes 34434

Yes Yes Yes 502

Interface

RS-485

Ethernet

(connection port

number)

If you change the device settings after registering it to the Devices List, click Update Setting. The most recent information will be retrieved from the device and applied.

Select the device, and

click the Update Setting button.

Registering Devices to the Registered Devices List

The Registered Devices List shows a list of devices registered to the server. Therefore, in the initial page, nothing will appear. When you add a new device to the Devices List, it is also automatically added to the Registered Devices List. You can also drag a device from the Online Devices List to register it.

Display filter

Click Update to retrieve the most recent list of devices from the server. You can set the Comm. Kind filter to display only the devices using the specified interface. If you select Serial, the devices connected to the serial port of the server PC will be displayed.

Update

Note

• To connect to DAQLOGGER, DAQ32Plus, or MXLOGGER, enter the IP address of the PC in which the software is installed.

• To connect to DAQLOGGER or DAQ32Plus, leave the System No. at zero (default value).

To connect to MXLOGGER, select the System No.

that is being used in MXLOGGER.

• To register any of the following instruments by specifying “Comm. Kind: Serial” and “User,” set the A/D scan interval and FIFO writing interval of the device to the same value.

DX1000, DX1000N, DX1000T, DX2000, DX2000T,

MV1000, MV2000, CX1000, CX2000, FX1000

• When connecting to a DXAdvanced (DX1000, DX1000N, DX1000T, DX2000, or DX2000T) with the /AS1 advanced security option through the Ethernet interface, log in as an administrator to access the DX.

In this situation, only one administrator will be able to

To register a Modbus device: page 3-10

Note

The following information associated with the devices in the Registered Devices List are not automatically updated.

• Channel positions

• Channel enabled/disabled state

• Tag and tag number information If you change these pieces of information on the device, re-register the device to the Registered Devices List. Note that the device will be registered as a separate device. Because it is difficult to distinguish such devices, we recommend that you delete unneeded devices and devices that you change the information of.

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Starting the Web Application (GX/GP Only)

Click Setting area to start the Web application for configuring devices.

In the Project List Page, double-click the appropriate

project.

Change the project setting window to the Device

Setting Page.

Select the device that you want to change the

settings of. The information of the selected device appears in the bottom device information area.

Click Setting in the device information area.

The corresponding setting Web page will appear in Windows Internet Explorer.

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in the device information display

Limitations on the Device Setting Page

• The following operations cannot be executed on the Device Setting Page while data collection is in progress.

• Register devices from the Registered Devices List to the Devices List

•

• Register a new device on the Devices List

• Change device registration positions on the Devices List

• Delete registered devices from the Devices List

• Change the settings of devices on the Devices List

• The Web application can be started only when the connected device is GX/GP and the interface is Ethernet.

• If multiple devices use the same COM port, observe the following rules.

• Do not mix Modbus devices with other devices.

• Use the same communication type.

• Use the same settings for baud rate, parity, and stop bit.

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Select the device for the assigned channel.

3.3.4 Setting Tags

GA10 collects and records data from multiple connected devices. Tags are assigned to channels of connected devices for identification. After registering devices in a project, when you open the Tag Setting Page for the first time, tags are assigned automatically to the channels of registered devices as default assignments. You can edit the assignments to customize the data collection.

Click here to display the Tag Setting Page.

Configure the settings of a tag (channel) on each line.

Basic Operation

Select a tag to use in data collection or recording. Click a box in the Collect column.

Set the tags.

Select the tags to use.

Action bar: Use to collectively edit the settings of the selected lines.

Selected lines

To select consecutive boxes, click the rst cell, and then click the last cell while

holding down the SHIFT key.

Clicking a cell in a column other than Collect or Record displays a list box or a

window containing options. Select the desired setting. For the Tag No. and Tag Comment cells, type text strings.

Select the channel to assign.

Type the tag number and comment string.

Select the data type.

Select the number of decimal places.

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Tag Settings

Tag settings are used to set display groups and other settings in a project. Therefore, even if you change the device channel assigned to a tag, there is no need to change display group settings or other settings that use tags.

The tag settings are explained below.

(1) Collect (tag index)

These are unique tag numbers assigned

sequentially starting with 0001. You cannot change the numbers. Click the boxes to specify whether to enable data collection.

(2) Record

Click the boxes to specify whether to enable data

recording.

(3) Device

Specify the names of the devices to assign to the

tags.

(4) Channel

Specify the channels to assign to the tags. Clicking

a button displays a separate window. Select a channel number to apply it to the sheet.

(5) Tag No. and Tag Comment

Enter aliases for the tags as tag numbers and tag

comments. Specify up to 16 characters for tag numbers and 32 characters for tag comments. You can select which name to display (Tag Index, Tag No., or Tag Comment) to suit your purpose. To select which name to display, on the View menu, click Tag Display Form.

(6) Type

Specify the tag data types. Click the arrows, and

select from the following data types.

Data Type Description

ANY Any data type BOOL Boolean SHORT 2-byte signed integer USHORT 2-byte unsigned integer LONG 4-byte signed integer ULONG 4-byte unsigned integer FLOAT 4-byte single-precision floating-point number LOG (Old) Data type for LOG input channels (DXAdvanced

series)

LOG Data type for LOG input channels (FX1000 series)

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channels on data source devices.

Model Channel Type Data Type

DAQLOGGER DAQ32Plus MXLOGGER

GX/GP

Devices defined using Modbus device definition files

Other Measurement channels SHORT

All channels LONG

Measurement channels (excluding DI channels ) DI channels BOOL Excluding the above Same as "Other" All channels The type

Math channel LONG Control channel SHORT Extra channel SHORT Math channel whose input is LOG

LONG

specified in the definition file (FLOAT)

LOG

(7) Dec. Point

Specify the number of decimal places for tags. Click

the arrows to select the number of digits (0 to 5).

Select the same setting as the decimal place setting

specified on the device. Specify ANY to retrieve the decimal place information from the device at the start of data collection.(See below.)

Type, Dec. Point, and ANY

GA10 can continue data collection even if you

change the connected device in the middle of data collection as long as the Type and Dec. Point settings are the same. For example, if you set the tag Type to SHORT and change the device to another type in the middle of data collection (for maintenance or other purpose), as long as the measurement channels use the same Type and Dec. Points settings, you can continue data collection.

Note that the tag Type (6) and Dec. Point (7) options

include a value called ANY.

You can select ANY if you want to retrieve the

channel information from the device at the start of data collection and use those settings to perform data collection. However, if the data collection time is set to PC time and the device is not connected within 3 seconds after the start of data collection, the channel information will not be retrieved at the start of data collection even if ANY is specified.

In this situation, the channel information that was

retrieved from the device at the time of device registration is used. This is not a problem as long as the channel information at the start of data collection is the same as the channel information that was retrieved from the device at the time of device registration.

Using ANY makes the data type and decimal place

settings easier. However, you cannot verify the actual data type.

Related topic: Q11 in Section 7.2, “Frequently

Asked Questions (FAQ)”

Note

• If the data collection channel is LOG input, set the data type to LOG. If set to LOG, the decimal place setting is void.

• If the data type is set to BOOL, the decimal place setting is void.

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Collectively Editing Tags

To collectively edit setup data, you must select the target setup data and then click a button on the action bar, which is at the bottom of the window. The result varies depending on the type of icon you click on the action bar (see the following table).

Type Name Result

Enable or disable

Increment Assigns increasing channel numbers starting

Copy Copies the settings of the first tag in the

Copy flag Switches between selected and unselected

You can also copy and paste selected content using the Edit menu.

To select the range of setup data, follow one of the methods below.

• Select by dragging

Click the first line you want to select. Drag to the

last line you want to select and release the mouse button.

• Select using the Shift key

After selecting the first line you want to select, hold

down the Shift key, and click the last line you want to select.

• Select all lines

Click the title area of the Collect column to select all

setup data.

Collective Editing

Switches the check box state between selected and unselected. If all the data values in the selected range are the same, clicking this icon will switch all of them in the same way. If the data values in the selected range are not all the same, clicking this icon will switch all of them to match the first data value in the selected range.

with the first tag in the selected range

selected range to the other tags in the selected range

states for items to be pasted when copying setup data. The items are normally selected (pasted). Clicking this button causes the corresponding item to become unselected. The item will not be pasted.

Exporting and Importing Tags

Tag information can be converted (exported) to a TSV file You can edit the TSV file using an appropriate software application and load (import) it back into GA10.

Note

Only tag numbers and tag comments are exported and imported.

• Export Procedure

Display the Tag Setting Page of the project whose

tag information you want to save.

On the File menu, click Export tags.

Select the save destination, assign a name, and

save it. The tag information le (.tsv extension) is saved to the specied location.

Tag numbers and tag comments are exported in

pairs in separate lines as shown below.

• Import Procedure

Display the Tag Setting Page of the project whose

tag information you want to update.

On the File menu, click Import tags.

An Open dialog box appears.

Select the file that you want to import, and click

Open. The content of the imported tag information TSV le is applied to the Tag Setting Page.

Select the rows that you want to edit collectively.

(2)Dragandrelease.

Click an icon at the bottom for the column that you

want to edit. The values in the selected range will be changed.

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Click here to display the Display Group Setting Page.

Vertical scroll bar

Specify the group name.

3.3.5 Setting Display Groups

The GA10 Monitor Page can display multiple channels in groups. The Display Group Setting Page is used to group channels and set the tag data display method. The Display Group Setting Page consists of multiple tabbed pages. Each tabbed page shows the settings of each waveform in rows and the setup items in columns.

Group tab number

Configure the settings of a waveform on each line.

Action bar: Use to collectively edit the settings of the selected lines.

Basic Operation

Click the tab of the group you want to configure.

Edit the setup data as necessary. Click the No. cells (left-most column) to show or hide

the waveforms.

Details of settings: The details are provided on page 3-15 and subsequent pages. Use the

Note

On the initial Display Group Setting Page, tags are assigned automatically for each device (when there are tags specified as data collection channels on the Tag Setting Page). If you want to perform Assign Tag Automatically again, do this first before setting the displays.

Waveform No.

numbers in the figure to reference the corresponding descriptions.

Group tab number

Specify the tag to assign to the waveform.

Specify the Y-axis grid line spacing.

Waveform display position

Specify the Y-axis.

Trip line settings

Waveform color

Horizontal scroll bar

Select fixed point or floating point display.

Meter type

Type the display range.

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Waveform Settings

Waveform settings are explained below.

(1) No.

These are waveform numbers assigned sequentially

starting with W01. You cannot change the numbers. Click the boxes to specify whether to display the waveform.

(2) Tag

Specify the tag to assign to the waveform. Clicking

a button displays a separate window. Select a tag number to apply it to the sheet.

(3) Y-Axis

No.: Specify the Y-axis to use in the waveform

display. Mode: Select Detail or Compact mode. Type: Specify the type of scale to add to the Y-scale

of the waveform. Select Linear or Logarithmic. Title: Type the Y-axis title of the waveform. Enter up

to 30 characters.

(4) Form.

Set the display format on the Monitor Page to fixed

point or floating point. F: Fixed point display E: Floating point display

(5) Meter

Specify the type of meter to display on the Meter

Monitor. Select bar meter

or analog meter .

(6) Scale MIN and MAX

Type the minimum and maximum values of the scale

on the Monitor Page to define the display range.

(7) Scale Interval

Set whether to specify the Y-axis scale interval of

the waveform. Leave unselected to use the default

scale interval. To specify the scale interval, select

the check box and enter a value.

(8) Zone

MAX: Specify the maximum Y-axis position for

displaying the waveform. MIN: Specify the minimum Y-axis position for

displaying the waveform. This determines the waveform display position.

(9) Color

Specify the waveform display color. To change the

color, click the appropriate cell to display a separate

window. Select a color to apply it to the sheet.

(10) Trip

Use: Click to use the waveform trip line. Value: Type the value. Color: Specify the trip line color. To change the

color, click the appropriate cell to display a separate

window. Select a color to apply it to the sheet.

Collectively Edit Setup Data

To select the range: The procedure is the same as explained on page 3-13.

Type Name Result

Show or hide Enable or disable F-Type/E-Type

Increment Assigns increasing tag index numbers

Default Resets the value to default.

Y-axis grouping (unit)

Y-axis grouping (unit & scale)

Copy Copies the settings of the first tag in the

Copy flag Switches between selected and

You can also copy and paste selected content using the Edit menu.

Switches the check box state between selected and unselected. Switches the item selection state. If the data values in the selected range are not all the same, clicking this icon will switch all of them to match the first data value in the selected range.

starting with the first tag in the selected range.

Groups Y-ax es w hose unit is th e same together.

Groups Y-axes whose unit and scale value are the same together.

selected range to the other tags in the selected range.

unselected states for items to be pasted when copying setup data. The items are normally selected (pasted). Clicking this button causes the corresponding column to become unselected and will not be pasted to.

Assigning Tags Automatically

Tags assigned on the Tag Setting Page can be assigned automatically to display groups. There are two methods for automatic assignment.

• Assign According to Tag Number

When you specify the number of tags to assign to

each display group, the specified number of tags are assigned in order from the first number of display group 1 on the Tag Setting Page.

For example, if the total number of tags is 50 and

you set the number of tags to 10, 10 tags will be assigned to each group from Group 1 to 5.

• Assign According to Device

The tags of a single device are assigned to each

display group. For each device (device number) that a tag has been assigned to, assign the tag to a display group. Tags are assigned in ascending order by device number starting with display group

1. Within a display group, tags are assigned in ascending order by tag number.

If the number of tags of a device is greater than the

number of waveforms in a display group, multiple display groups will be used for the device.

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Specify the number

Note

• When you assign tags automatically, the settings of all display groups are reset to their default conditions. After automatic assignment, you must configure the settings again.

• Tags that are automatically assigned are those whose Collect item is selected on the Tag Setting Page and whose channel is specified.

• Automatic Assignment Procedure

On the Project menu, click Assign Tag

Automatically.

An Assign Automatically dialog box appears.

Select the assignment method.

To assign according to device, do not change.

To assign according to tag numbers, select Assign

According to Tag Number and type the number of

tags to share in each group.

of tags.

Click OK.

All display group settings are initialized, and tags are assigned to display groups on the Display Group Setting Page.

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Click here to display the Collect & Monitor Page.

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3.3.6 Registering Data Collection Method and Monitor Page

After setting the display groups, register the data collection method and monitor page. Data collection is performed for tags that are set to collect data on the Tag Setting Page. On the Collect & Monitor Page, set the data collection conditions, namely the type of timestamps to attach to data and data collection interval. In addition, specify the number of windows to divide the Monitor Page into and their layout.

The Collect & Monitor Page is divided into two areas: an area for setting data collection conditions and another for configuring the monitor. The details of each are provided in the following pages. Use the letters (a to j) in the figure to reference the corresponding descriptions.

Collect area

Monitor area

Area for setting the Monitor Page

b: Monitor interval

d: Number of Monitor Sets

Area for checking the Monitor Page layout

h: Resize the Monitor Set

i: Alarm shape j: Alarm color

f: Number of sets in the splitting direction

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Setting Data Collection Conditions

a Data time

Timestamps are attached to data that GA10 collects from devices. You can set the type of timestamp to use to Device time or PC time. Device time is the time information that the data collection device uses. PC time is the time information that the PC in which the server is installed uses.

• If Device time is selected

By selecting Device time, you can synchronize the

data in GA10 with the data in the corresponding

device. In addition, the backfill function becomes available. However, if data is collected from multiple devices,

time offset can occur between the devices and

the collection interval may be different. In other

words, data cannot be collected simultaneously with

synchronized timestamps.

What is the backfill function: page 7-4

Note

Data collection using device time has the following limitations.

• You cannot specify the data collection and record interval on GA10. The interval of each device is used.

• If different acquisition intervals are used during recording in different devices or even within the same device, the collected data will be saved to separate files according to the intervals.

• The trend monitor on the Monitor Page displays data based on a single time axis. Therefore, if there are multiple devices whose time or interval is different in a display group, the Monitor Set will be divided and waveforms in the display group will be displayed in windows divided at the interval level. Only up to four divided windows can be displayed. Anything in excess will not be displayed.

• A similar behavior will also occur in alarm lists. The page will be divided, and the lists will be displayed separately at the device level. If there are multiple acquisition intervals in the same device, the page will not be divided at the interval level but at the device level.

• If PC time is selected

If PC time is selected, data will be created using

synchronized timestamps. You can specify the data collection interval and record interval, and save data to a single data file during recording. There are no display limitations on the Monitor Page.

Note

• Data collected using PC time will not necessarily be the same as those of the corresponding devices:

• The timestamps attached to data in PC time mode are determined so that data collection would always occur at 0:00 am (00:00:00).

b Monitor Interval

Click the arrow, and select from the following intervals. If Data time is set to Device time, you cannot specify the Scan Interval. Interval: 100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s,

20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min

c Pre-set mark

Specify text strings to assign to marks if you want to add marks on the Trend Monitor Page. You can assign up to 32 characters to each mark. You can register up to five marks. When you register text strings here, they appear in a list on the Monitor Page as shown below, allowing you to easily add marks.

When you register text strings here,

they appear in the mark list on the Monitor Page.

Configuring the Monitor Page

The GA10 Monitor Page can display four types of displays (referred to as Monitor Sets): trend, digital, meter, and alarm. A total of up to 16 Monitor Sets can be arranged on the Monitor Page. To display multiple Monitor Sets simultaneously, specify how to divide the page and where to arrange each Monitor Set. When you specify items d to g below, a display layout appears in the Monitor Set Layout area. By dragging the splitters that appear between rows and columns when you move the pointer over the boundaries, you can adjust the size of Monitor Sets.

d Monitor Set Number

Select a number between 1 and 16.

e Splitting Direction of Monitor Set

Set the direction to arrange the Monitor Sets to

Horizontal or Vertical.

f Set Number in Splitting Direction

Select a number between 1 and 16. Options that

exceeds the Monitor Set Number are not displayed.

g Monitor Set Type

Assign Trend, Digital, Meter, or Alarm to each

Monitor Set.

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15 monitor sets total with 4 sets arranged horizontally

The Monitor Sets can be arranged vertically or horizontally on the page. The following figure shows the layout when the Monitor Sets are arranged horizontally. The number of vertical divisions is determined by the number of Monitor Sets in the horizontal direction and the total number of Monitor Sets on the entire Monitor Page. (When arranged vertically, the horizontal and vertical arrangement of the Monitor Sets is swapped.)

Example (all trend displays)

The last row is divided equally.

Vertical splitter: The boundary of the divided areas can be moved left and right.

Horizontal splitter: The boundary of the divided areas can be moved up and down.

h Resize the Monitor Set

When set to On, you can make fine adjustments to the arrangement also on the Monitor Page.

i Alarm Shape

You can set the shape of the alarm display area to circle (¡) or rectangular (¨).

j Alarm Color

You can change the color that appears when alarms are active (On) and when alarms are inactive (Off). Clicking a color displays a Color Setting dialog box where you can select the color.

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Recording standby

Recording standby Recording standby

Click here to display the Record Setting Page.

3.3.7 Setting the Data Recording Method

GA10 saves the data collected at the collection interval to data files at a specific record interval. The instantaneous values of data are recorded. The collected data at each record interval is saved to files without any data processing. The figure shows an example of how data is recorded when the collection interval is 1 second, the record interval for instantaneous values is 5 seconds, and recording is started at 0:00:00. In instantaneous-value recording, the collected data at 0:00:00, 0:00:05, and 0:00:10 are saved as record data. The first collected data is called “recording start point.”

Recording data

Collected data

0:00:00 0:00:05 0:00:10 0:00:15 0:00:20 0:00:25

Collection interval (1 sec)

Record interval of instantaneous values (5 sec)

▲

Recording start point

Time

Click the Start Recording button to start data recording. Note that the actual recording of data to data files starts when the recording start conditions are met. Therefore, GA10 may enter the recording standby state when the Start Recording button is clicked. The following figure shows an example of how GA10 operates when an interval (everyday, every week, every month) and start time are specified as recording start conditions.

Start Recording clicked

Start Recording

Recording start condition met

Start of recording to file 1

Recording stop condition met

End of recording to file 1

Recording start condition met

Start of recording to file 2

Recording stop condition met

End of recording to file 2

Repeated from this point

Recording data Collected data

Various data recording settings are specified on the Record Setting Page.

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The following settings are available on the Record Setting Page. The details of each are provided in the following pages.

• Recording Interval

• Record File Type

• Start/Stop Condition

• File Division

• Number of Files

• Folder

• File Name

• Comment

Note

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• If the server stops for some reason during recording, recording will resume when the server recovers. However, if the server is stopped manually, or if the PC in which the server is installed stops, the data file is cut at this point and saved. Recording will not resume even if the server is restarted. When the server stops: page 7-4

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Recording Interval

Select the interval from the drop-down list. Options: 100 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min The intervals that are displayed in the list are integer multiples of the collection period specified on the Monitor Page. If Data time is set to Device time, you cannot specify the record interval.

Record File Type

Specify the data output format. You can save the recorded file in binary format (.dld extension) or Excel format (.xlsx extension).

Start Condition

You can specify the following for the start condition.

Start Condition Description

Immediate Starts recording when the Start Recording button

Specified Time Starts recording when the specified time arrives. Specified Period Records at the specified period. Alarm Starts recording using the alarm status as a

Level Starts recording using a collected data value as

is clicked.

trigger.

a trigger.

Stop Condition

You can specify the following for the stop condition.

Stop Condition Description

Continuous Stops recording when the Stop Recording button

Specified Time Stops recording at the specified time. If the start

Specified Duration

Data Number Stops recording at the specified number of data

Specified Period Stops recording at the specified period and enters

Alarm Stops recording using the alarm status as a

Level Stops recording using a collected data value as a

is clicked.

condition is set to Alarm or Level, GA10 enters a recording standby state. Stops recording when the specified time elapses after recording starts. If the start condition is set to Alarm or Level, GA10 enters a recording standby state.

points. If the start condition is set to Alarm or Level, GA10 enters a recording standby state.

recording standby state.

trigger and enters recording standby state.

An example of the procedure when the start condition is set to Alarm is explained below.

Set Start Condition to Alarm.

The tag range, reference alarm, and alarm value are displayed.

Tag range

Reference alarm

Click the first or last tag selection button.

Alarm value

A tag selection dialog box appears.

Select the applicable tag range.

The dialog box closes, and the tag selection button display changes to the selected tag.

Select the reference alarm.

Set the alarm value to Happen (alarm activated

state) or Release (alarm released state). Click the Start Recording button to enter the recording standby state. When the monitored alarm reaches the specied alarm value, recording starts.

• If the stop condition is set to Alarm

The setting procedure is the same as described above. GA10 operates in the following manner.

If the start condition is set to Alarm or Level, when the specified alarm value is reached during recording, GA10 stops recording and enters the recording standby state. If the start condition is not set to Alarm or Level, when the specified alarm value is reached during recording, GA10 stops recording.

An example of the procedure when the start condition is set to Level is explained below.

Set Start Condition to Level.

Tag range, threshold value, and operation direction appear.

Tag range

Note

• If you set the start condition to Specified Period, the stop condition is fixed to Specified Period.

• If the start condition is set to Specified Period and the recording start time is set to the same time as the record stop time, the recorded data file is not divided at every interval.

• If the start condition is set to Specified Period and the period is set to the 31st of every month, for months that do not have 31 days, the date is automatically set to the last day of the month.

• If you set the start condition to Specified Time, you cannot specify a nonexistent time due to DST (daylight saving time) transition.

• If the specified time overlaps due to the DST transition, the first time is used to start recording.

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Type the threshold.

Click the first or last tag selection button.

Operation direction

A tag selection dialog box appears.

Select the applicable tag range.

The dialog box closes, and the tag selection button display changes to the selected tag.

Enter the threshold value.

Set the operation direction to Up (data value is

greater than or equal to the threshold) or Down

(data value is less than or equal to the threshold). Click the Start Recording button to enter the recording standby state. When the monitored tag value reaches the threshold in the specied direction, recording starts.

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• If the stop condition is set to Level

The setting procedure is the same as described above. GA10 operates in the following manner.

If the start condition is set to Alarm or Level, when the monitored tag value reaches the threshold in the specified direction, GA10 stops recording and enters the recording standby state. If the start condition is not set to Alarm or Level, when the monitored tag value reaches the threshold in the specified direction, GA10 stops recording.

File Division

Set the conditions for dividing data files. The settings vary depending on the selected condition. The figure below shows an example when Specified Period is selected.

Type the time.

for dividing.

Select Every Hour, Everyday,

Off

File is not divided.

Specified Duration

Based on the time of the first recorded data, the file

is divided at every specified hour and minute.

Example: If the division time is 1 hour, the time of

the first recorded data is 3:00:00, and the record interval is 1 second, the first file will contain the data from 3:00:00 to 3:59:59, and the second file will contain the data from 4:00:00 to 4:59:59.

Specified Period

Select Every Hour, Everyday, Every Week, or Every

Month and the absolute time to divide the data file.

Data Number

The file is divided when the number of data values in

the data file reaches the specified number.

Note

The file is divided in the following situations.

• When the data file size exceeds 1 GB

• When the data file output format is Excel and the number of recorded tags is 180 or less, the files will be divided every 65535 rows.

When the number of recorded tags is 181 or more, the

files will be divided in groups of the maximum number of rows that meets the following condition: number of tags × number of rows < 11796428.

• When the data file output format is binary and the number of recorded data points exceeds 10 million

This number is the number of timestamps that is

recorded and is not related to the number of tags.

Number of Files

You can limit the number of data files that are saved from the start of recording to the end of recording. When the number of data files reaches the limit, the oldest file is deleted to save the most recent file. The handling of the number of files is different when the data time of collected data is set to PC time or Device time.

PC time

Because the data of every device is saved in a

single file, the number of data files of one iteration from recording start to recording stop is applicable.

Device time

Because a file is saved for each device or each

interval, the number of data files of one iteration from recording start to recording stop for each device or interval is applicable.

Folder

Specify the data file save destination.

Server PC Operation System Default destination

Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

Windows Vista, 7, 8 C:\Users\Public\Documents\SMARTDAC+

Documents\SMARTDAC+Data Logging Software\Data

Data Logging Software\Data

Note

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.

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.

• 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

Alarm information Alarm information is

DST (daylight saving time) when a recording file is displayed on the viewer

When device settings are changed during recording

One data file is created. A data file is created for

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. When a recording file is displayed on the viewer, the time information is displayed correctly according to the DST.

The changes are not reflected.

Changes to devices during data collection and recording:

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Specified Data Time

PC Time Device Time

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.

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3.3.8 Configuring Mail Settings

GA10 can send email when alarms occur or when the communication status changes. Configure email settings on the Mail Setting Page.

SMTP server settings

Basic Operation

Set mail transmission conditions.

Type the server name in the SMTP Server box.

Type the port number that the SMTP server will use in the Port No. box.

Click Resend Times, and select the number of retransmissions when transmission

fails.

Click Authentication Methods, and select OFF (no authentication), SMTP

Authentication, or POP Before SMTP.

Set the conditions for sending email. You can specify multiple conditions.

Click Sending Setting .

A dialog box appears.

In the dialog box, set the necessary items such as the destination, title, and body of the

message, and click OK.

For Attached Files, select the information to attach to the file.

SMTP server settings are listed below.

• SMTP server name

• Port number that the SMTP server will use

• Authentication method that the SMTP server will use

• Settings related to the selected authentication method

• Number of retries when email transmission fails

The available authentication methods are no authentication, SMTP authentication, and POP before SMTP.

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The available email transmission conditions are listed below.

• Send an email when an alarm occurs.

• Send an email when the communication status between the server and a data collection device changes or when a data dropout occurs on the server.

• Send an email at specified intervals (such as everyday, every week, and every month) or at a specific time within the interval.

• Send an email at specified intervals after data collection starts.

• Send an email when the creation of a data file is completed.

When you enter the conditions for sending emails, set the content of the email in the following dialog box. The content can be copied to another project.

Can be copied to another project

Mail transmission settings

• Sent from

• Sent to

• CC

• Title

• Content

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SMTP Server Settings

Enter the following items.

• SMTP server name (up to 255 characters)

• Port number (0 to 65535)

• Resend Times: Select 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. If email transmission fails, GA10 retries the specified number of times. GA10 will retry to transmit 5 minutes after the previous transmission failure.

• Authentication Methods: Select OFF, SMTP

Authentication, or POP Before SMTP.

If you use authentication, you must set the user name and password.

SMTP authentication

POP Before SMTP authentication

Setting Conditions for Sending Email

The table below summarizes the available conditions for sending email.

Behavior When Sending Email When Alarms Occur and File Attachments

If Send while alarm occurs is specified, note the following points.

• The timing for sending email is different when Data time is set to PC time and when Data time is set to Device time.

PC time

The specified tag range is assumed to be a single

group. If any of the alarms of the tags in the group occurs, an email is sent.

Device time

The specified tag range is grouped by device or

interval. If any of the alarms of the tags in the group occurs, an email is sent.

In each 1 second interval of each group, the data

timestamp of the earliest occurring alarm is used as the alarm timestamp, and a single email message is sent for this alarm.

The alarm information and instantaneous value

in the file attachment will only be for this earliest occurring alarm.

Email is not sent for all other alarms that occur.

• The condition for sending email is based on the alarm information of data collected at the data collection interval. The condition for starting and stopping recording is based on the alarm information of data recorded at the record interval.

Send Conditions Description File Attachment

Send while alarm occurs

Send mail when Comm. Status is changed

Send by specified interval

Send by specified time

Send while data file is created

Multiple alarm levels of multiple tags are monitored. When an alarm occurs in the collected data, an email is sent.

When the communication between the server and a data collection device is disconnected or restored or when the server fails to collect data for some reason, an email is sent. An email is sent at specified intervals such as everyday, every week, or every month. An email is sent at a specific time within the interval.

An email is sent at userspecified intervals after data collection starts.

An email is sent when the creation of a data file is completed after data collection starts.

Availability

The alarm information and instantaneous value for the specified tag at the time of alarm occurrence can be attached as a file. No file is attached.

The alarm information and instantaneous value for the specified tag can be attached as a file. The alarm information and instantaneous value for the specified tag can be attached as a file. The created file is attached.

Behavior When Sending Email at Specified Intervals and File Attachments

If Send by specified interval is specified, note the following points.

• Do not change the time during data collection and recording. Doing so will affect the timestamps of data attached to e-mails.

• The timing for sending email is different when Data time is set to PC time and when Data time is set to Device time.

PC time

The time on the PC in which the server is installed

is used. The data in the file attachment is all the tag data within the specified range.

Device time

If Device time is specified, tags are grouped by

device or interval. Because the timestamps attached to the data is used in each group, multiple emails may be sent at the device level or interval level.

If there are no tags that belong to a group in the

specified range, file attachment is not created.

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Body of the Sent Email

The body of email messages consists of the message specified by the user and the message automatically added according to the send conditions. The following figure shows the message that is automatically added. It displays the event information (send conditions) divided into the time of occurrence, type, and details.

Time of occurrence

Type

Details

The time of occurrence, type, and details are described below. The type and details are displayed in English.

• Time of occurrence

Send Conditions Time Description

When an alarm occurs Time when any of the monitored alarms occurred When the communication status changes Specified period Time of the specified period Specified duration Time of the specified duration When a data file is created

Time when communication was disconnected or restored or when data dropout occurred

Time when the creation of any data file was completed

• Type

Send Conditions Text String Expressing the Event Type

When an alarm occurs Alarm When the communication status changes Specified period Periodically Notification Specified duration Regularly Notification When a data file is created

Communication Status

Data file

Send Conditions Text String Expressing the Details

Specified duration The condition of sending mail in ProjectName is

When a data file is created

every hh hour(s) mm minute(s) ss second(s). A data file (filename) in ProjectName is created.

Tagindex: Tag index of the tag where the alarm occurred AlarmLevel1: Alarm level where the alarm occurred AlarmLevel1, AlarmLeve2: Alarm levels where alarms

occurred

ProjectName: Name of the project where the event

occurred

no: Number of the device where the event occurred deviceName: Name of the device where the event

occurred

weekday: Day of the week when the event occurred day: Date when the event occurred filename: Name of the data file (including the extension)

in which the event occurred

YYYY: The year in four digits MM: The month DD: The date from 1 to 31 hh: The hour from 00 to 23 mm: The minute from 00 to 59 ss: The second from 00 to 59 ms: The millisecond from 000 to 999

Note

• The maximum number of emails that the server can hold is 20 messages per project.

This includes emails that fail transmission (including

the number of retransmission.)

• Emails held in the server are deleted when the specified retransmission count is reached or when the server stops.

• Details

Send Conditions Text String Expressing the Details

When an alarm occurs When an alarm occurs in one level

When the communication status changes

Specified period When the specified period is everyday

Tagindex “AlarmLevel1” in ProjectName is occured. When alarms occur in several levels Tagindex “AlarmLevel1,AlarmLeve2” in ProjectName are occured.

When communication is disconnected The connection of no: deviceName in ProjectName is disconnected. When communication is restored The connection of no: deviceName in ProjectName is recovered. When a data dropout occurs (when Data time is set to Device time): Data lack in no: deviceName in ProjectName is detected. The duration of Data Lack is from

YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss:ms to YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss:ms.

When a data dropout occurs (when Data time is set to PC time): Data Lack in ProjectName is detected.

The condition of sending mail in ProjectName is at hh:mm:ss of every day. When the specified period is every week The condition of sending mail in ProjectName is at hh:mm:ss of each weekday. When the specified period is every month The condition of sending mail in ProjectName is at hh:mm:ss of each month day.

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3.3.9 Setting Project Access Privileges

In GA10, you can set access privileges at the project level separately from the server access privileges (administrator and user privileges). These privileges define the operation scope of the project; they apply in the same way to the administrator and users.

There are four types of project access privileges: Owner, Manager, Operator, and Monitor. Only the owner can assign access privileges. The person creating the project is the initial owner of the project. (To change owners:

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Administrator A

User B

Owner

All operations Edit

Operation Monitor

User DUser C

OperatorManager Monitor

Operation Monitor

User E

Monitor

Project A

Privileges are assigned on the Access & Others Setting Page of the project. From the users registered in the server, you can specify the users that can access the current project and their operation scope.

The server user list in the bottom half of the page displays the users that are registered in the server. The access user list in the top half of the page displays the users that have been granted access to the project. You can assign users by moving them on the page.

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Users registered in the server

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Access Privilege Types and Operation Scope

The table below shows the available project access privilege types and their operation scope.

Level Privilege

Type

1 Owner All operations All operations (including deleting the

2 Manager Setup

3 Operator Operation

4 Monitor Monitor View recorded data files.

Allowed Operations

Operation Monitor

Monitor

Operation Details

project) Set project access privileges. Edit setup data. Start/stop data monitoring or recording. View recorded data files. Open data files. Delete data files. Monitor collected data. View setup data. Start/stop data monitoring or recording. View recorded data files. Open data files. Delete data files. Monitor collected data.

Open data files. Monitor collected data.

To assign access privileges, follow the procedure below. Skip steps 1 and 2 if you are already setting the details of a project.

The user who has owner privileges to the project

logs in.

In the Project List Page, double-click the appropriate

project to open the project. The selected project appears on the Project Page.

Change the project setting window to the Access &

Others Setting Page. A list of users registered in the server appears.

Drag the appropriate user to the appropriate

privilege area.

Manager privileges

Or, select the user, and click the Move button

Operator privileges

User list

Monitor privileges

pointing to the appropriate privilege area.

Move button

The user moves to the specied privilege area.

Note

You can change how the users are displayed between User Name and User Full Name by clicking User Display Form on the View menu.

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The user can now perform the granted operations in the project.

You can select multiple users by using the Shift and Ctrl keys on the keyboard. Hold down Shift and left-click to specify a range. Hold down Ctrl and left-click to select users one at a time.

All Users

The user list displays a user named “All Users.” You

can use this to assign access privileges to all users in the server user list.

You can assign access privileges to both “All Users”

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Note

• “All Users” apply to all users registered in the server. Therefore, note that if you assign access privileges to “All Users” on the Setting Page and then add or delete users, the users that can access the project will also be automatically updated.

• Before deleting project access privileges of a user, check the user status.

For example, if a user has a project opened with

monitor privileges and you delete the access privileges of this user, the user will be shut out from monitoring when the change takes effect in the server.

If you delete an owner user: To open a project with lower access privileges:

Keep Lock State Feature

On the Access & Others Setting Page, you can also set the Keep Lock State feature. When this feature is enabled, only the user that starts data collection will be able to operate the relevant project. The Keep Lock state is retained until the user that started data collection logs in again and stops the data collection. This feature is set to OFF by default. To use it, select ON.

Select ON to set the Keep Lock State feature.

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Note

The administrator can clear the Keep Lock state if there is some reason in which data collection must be stopped. To clear the Keep Lock state:

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Using the DDE Server Feature

GA10 supports the DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) Server feature, which is used to send data to other applications. The basic procedure to use the DDE server is described below. Skip steps 1 to 3 if you are already setting the details of a project. First, configure the project as follows.

In the Project List Page, double-click the appropriate

project to open the project. The selected project appears on the Project Page.

On the Project setting window, configure data

collection and display settings.

Change the project setting window to the Access &

Others Setting Page.

Set DDE Server to ON.

DDE server: Select ON.

Start the DDE server and data collection.

On the File menu, click Start DDE.

The DDE server starts on the PC running the GA10 client.

In the Project List Page, double-click the project that

you want to use the DDE server with to open the

project. The selected project appears on the Project Page.

Start data collection.

While the DDE server is running on the client PC, you can retrieve data from a DDE client.

To stop the DDE server, on the File menu, click

Stop DDE.

The DDE server stops on the PC running the GA10 client.

By using a DDE client to access the DDE server, you can retrieve the tag values that are being collected in the project. You can begin retrieving the data from a DDE client after the DDE server starts.

Retrievable Information

Date The date when the data was collected Time The time when the data was collected (excluding

Millisecond The millisecond when the data was collected Data number The serial number of the data. The first data value

Value The collected tag value

Description

the millisecond)

collected when data collection is started is number zero.

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The application name, topic name, and item number that are used to retrieve data with the DDE client are shown below.

Item Text String to Specify and Output

Application name DLGDDE (fixed)

Topic name Specify the name of the target project.

Item name Date date Outputs the date as a text

Time time Outputs the time as a text

Millisecond msec Outputs the millisecond as a

Data number no Outputs the data number as

Value tagxxxx

• While DDE is running, do not change the project

• To save les using Excel as a DDE client, set Files

Information

string. The date format is YYYY/ MM/DD.

string. The time format is hh:mm:ss.

text string. The millisecond format is msec. The millisecond is expressed using a number between 000 and 999.

a number. The data number starts with zero.

xxxx is the tag index number.

name (topic name).

of type to Excel 97-2003 book (*.xls).

Outputs the tag value as a number. The value is displayed using the number of decimal places for tags that is specified on the Tag Setting Page.

Note

• If data collected by the DDE server is in error, it is output using indications other than values.

For the different types of error data, see section

4.9.2.

• The time information that is used for DDE queries is the PC time in which the server is installed. The time when the collected data is set to the DDE server is the time that is output.

Therefore, if Data time is set to Device time, the time

and value of the data on the Monitor Page or data recorded to the data file will not be synchronized to the time and value output by the DDE server.

• The data number is output only when Data time is set to PC time. It is not output when Data time set to Device time.

• If communication between the data collection device and the server is disconnected and Data time is set to PC time, OFF is output for the data value. If set to Device time, data updating stops regardless of whether FIFO is being used. This is the same behavior as when the data collection from the device is delayed.

3.3.10 Starting Data Collection and Recording

You can start data collection and recording using a configured project. To close the project without collecting data, click the icon on the right edge of the page.

Controlling an Opened Project Individually

Click the icons that are displayed on the tab on the right side of the screen to collect or start and stop recording. The procedure is similar to section 3.2.4.

Controlling Opened Projects Simultaneously

Click the icon at the left end of the toolbar.

The Project List Page appears.

On the Operation menu, click Start Monitoring

Simultaneously. Or, click the icon.

To start recording, on the Operation menu, click

Start Recording Simultaneously. Or, click the

icon. A conrmation message appears.

Click OK.

Data collection starts.

The color changes.

To stop, on the Operation menu, click Stop

Monitoring Simultaneously. Or, click the icon.

To stop recording, on the Operation menu, click Stop

Recording Simultaneously.

Or, click the icon.

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Note

• Projects that you can simultaneously control are those that you have Operator or higher privileges for.

• If a Modbus device definition file that you are using contains an error, data collection will not start on the corresponding project.

3.4 Registering Modbus Devices

GA10 can connect to devices that use the Modbus protocol. To register such a device, you must create a Modbus device definition file in advance and save it in a specific

server folder.

The Modbus device definition file must contain device names, register positions for data collection, and so on. The basic registration procedure is explained below.

Basic Operation

Create a Modbus device definition file in XML format

by referring to the provided example. We suggest that you use the Windows standard Notepad or a text editor to edit the le.

Save the file.

Save the le using UTF-8 encoding.

Place the Modbus device definition file in the C:\

Program Files\Yokogawa Electric Corporation\

SMARTDAC+ Data Logging Software\Modbus folder

of the PC in which the server is installed.

Restart the server.

Restart procedure: section 2.6.1

The name of the registered Modbus device appears next to Device Type in the Register device dialog

box.*

* A dialog box for registering new devices.

Note

When using a Modbus definition file to perform communication through the Ethernet interface, set the scan interval to a value less than the communication timeout value of the device.

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What Is a Modbus Device Definition File?

The Modbus device definition file is a file that is referred to when a new Modbus device is registered on the Device Setting Page. A Modbus device definition file is composed of the following four sections.

Option list

This is where the Modbus device options are

defined.

This is where the Modbus device’s registers that

are read during data collection are defined. Modbus Function codes, register addresses, data types, and register names are specified in this section.

Channel list

This is where the Modbus device’s channels that are

read during data collection are defined. You can also specify channel settings, collection data positions, and related alarm information.

Value conversion table

This is where the table for converting the data read

from the Modbus device’s registers into values for

actual use is defined. Modbus device definition files are in XML format. Descriptions in files have a hierarchical structure. For details on the format, see page 3-33 and subsequent pages.

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Node Structure of Modbus Device Definition Files

Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Description Quantity

ModbusDevice Definition file root element 1

Options Option list node 0 or 1

Option Option information 0 to 5

Registers Register list node 1

Channels Channel list node 1

Channel Channel information 1 to 300

Init Channel default setting 0 or 1

DecimalPos Default decimal place 0 or 1 Min Default minimum span 0 or 1 Max Default maximum span 0 or 1 Unit Default unit 0 or 1

Value Channel value 1

DataError Error data status 0 or 1 ADError A/D converter status 0 or 1 PlusOver +OVER status 0 or 1 MinusOver -OVER status 0 or 1 Burnout Burnout information 0 or 1

Type Burnout type 0 or 1 Value Burnout status 0 or 1

Alarms Alarm list node 0 or 1

Alarm Alarm information 0 to 4

Type Alarm Type 0 or 1 Value Alarm value 0 or 1

TransTables Value conversion table node 0 or 1

Table Value conversion table 0 to 100

Value Conversion value 0 to 100

Node Attributes of Modbus Device Definition Files

If an attribute is not specified, the default value will be applied. However, if the Option, Mask, or Trans attribute is not specified, GA10 assumes that the corresponding function is not used and does not apply the default value.

Node Name Attribute Type Type Mandatory Range Default

Value

ModbusDevice Type string string (A) Alphanumeric characters, 1 to 15

Modbus device type

characters

double 0.5 to 60.0 1

Option Name string string (B) Alphanumeric characters, 1 to 15

characters

Names of options supported by the Modbus device Register names in the Modbus device

characters FunctionCode int int (A) 3 or 4 Modbus communication function code Address int DataType enum enum (A)

int

(A) 1-465535 Modbus register

INT16,UNIT16,INT32_B,INT32_L,

UINT32_B,UINT32_L,FLOAT_B,F

LOAT_L

Read data type

Channel Name string string (A) 1 to 15 Unicode characters Channel name

DecimalPos int int 0 to 5 0 Channel decimal place Min double double -1E16 to 1E16 0 Minimum channel span Max double double -1E16 to 1E16 100 Maximum channel span ScaleRatio double double -1E16 to 1E16 1 Channel scaling coefficient ScaleOffset

double double -1E16 to 1E16 0 Channel scaling offset Unit string string Up to 6 Unicode characters “” Channel unit Option string string Alphanumeric characters, up to 15

Option name

characters DecimalPos Min Max

Mask

int*2int

characters

Hexadecimal number, 0 to 65535 Data bit mask

Trans string string Alphanumeric characters, up to 15

Value conversion table name

characters Unit DataError ADError PlusOver MinusOver Burnout\Type

*5*6

Burnout\Value Alarm\Type Alarm\Value

Description

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Node Name Attribute Type Type Mandatory Range Default

Alarm\Type Kind enum enum “OFF”,“H”,“L”,“dH”,“dL”,“RH”,“RL”,

Table Name string string (C) Alphanumeric characters, 1 to 15

Value From int

ToDataType enum enum Int, String Int Target conversion data type

To string string (C) Up to 15 Unicode characters Conversion target value

(A): Mandatory item. However, for attribute name Register, node name Type is not mandatory.

(B): Mandatory item to use the option

(C): Mandatory item to convert data

1 If only a mask is available, bit mask is applied to the data value read from the register, and the result is handled as TRUE or FALSE.

2 Decimal and Hexadecimal integers are supported. For hexadecimals, the number must be preceded by a “0x.”

3 For a description of Data Type, see the table below.

4 Scaling calculation: Y = ScaleRatio * X + ScaleOffset

X: Modbus register value (after decimal point calculation; after conversion is a value conversion table is available)

Y: Computed result

5 Channel data status is processed in the following order of precedence: ADError, DataError, Burnout, PlusOver, MinusOver.

6 If the burnout type is set to DownScale (type value is 2) and the burnout status is 1, the data status will be −BURNOUT. If the burnout type is set to UpScale (type value is not 2)

and the burnout status is 1, the data status will be +BURNOUT.

7 Node channels include optional attributes. When registering a device in the Register Device dialog box, if you do not select this option, this channel will not be available in

the registered device.

int

“tH”,“tL”,“PVH”,“PVL”,“DVH”,“DVL”

,“DVO”,“DVI”,“SPH”,“SPL”,“OTH”,“

OTL”,“ETC”

characters

Value

“OFF” Default alarm type

Value conversion table name

To convert to a value, specify the value using a character string.

Description

Description of Data Type

Value How to Use

INT16 Use when a signed 16-bit integer is assigned to the device register. UINT16 Use when an unsigned 16-bit integer is assigned to the device register. INT32_B Use when a signed 32-bit integer is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the highest bit. INT32_L Use when a signed 32-bit integer is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the lowest bit. UNIT32_B Use when an unsigned 32-bit integer is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the highest bit. UINT32_L Use when an unsigned 32-bit integer is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the lowest bit. FLOAT_B Use when a 32-bit floating-point number is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the highest bit. FLOAT_L Use when a 32-bit floating-point number is assigned to the device register and the smallest register number is assigned to the lowest bit.

Note

A read error will occur in the following situations.

• A mandatory item is missing.

• There is a syntax error. However, in the following situations, an error will not occur and the value will be corrected when it is read.

• There is a limit to the string length for a node attribute, and this limit is exceeded.

• There is an allowable range for a node attribute, and the value is outside the range.

A sample Modbus device definition file is provided in the following pages. The sample shows how the XML file should be structured.

When you create a Modbus device definition file, refer to the description of registers in the user's manual of the Modbus device that you want to connect.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ModbusDevice Type="SAMPLE A">

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</Alarm> </Alarms> </Channel> <Channel Name="A/M1" DecimalPos="0" Min="0" Max="1"> <Value Register="MOD1" Mask="0x0001"></Value> </Channel> <Channel Name="R/L1" DecimalPos="0" Min="0" Max="1" option="remote"> <Value Register="MOD1" Mask="0x0002"></Value> </Channel> <Channel Name="SPNO" DecimalPos="0" Min="0" Max="8"> <Value Register="SPNO"></Value> </Channel> <Channel Name="PIDNO1" DecimalPos="0" Min="0" Max="8"> <Value Register="PIDNO1"></Value> </Channel> <Channel Name="Run/Stop" DecimalPos="0" Min="0" Max="1"> <Value Register="MOD1" Mask="0x0004"></Value> </Channel> </Channels>

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4.1 Monitoring on the Monitor Page

This section explains the Monitor Page for Detail Settings mode. In Simple Settings mode, the Monitor Page consists of the Trend Monitor Set and Digital Monitor Set. The operation is the same.

4.1.1 Displaying the Data Collection Status

You can monitor data collection in the following page.

Client and server communication status

Project tab Start and stop data monitoring

Not monitoring Monitoring Start and stop data recording Not recording Recording Setting Page

Monitor Page Status Page Data files Page

• Close

Click to close the project.

• Viewing the Project Status in the Project List Page

Click the

icon to show the Project List Page. You

can view the project status.

Data monitoring in progress

The boundary color changes.

Data recording standby

Data recording in progress

Monitoring Data Collection

• Client and Server Communication Status

The client and server communication status is indicated

as Good, Ordinary, or Bad.

You can check the alarm status and alarm ACK status

for the opened project.

When an alarm is not occurring

• Project Tab

The tab shows the project name, and operation icons.

The project alarm status is indicated in red.

* Blinking red: Alarm occurring Solid red: Alarm acknowledged

• Start and Stop Data Monitoring

When an alarm is occurring

(indicated in red)

Click to start or stop data collection.

• Start and Stop Data Recording

Click to start or stop data recording.

• Setting Page, Monitor Page, Status Page, and Data files Page

Click to display the corresponding page. Setting Page

section 3.2, section 3.3 Monitor Page section 4.1.2 Status Page section 4.7 Data files Page section 5.1

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4.1.2 Displaying the Monitor Page

Open a project, and click the Monitor Page icon on the Project tab to open the Monitor Page.

In Simple Settings mode, the Monitor Page consists of the Trend Monitor Set and Digital Monitor Set as shown below.

Monitor set boundary Monitor sets

In Detail Settings mode, the Monitor Page that you configured opens.

Maximize icon

• Switching the Display Group at Once

On the View menu, click Group Link. Or, click the

icon on the toolbar.

When you change the display group of one Monitor

Set, the display group of other Monitor Sets also changes.

To cancel linking, on the View menu, click Group

Link to unselect it. Or, click the icon on the toolbar to unselect it.

4.1.3 Setting General Display Options

• Tag Display Form

From the list of options that appears when you click

Tag Display Form on the View menu, select the items to display as tags. This applies to all pages.

• User Display Form

From the list of options that appears when you click

User Display Form on the View menu, select the items to display as user names. This applies to all pages.

• Screen Background Color

On the View menu, click Style, and click Light or

Dark to select the background color. This applies to all

pages.

• Date Format

From the list of options that appears when you click

Date Format on the View menu, select the date format. This applies to all pages.

• Month Display Form

From the list of options that appears when you click

Month Display Form on the View menu, select the month display format. This applies to all pages.

Item Description

Digit Example: “10” for October Character Example: “OCT” for October

Monitor set boundary Monitor sets

Maximize icon

• Resizing the Monitor Set

To resize the Monitor Set, Resize the Monitor Set on

the Acquisition & Monitor Setting page must be set to On.

Move the pointer near the boundary of the Monitor Set

to change the pointer to

or . In this condition, drag the pointer to move the boundary to the desired position.

• Maximizing the Monitor Set

Click the Maximize icon

in the upper right of the

Monitor Set to expand the Monitor Set to fill the entire window. Click

to return to its original size.

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• Decimal Point

On the View menu, click Decimal Point to select the

symbol to use for the decimal point. This applies to all pages.

Item Description

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Show or hide the legend

4.2 Monitoring on the Trend Display

4.2.1 Displayed Content

Group tab

Trip line value

Waveform

Grid

Legend

Alarm display Time axis

• Scan Interval

The data collection interval.

• Group Tab

Switches the displayed group. Alarms occurring in tags

of each group are indicated in red.

• Waveform

Displays each waveform according to its corresponding

data tag color.

“Waveform Display”

• Grid

The grid shown in the waveform display area.

• Trip Line

Trip line assigned to a tag. Only the trip line of the

active waveform is displayed.

Moving the trip line Drag the value of the trip line to the desired position.

• Y-axis

Displays the Y-axis scale, title, and unit. Each y-axis is

displayed according to its corresponding tag color.

• Legend

Displays tags, tag colors, waveform display on/off

check boxes, and Y-axis display on/off check boxes.

• Alarm Display

Displays alarms using bars from occurrence to release.

• Time Axis

The right end shows the most recent data time.

Trip line

Y-axis

Active waveform mark

Vertical splitter

Time axis scroll bar

• Vertical Splitter

Use the vertical splitter to adjust the width of the Y-axis

display area.

When you move the pointer over the vertical splitter,

the pointer changes to

. In this condition, drag the pointer to expand or reduce the width of the Y-axis display area.

Waveform Display

• Active Waveform

The front-most displayed waveform is called the active

waveform.

• Changing the Active Waveform

Click a tag in the Legend or a Y-axis to make the

corresponding waveform the active waveform. When a Y-axis is shared among multiple waveforms, the waveform with the smallest waveform number will become the active waveform. The active waveform mark (

) moves below the Y-axis of the active

waveform.

• Automatically Updating the Displayed Data (monitor mode)

When the time-axis scroll bar is at the right end

or when it is not displayed, the data display is automatically updated. This mode is called monitor mode. The right end of the waveform is the most recent data.

• Viewing Past Data (playback mode)

Move the time-axis scroll bar from the right end to

view past data. This mode is called playback mode. Automatic updating of the data display stops.

Returning the scroll bar to the right end switches GA10

back to monitor mode. If you do not operate the scroll bar for 30 minutes, GA10 will return to monitor mode.

When Collecting Data Using Device Time

The window is divided by a combination of device and scan interval. Trends of up to four devices can be displayed at each scan interval.

4.2.2 Changing the Display

You can change the display using the icons in the upper right.

Zoom in on or out of the time axis

Y-axis display zone

Waveform line thickness

Grid density

Waveform display limit

• Show or Hide the Legend

You can show or hide the legend.

• Zoom in on or out of the Time Axis

You can zoom in on or out of the time axis.

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• Y-axis Display Zone

You can switch the Y-axis display zone.

section 4.2.3

• Waveform Line Thickness

You can change the waveform line thickness. This

applies to all waveforms.

• Grid Density

You can change the grid density.

• Waveform Display Limit

With limit Without limit When you click the icon to select it, waveform display

limit is enabled. When you apply the waveform display limit, the Y-axis display range is limited to the minimum and maximum values that you specified using Scale in Display Group. Measured values that are less than the minimum scale value are set to the minimum value, and values that are greater than the maximum scale value are set to the maximum value. When you click the icon to unselect it, waveform display limit is disabled. In this condition, measured values outside the scale are displayed as they are.

4.2.3 Controlling the Y-axis

• Y-axis Display Zone

You can select the Y-axis display zone. Y-axis display zone specifies the scale position and

length. It is the waveform position and range.

position to zoom in or out on the Y-axis. Moving the Y-axis When you move the pointer on an Y-axis scale, the

pointer changes to

. In this condition, drag the pointer to move the desired position to move the Y-axis to the desired position.

• Compact Mode and Detail Mode

A Y-axis can be displayed in compact or detail mode. In

compact mode, scale values are hidden, narrowing the width of the Y-axis.

In detail mode, if you move the pointer on the Y-axis

and click the

icon at the top of the Y-axis, the

mode changes to compact. In compact mode, if you click the

icon, the mode changes to detail.

• Scrolling a Y-axis Scale

When you move the pointer on an Y-axis scale, the

pointer changes to

or .

Spinning the mouse wheel in this condition causes

the Y-axis scale to scroll, maintaining the difference between the upper and lower limits of the scale.

Click the scale initialization icon

to return the scale

to its original position.

• Zooming in or out on an Y-axis Scale

When you move the pointer on an Y-axis scale, the

pointer changes to is

shows a scale zoom in/zoom out icon .

or . Clicking when the pointer

Click an arrow of the icon or spin the mouse wheel to

zoom in or out on the scale value in reference to the icon position.

Click the scale initialization icon

to return the scale

to its original position.

• Changing the Active Waveform

“Waveform Display”

Slide zone

Auto zone

Free zone

• Full Zone: Displays all waveforms in the maximum range

• Slide Zone: Displays each waveform cascaded from the top to the bottom of the waveform display area

• Auto Zone: Divides the waveform display area into equally spaced zones in accordance with the number of waveforms and displays the waveforms

• Free Zone: Displays waveforms in user-specified zones

• Operations in Free Zone

In Free Zone mode, you can change the Y-axis display

zone as you like. Zoom in/out on the Y-axis When you move the pointer near the lower or upper

edge of the Y-axis scale, the pointer changes to

this condition, drag the pointer to move the desired

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Tag display mode Axis display mode

Alarm bar

Cursor Cursor

Alarm indicator

4.2.4 Showing and Hiding Waveforms (Using the Legend)

The legend can be displayed in tag display mode or axis display mode. Each time you click the display mode icon, the mode toggles between tag display and axis display.

Display mode icon

Tag name

Tag color

Waveform check icon

• Tag Display Mode

The tags assigned to the display group are displayed.

Waveforms whose waveform check icons are selected are shown. If you click an icon to clear the check box, the waveform will be hidden.

• Axis Display Mode

A list of Y-axes used by tags is displayed. Expand a

Y-axis to display a list of tags that are using the Y-axis. If you click an Y-axis check icon to clear the check box, the axis and waveform data sharing the axis will be hidden.

Click + to display tags.

Axis check icon

4.2.6 Reading Values with Cursors

You can use cursors to read values from waveforms. You can display two cursors: cursor A and cursor B.

• Showing and Hiding Cursors

Click a point in the waveform graph.

Cursor A (vertical line) appears, and the value at the intersection of the cursor and waveform is displayed.

Drag the cursor, and release the mouse button.

Cursor B (vertical line) appears, and the value at the intersection of the cursor and waveform is displayed.

To clear the cursors, on the View menu, click Erase

cursor.

If the cursor value displays of multiple tags are

overlapped and you want to view the cursor values in the back, make the appropriate waveform the active waveform. Or, use the cursor value dialog box.

When a cursor is displayed, the waveform display

enters playback mode, and automatic updating of data display stops.

4.2.5 Viewing the Alarm Occurrence Status

When you click Alarm on the View menu to add a check mark, alarm bars are displayed in the alarm display area. Remove the check mark to hide the alarm bars.

The bars show the data range in which alarms are occurring for the tags displayed in the group. The alarms are from the top alarm level 1, alarm level 2, alarm level 3, and alarm level 4.

• Alarm bars are displayed with tag display colors.

• The alarm bars of the active waveform area always

shown in front. If the alarm bars of multiple tags are overlapped and you want to view the alarm bars in the back, make the appropriate waveform the active waveform.

• Cursor Value Transparency

On the View menu, click Cursor value transparency

to choose Transparent or Opaque.

• Reading the Difference between Two Cursors

On the View menu, click Cursor value. The Cursor

Value dialog box appears. From this dialog box, you can read the difference between cursors A and B.

Click the cursor move icon (

data point.

Cursor movement icon

) to move the cursor by 1

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• Data No. A sequence number of collected data points taking

the first collected data point to be zero.

• Alarm indicator The status of alarm level 1, alarm level 2, alarm

level 3, and alarm level 4, are displayed from the left.

Displayed Content Description

Red Alarm occurrence Green Alarm release Gray Alarm not set

When Alarm in the View menu is not checked,

alarm indicators are not shown.

To close the cursor value dialog box, click the

in the upper right.

icon

4.2.7 Adding Marks

You can add marks to data. To add a mark, specify the mark string and the data to add the mark to.

Type the string in the mark edit box.

You can edit the displayed string as well as select

from a list of strings that you used in the past from the drop-down menu. The drop-down menu displays the most recent five strings.

Current group

All groups

• Adding a Mark to the Current Group

If you select Current Group, a mark is added only to the

group shown on the trend monitor.

• Adding a Mark to All Groups

If you select All Groups when data is being collected

using PC time, a mark is added to all groups.

If data is being collected using device time,

• In playback mode, a mark is added at the same position as cursor A to all display groups that contain tags of the same device and of the same collection interval as the monitor set subwindow that you added a mark to.

• In monitor mode, a mark is added to all groups.

• When Marks Are Overlapped

Sometimes marks overlap and the string of the lower

mark cannot be read. Clicking a mark with Shift held down moves the mark to the back.

Note

• Marks that have been added cannot be deleted or edited.

• Mark information is saved in data files. (Only binary data files.) Mark information added to data positions in files that have already been closed is saved in the data file that is currently being recorded. You can view these marks by displaying connected data files.

Click the data position you want to add a mark to

display a cursor.

To add a mark to the most recent data, perform step

3 in monitor mode. Step 2 is not necessary.

On the Project menu, click Append Mark and then

Current Group or All Groups. Or, click the Current

Group or All Groups icon.

A mark is added to the specied position.

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4.3.1 Displayed Content

Tag display area

Alarm indicator

Tag color

Tag name

Measurement bar display

• Tag Display Area

Tag alarm status is indicated in the alarm color.

* The alarm colors specified on the Acquisition &

Monitor page.

• Alarm Indicator

The status of alarm level 1, alarm level 2, alarm level

3, and alarm level 4, are displayed from the top. Tag alarm status is indicated in the alarm color. Alarm indicators show a character that indicates the alarm

type.

* It is not shown if the display area is limited.

Characters that indicate alarm types section 4.5.3

4.3.2 Showing and Hiding Alarm Indicators

When you click Alarm on the View menu to add a check mark, alarm indicators are shown. To not show alarm indicators, click Alarm on the View menu to unselect the command.

Measured value

Unit

4.4 Monitoring on the Meter Display

4.4.1 Displayed Content

There are bar meters and analog meters.

Tag name

Alarm indicator

Tag color

Tag name

Alarm indicator

• Tag Display Area

Tag alarm status is indicated in the alarm color.

• Alarm Zone

The zone where alarms occur is indicated in the alarm

color.

• Alarm Value Mark (bar meters only)

Indicates the alarm value of data collection devices.

This appears when the alarm type is set to high limit, low limit, difference high limit, difference low limit, delay high limit, or delay low limit.

Displayed Content Description

Indicates that the alarm type is high limit or difference high limit. Indicates that the alarm type is low limit or difference low limit. Indicates that the alarm type is delay high limit. Indicates that the alarm type is delay low limit.

Measured value

Bar meter

Unit

Alarm zone and alarm value mark

Analog meter

Alarm zone

Measured value and unit

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The status of alarm level 1, alarm level 2, alarm level

3, and alarm level 4, are displayed from the left. Tag alarm status is indicated in the alarm color. A character that indicates the alarm type is displayed.

* It is not shown if the display area is limited.

Characters that indicate alarm types section 4.5.3 You can show and hide alarm indicators.

section 4.3.2

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4.5 Monitoring Alarms

An alarm Monitor Set displays alarm information of monitored tags in three formats.

4.5.1 Group Overview

Click the Group tab. Alarm information is displayed at the group level. Groups that do not have alarms set on any tags are not displayed.

• Alarm Occurrence Display

Alarm occurrence is displayed in the alarm color in the

group display area.

4.5.3 Alarm Overview

Click the Log tab. The history of all monitored tags’ alarm occurrences and releases is displayed. The top line is the most recent entry. The display is automatically updated as alarms occur and are released. If data is being collected in device time, the history is displayed by dividing the window for each device.

Alarm list Scroll bar

Alarm level

Date

Time

Tag name

Alarm type

Status

4.5.2 Tag Overview

Click the Tag tab. Alarm information is displayed for tags in the display group. Tags that do not have alarms set are not displayed.

Alarm occurrence is displayed in the alarm color in the

The status of alarm level 1, alarm level 2, alarm level

Tag name

• Alarm Occurrence Display

tag display area.

• Alarm Indicator

3, and alarm level 4, are displayed from the left. Tag alarm status is indicated in the alarm color.

Alarm type icon

Alarm status icon

• Most Recent Alarm

The top line always displays the most recent entry.

• Alarm List

The history of alarms are displayed in the order of

occurrence. Move the scroll bar down to view past alarms. This condition is called playback mode. In playback mode, the history is not automatically updated (the line showing the most recent alarm is automatically updated). Move the scroll bar to its top position to exit playback mode.

• Alarm Status Icon

Indication Description

Alarm-on color Alarm-off color * The alarm colors specified on the Acquisition & Monitor page. If ACK has not been executed, the icon background blinks.

Alarm occurrence Alarm release

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Displayed Content

Description

High limit alarm, measurement high limit alarm, deviation high limit alarm, setting high limit alarm, output high limit alarm Low limit alarm, measurement low limit alarm, deviation low limit alarm, setting low limit alarm, output low limit alarm Difference high limit alarm

Difference low limit alarm High limit on rate-of-change alarm Low limit on rate-of-change alarm Delay high limit alarm Delay low limit alarm Deviation out limit alarm

Deviation in limit alarm

Other alarm

• Date and Time

The date and time of alarm occurrence and release.

• Alarm Level

Displayed Content

L1 Alarm level 1 L2 Alarm level 2 L3 Alarm level 3 L4 Alarm level 4

Description

• Alarm Type

Displayed Content

H high limit alarm L Low limit alarm dH Difference high limit alarm dL Difference low limit alarm RH High limit on rate-of-change alarm RL Low limit on rate-of-change alarm tH Delay high limit alarm tL Delay low limit alarm PVH Measurement high limit alarm PVL Measurement low limit alarm DVH Deviation high limit alarm DVL Deviation low limit alarm DVO Deviation out limit alarm DVI Deviation in limit alarm SPH Setting high limit alarm SPL Setting low limit alarm OTH Output high limit alarm OTL Output low limit alarm ETC Other alarm

Description

4.6 Checking Alarms

4.6.1 Displaying the Alarm Overview Dialog Box

While displaying the Monitor Page, click Alarm list List on the View menu to display the alarm overview dialog box. The displayed content and operation in this dialog box are the same as those of the alarm list of the alarm Monitor Set.

Click

in the upper right of the dialog box to close it.

• Page Switching and Dialog Box Display

The dialog box stays open until you close it. If you

move to another page with the dialog box open, the dialog box disappears. But, if you return to the Monitor Page, the dialog box will appear again.

If you change the project while the dialog box is open,

the alarm information of the opened project will be displayed in the dialog box.

4.6.2 Alarm Notification with Sound

On the Operation menu, click Alarm Sound to add a check mark. When an alarm occurs, the PC will beep. To stop the alarm sound, on the Operation menu, click

Turn Alarm’s Sound Off. Or, click the To disable the alarm sound, on the Operation menu, click Alarm Sound to remove the check mark.

icon.

Note

• To generate alarm sounds, the PC must be equipped with a sound generating function and sound must be turned on.

• You cannot change the sound.

4.6.3 Perform Alarm ACK Operations

If an alarm occurs in a monitored tag after data monitoring is started, the corresponding area blinks in the alarm color to indicate the alarm occurrence. An alarm ACK operation refers to the act of stopping this blinking. On the Project menu, click Alarm ACK. Or, click the

icon.

The blinking alarm indication stops.

• Status

Displayed Content

ON Indicates that an alarm has occurred. OFF Indicates that an alarm has been released.

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• Alarm ACK Operation and Alarm Indication Transition

The following figure shows how the alarm indication

transitions as an alarm occurs, is released, and is acknowledged with alarm ACK. The figure shows an example of a Digital Monitor Set tag.

Alarm occurrence

Alarm releaseAlarm ACK

Blinks in alarm-on color

Alarm release Alarm ACK

4.7 Checking the Project Operation Status

Click the Status Page icon on the Project tab to display the Status Page. A Status Page is used to monitor:

• The project data collection and recording status

• The communication status between the data collection device in the project and the server

The displayed data is automatically updated periodically.

4.7.1 Displayed Content

Device communication status

• If an alarm occurs and is released before the alarm ACK operation, the color changes to that when alarm is not occurring, but blinking continues until the alarm ACK operation is executed.

• If an alarm occurs again after an alarm ACK operation is executed, blinking will start again.

• Alarm ACK operations do not affect data collection devices.

• Project Status

Stop Monitoring, Monitoring, Record Standby, or

Recording

• Loss Data

Recording data dropout status

Turns on in alarm-on colorBlinks in alarm-off color

• Write Error

Whether data writing to the data file is being performed

normally

• Beginning Time of Recording

The time of the first data value in the first data file that

is created after recording to data files is started

• Total Time of Recording

The elapsed time since the start of recording. The timer continues until all recordings stop or when

Recording Standby is reached.

• Number of Generated Files

The number of data files that have been created after

recording was started

• Remaining Disk Capacity

The free space on the disk that contains the data file

save destination directory.

In the following conditions, “-----” is displayed, and the

bar does not display the amount of space used.

• Not recording.

• The data file save destination folder is set to a network folder.

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• Device Communication Status

The status of communication with the devices in the

Device List is displayed. Nothing is displayed when data collection is stopped.

Device name Model name Communication address Communication status

Item Description

Model icon Device icon Device name Device name and device number Model name Model name and release number or software

Communication address Communication status

name and release number IP address

Communication status between the server and device Normal, Error, Retrying

4.8 Controlling Devices during Data Collection

4.8.1 Controlling Device Computation from GA10

On the Project menu, click Start Computing, Stop Computing, Clear Computing, or Clear&Start Computing.

Computation is collectively controlled on the devices that meet the following conditions.

• Devices that are in the Device List of the project

• Devices that have computation functionality

• Devices that support Start Computing, Stop

Computing, Clear Computing, and Clear&Start Computing.

Connected Device, Software

μR10000, μR20000 DX1000, DX1000N, DX1000T DX2000, DX2000T MV1000, MV2000 CX1000, CX2000 FX1000 Yes Yes Yes Yes MX100, MW100 No No No No DA100, DR130, DR230, DR240 GX10, GX20, GP10, GP20 DAQLOGGER, DAQ32Plus, MXLOGGER

Devices supporting the Modbus protocol Yes: Supported No: Not supported * When connected over an Ethernet network, the user registered in the device must have privileges to use computation for this feature to work.

Start Comp.

Yes Yes No Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No No No

Stop Comp.

Clear Comp.

Clear&Start Computing

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4.9 Things to Consider

4.9.1 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time

Be sure to set the same time zone and daylight saving time settings on the PC running the GA10 server, the PC running the GA10 client, and the data collection devices. If they are not the same, data time may not be displayed correctly.

4.9.2 Error Data

If collected or recorded data is in error, it is displayed or recorded using indications other than values. For the different types of error data, see “Data that indicates errors.”

• Data Display in a Digital Monitor Set or Meter Monitor Set

Display Data Condition

+OVER +OVER –OVER -OVER INVALID INVALID BURNOUT BURNOUT ILLEGAL ILLEGAL LACK LACK OFF OFF * See “Data that indicates errors.”

• Display in the Trend Monitor Set

Waveform Cursor Value Data Condition

Drawn exceeding the scale upper limit Drawn exceeding the scale lower limit Nothing INVALID INVALID

* See “Data that indicates errors.”

+OVER +OVER

-OVER -OVER

BURNOUT BURNOUT ILLEGAL ILLEGAL LACK LACK

(blank) OFF

• Data in Recording Data Files

Data in Binary Data Files

+OVER +OVER +OVER –OVER –OVER -OVER INVALID INVALID INVALID BURNOUT BURNOUT BURNOUT ILLEGAL ILLEGAL ILLEGAL LACK LACK LACK OFF OFF OFF * See “Data that indicates errors.”

Data in Excel Data Files

Data Condition

• Data That Indicates Errors

The following table shows the different types of data

that indicates errors.

Data Description

+OVER +Over-range data –OVER -Over-range data SKIP Channels that have been set to skipped INVALID Invalid data

The data type and decimal place specified on the Tag Setting Page do not match those of the

collected data. BURNOUT Burnout data ILLEGAL Illegal data LACK Indicates that the device failed to acquire the data OFF Indicates one of the following conditions.

• Data collection has not been performed since the project was opened.

• Channels are not assigned to tags.

• When the data time is set to PC time, the collected data is SKIP data.

• Communication error condition

• Initialized condition as a result of changing the Device Setting Page or Tag Setting Page while data collection is stopped

• An attempt was made to collect data from a device using the backfill function, but there is no data recorded in the device.

4.9.3 Reflecting Changes Made on the Monitor Page to the Setting Page

If the access privilege is Owner or Manager, changes made to the following settings on the Monitor Page are reflected on the corresponding Setting Page (Display Group or Acquisition & Monitor). If the access privilege is Operator or Monitor, the changes are not reflected.

• Monitor Set size adjustment

• Waveform display on/off state, Y-axis display on/ off state, Detail/Compact, Zoom in/Zoom out, and movement in the Trend Monitor Set

• Trip line position

4.9.4 Changing the Time on the Device after Starting Data Collection and Recording

Do not change the time on the device after starting data collection and recording, because doing so will cause adverse effects on the monitor screen and recorded data.

Related topic “Changes to devices during data

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4.10 Viewing the Log

You can view the log that the server sends in the Log dialog box. You can open the Log dialog box at any time when you are logged in to the server. The dialog box stays open until you close it.

4.10.1 Displayed Content in the Log Dialog Box

Up to 1000 log events that occur from when the user logs in to the server until the user logs out are displayed. There are two types of logs: system log (displayed in yellow), which deals with the server, and project log (displayed in blue), which deals with projects. System log includes events such as server login and logout. Project log includes data collection start and stop. System logs are sent to all users. Project logs are sent to users that have the projects opened.

4.10.2 Opening the Log Dialog Box

On the View menu, click Log. The log dialog box opens.

Filter

Log list

Most recent log entry

• Transmission Scope

Indicates the log transmission scope

Icon Description

Sent to all users (system log). Set the Filter to Log to display the corresponding log. Sent to users that that have the relevant projects opened (project log). Set the Filter to project to display the corresponding log.

• Source

SYS or the project name

• Sent Information

The log information

• Log Number

The number of the log event.

• Jump Icon

Displayed when there is a page associated with the log

event. Clicking the icon shows the relevant page. For example, if you click the icon for a “recording started” event, the corresponding project’s Monitor Page will be displayed.

To close the log dialog box, click the

icon in the upper

right.

• Filter

The events that correspond to the filter box that you

clicked and turned blue appear. For details, see “Transmission scope.”

• Log List

The log events are displayed in the order of

occurrence. If there are events that do not fit in the dialog box, a scroll bar appears.

Transmission scope

Source

Sent information

Jump icon

Log number

• Most Recent Log Entry

This line always displays the most recent log entry.

• Transmission Date and Time

The date and time when the log was transmitted.

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5.1 Displaying a List of Data Files

Click the Data files Page icon on the Project tab to display the Data File List Page.

Project tab

Data files Page icon

5.1.1 Displayed Content

The data files in the data file save destination directory are listed. Only data files saved in binary format are displayed. Data files saved in Excel format are excluded.

• Showing Files in Link View

Click the Show Files in Link View to turn the box

blue. Files are linked from the start of recording to the end of recording and displayed in one line. Clicking the box again to turn it to white returns the page to the individual file display.

• Deleting Files

Click the file you want to delete.

Selecting multiple consecutive files Example: Selecting consecutive files: File005, File006,

and File007

• Click File005. Drag to File007, and release the mouse button.

• Click File005 to select it. While holding the Shift key down, click File007.

Click Delete.

A conrmation dialog box appears.

Click OK.

The les are deleted.

Managing Recording Data

• Showing and Hiding Columns

If you move the pointer over a column title, a hide icon

appears. Click it to hide the column. When you hide a column, a show icon will appear in the upper right of

Item Displayed Content

File Name Name of the data file Data Number Number of data values in the data file

The total number of data values if files are

Recording Interval Start Time The time of the first data value in the data file

End Time The time of the last data value in the data file

File Size Data file size

Comment 1 Title and content of Comment 1 to 8 that were Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4 Comment 5 Comment 6 Comment 7 Comment 8 * Does not include the values of deleted files and other files that

do not exist

linked and displayed Recording interval used to create the data file

The time of the first data of the entire data if files are linked and displayed

The time of the last data of the entire data if files are linked and displayed

The total data size if files are linked and displayed

specified when the file was created

the page. Click this icon to show the hidden columns.

Hide icon

Show icon

The results of showing and hiding columns apply to

every project in the same client.

• Adjusting Column Widths

When you move the pointer near a boundary of

a column title, the pointer changes to

. In this condition, drag the pointer to move the boundary to the desired position. The results of adjusting column widths apply to every project in the same client.

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• Sorting the File List

Click a column title to sort the file list on the basis of the

clicked column. Click it again to sort in reverse order. A sort mark (

• Refreshing the Display

On the View menu, click Refresh. The most recent file information is retrieved from the

server, and the page is refreshed.

) appears in the column title area.

5.2 Displaying Recording Data

Recording data can be displayed in Universal Viewer.

Select the file you want to view.

You can select multiple link les.

Click Open.

Universal Viewer starts, and the data in the le is

displayed. You can also double-click the file to open it. For instructions on how to use Universal Viewer, see the Universal Viewer User’s Manual.

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6.1 Administrator and Users

In GA10, you can set server access privileges. There are two types of server access privileges: administrator and user. The administrator manages all users. The administrator can perform the following operations in addition to all the operations available to users.

• Register users

• Delete users

• Initialize user passwords

• View the login status of users

The following sections explain how to use the User Management Page.

Registration

Server

New user

Administrator

View

User management

User A

Logged in

Delete

Initialize password

User B

Note that at the GA10 project level, users can be assigned one of four project access privileges: Owner, Manager, Operator, and Monitor. These privileges are assigned for each project using Details Settings mode. For details, see page 3-28.

Not logged in

View

User D

Logged in

ViewView

User C

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6.2 Managing User Status

6.2.1 Using the User Management Page

The administrator can view the status of other users on the User Management Page.

Start the client, and log in to the server with GA10

administrator privileges.

On the View menu, click User Management Page.

Or, click the The User Management Page appears.

icon.

6.3 Changing User Information

This section explains how to change the user full name and password. This procedure can also be performed by a user who is logged in.

6.3.1 How the Administrator Changes Other

User Information

The administrator performs the following procedure to change the full name and initialize the password of a user.

Follow steps 1 and 2 in section 6.2 to display the

User Management Page.

Select the user you want to change.

The user is selected.

The frame turns blue when selected.

Double-click the selected user.

The Change User’s Information dialog box opens.

To change the full name, type the new name.

To initialize the password, click Initialize.

Type in this box to change the full name.

Check the user status by looking at the icons (see

below).

Not logged in

Logged in

Number of users logged in

Appears in blue when logged in

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Click here to initialize the password.

Check the information, and click OK.

The full name or password will be changed.

Note

You cannot change the information if the applicable user is logged in or if the user has been deleted from another client.

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6.3.2 How Users Change Their Information

The following example shows how the administrator or a user changes his or her full name and password.

Start the client, and log in to the server.

The Project List Page appears.

On the User menu, click Change Information.

The Change User’s Information dialog box opens.

Change the full name or password, view the

changes, and click OK.

To change the password, type the current and

new passwords.

6.4 Registering and Deleting Users

Only the administrator can register and delete other users.

6.4.1 Registering a New Users

Start the client, and log in with the administrator

account that you created earlier.

On the View menu, click User Management Page.

Or, click the

The User Management Page appears.

On the User menu, click Register New User.

The Change User’s Information dialog box appears.

Type the user name and user full name that you

want to register.

Enter a name that is easy for the administrator

to identify.

icon.

Note

• You can change the full name and password simultaneously.

• Enter the password using 4 to 30 alphanumeric characters..

The default values of the settings in the Change User's Information dialog box are shown below.

Item Initial value

Full Name User full name before change Password Nothing is displayed. New Password Nothing is displayed. Confirm New Password Nothing is displayed.

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The user is registered, and an icon is added in the window.

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6.4.2 Deleting a User

You cannot delete a user that is logged in. We recommend that you check the user access privileges before deleting the user.

Follow steps 1 and 2 in section 6.2 to display the

User Management Page.

Select the user you want to delete.

The user is selected.

On the Edit menu, click Delete.

Or, click the A warning message appears.

To proceed, click OK.

The user will be deleted.

icon.

Change Project’ s Owner dialog box

From the New Owner list, select a user.

Any user registered in the server can become a

project owner.

6.4.3 Changing a Project Owner

If you delete an owner user

If the administrator deletes a user, the access

privileges granted to the user is lost. If the deleted user had been a project owner, the project will no longer have any owner. This condition is displayed as follows.

Displays a dash when there is no owner.

To change a project owner (specify a new owner),

follow the procedure below.

Note

Only the owner of the relevant project or the administrator can change the owner.

Display the Project List Page.

On the View menu, click Project List Page. Or,

click the

Select the project you want to change.

icon.

Select a new owner.

After selecting the new owner, click OK.

The owner will be changed.

6.4.4 Opening a Project at a Specific Privilege Level

A user assigned to a project can open the project at a privilege level that is lower than the assigned privilege level.

Display the Project List Page.

Select a project.

On the Project menu, click Open with Specified

Permission.

An Open with Specied Permission dialog box appears.

On the Project menu, click Modify Owner.

A Change Project’s Owner dialog box appears.

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Select the privilege level that you want to use to

open the project.

You can select any level up to your assigned level.

The following figure is an example of a user who

is assigned the Manager level. The user cannot select the Owner level, because it is higher than the Manager level.

Click OK.

The dialog box closes, the Project Page appears.

Note

Only the operations allowed at the specified privilege level can be used in the project. However, if the project is locked, users other than the user who applied the lock can only access the project at the Monitor level.

6.4.5 Unlocking a Project by Force

The administrator can only unlock locked projects.

On the Project List Page, select the locked project.

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To proceed, click OK.

The dialog box closes, and the name of the user who locked the project disappears from the project.

Locked project

Displays the user who locked the project

On the Project menu, click Unlock Project

Forcibly.

A conrmation message for unlocking appears.

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7.1 Messages That GA10 May Display

Messages may appear on the screen during operation. This section describes the messages and how to respond to them.

Messages

Code Message Description and Solution

M1001 OK to switch to detail setting mode? Unavailable to

back to simple setting mode. M1002 Do you want to start the monitoring all at once? -----M1003 Do you want to stop the collecting all at once? -----M1004 Do you want to start the recording all at once? -----M1005 Do you want to stop the recording all at once? -----M1006 Do you want to stop the recording? -----M1007 Do you want to log out? -----M1008 Do you want to enforce to be unlock? This is a message that asks the administrator to confirm the unlocking

M1009 Do you want the user(%s)'s password to be initialized? This is a message that asks the administrator to confirm the

M1010 Trial version is time up, operation is prohibited. This message appears when a client accesses the server after the

M1011 Successed in Activation. This message indicates that the client license has been registered

M1012 Server is activated. Please restart server. After the server license registration is complete, the server needs to be

M1013 Option is added to server. Please restart server to

enable option. M1014 Is it OK to exit? This message asks whether you want to close the client. M1015 Device structure changed. OK to perform auto-

assignment of tag and display group information?

M1016 OK to update the selected device's channel

information? (Updated tag information will appear in

the tag settings screen.)

Warning Messages

Code Message Description and Solution

W2001 Do you want to delete this user(%s)? This message asks whether you want to delete the registered user. xxx

W2002 Do you want to delete this device(%s)? This message asks whether you want to delete the device from the

W2003 Do you want to delete this data file(%s)? This message asks whether you want to delete the data file from the

W2004 Do you want to delete the Project(%s)? This message asks whether you want to delete the project. xxx

W2005 The release number(%s)of handled meters is out of

support.

Error Messages

Code Message Description and Solution

E3001 Unable to connect to the specified server. Check for problems in the communication path to the server and IP

E3002 Login failed. Please confirm the user name or the

password.

E3003 Connected clients has reached maximum, you can not

------

of the locked project.

initialization of a user password. xxx indicates the name of the user whose password will be initialized.

server trial period has expired.

successfully.

restarted. After an option is added to the server, the server needs to be restarted.

This message asks whether you want to initialize the tag and display group information and automatically assign tags to display groups when the Devices List information is updated. This message asks whether you want to update the device channel information. If you click OK, GA10 will access the selected device, retrieve its channel information, and reflect the information on the Tag Setting Page.

indicates the name of the user that will be deleted.

Devices List on the Device Setting Page or the Registered Devices List. xxx indicates the name of the device that will be deleted.

Data files Page. xxx indicates the name of the data file that will be deleted.

indicates the name of the project that will be deleted. The release number of the device is not supported. Thus, proper data collection cannot be guaranteed. Consider updating the firmware or using a supported device. For the supported models and versions, See the General Specifications (GS 04L65B01-01EN).

address and port number settings. If you cannot connect to the server, stop the server firewall, or register DFMServer.exe and DLGServer.exe as exceptions in the server firewall configuration. GA10 is connected to the server, but the user information for logging in is not correct. Check the user name and password that you have entered. Wait for the other client to log out.

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Code Message Description and Solution

E3004 Unable to connect to the server. Check for problems in the communication path to the server. E3005 The user name already exists, the user can not be

registed. E3006 The password is incorrect. The password that you entered for changing the password is incorrect.

E3007 Please enter at least four characters for the password. Enter 4 to 30 characters for the password. E3008 The new password and the comfirmed password does

not match. E3009 You can not delete the logged user. Delete the user after the relevant user logs out. E3010 Users to change is logged into the server. The basic

information can not be changed. E3011 User to be initialized is logged in to the server, user

can not be initialized. E3012 The maximum number of logins has been reached, the

user can not log in. E3013 Since the Project name you entered already exists, the

project can not be created. E3014 Since the Project name you entered already exists,

you can not change it. E3015 The Project which is opening, can not be deleted. Delete the project after closing the relevant project. E3016 The Project which is running, can not be deleted. Delete the project after stopping the relevant project. E3017 The maximum number of registered devices has been

reached ,the device cannot be registered. E3018 The equipment in use can not to be removed. The device that you want to delete is being used in a project. Check

E3019 Original owner is opening projects, you cannot change

the owner.

E3020 Server can not receive device information. Check the information for accessing the device and the communication

E3021 Fail to create record folder. The specified drive does not exist. Change the data file save

E3022 Failed to start Universal Viewer. Check whether Universal Viewer is installed in the PC. E3023 An error occurred while reading the file. Failed to load the file when importing a project or tag information.

E3024 An error occurred while writing the file. Check that the export destination folder is not set to read-only and that

E3025 User manual does not excit in the specified location. Place the PDF manuals in the client installation folder. E3026 Failed to start Adobe Reader. Check whether Adobe Reader is installed and the version. E3027 Simultaneous running projects has reached the

maximum number, failed to start monitoring.

E3028 Because the maximum concurrent number of

connected devices is reached, collecting cannot start.

E3029 Because the maximum device number that can be

registered is reached, the Project can not be created. E3030 Because the maximum number of open projects is

reached, the project cannot be opened. E3031 Failed to delete data file. Another client may be using the data file that you want to delete. E3032 Failed to open data files. Update the information on the Data files Page, and check that the

E3033 Fail to launch web browser. A Web browser may not be installed. E3034 Operation failed because there is no right to access

Project. E3035 Operation failed because the target user does not

exist. E3036 Fail to import project because registed devices reach

the maximum number. E3037 Project is closed, because Project lock status is

released forcibly. E3038 Operation failed because the project is locked by

another user. E3039 Specified new owner does not exist, you can not

change the owner.

A user with the same name is already registered. Check the user name, and register with a different name.

Check the current password, and re-enter it.

Enter the new password and confirmation password so that they match.

Modify the basic information after the relevant user logs out.

Initialize the user after the relevant user logs out.

Delete registered users first, and then register additional users.

A project with the same name is already registered. Check the project name, and register with a different name. A project with the same name is already being used. Check the project name, and change to a different name.

Delete any of the devices registered in the server first, and then register the new device.

that the device is not being used in another project. Delete the device from the Devices List on the Device Setting Page of other projects, and then delete the device.

When the administrator tried to change the owner of a project, the current owner had the project opened. Change the owner after the current owner closes the project.

path between the server and device.

destination folder.

Check that the file for importing is correct.

there is enough free disk space.

The number of running projects in the server has reached the maximum number. Stop data collection in other projects.

Data collection cannot be started because the maximum device connections will be exceeded. Stop data collection in other projects or change the data collection device. Delete any of the registered projects first, and then register the new project. The number of projects that the client has opened has reached the maximum number. Close any of the opened projects.

relevant data file exists.

Ask the project owner to grant project access privileges.

The user may already have been deleted. Update the information on the User Management Page, and check whether the user exists. Delete unneeded devices from the Registered Devices List.

To use the project, open it again.

Use the project after the project is unlocked.

The user may already have been deleted. Set the new owner to an existing user.

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Code Message Description and Solution

E3040 Operation failed because Project is deleted. The project may already have been deleted. Update the information on

E3041 Serial no is invalid. Activation failed. Check the license number, and enter it correctly. E3042 Server has not been activated. Adding option to

software failed. E3043 Tag upgrade option's serial no is invalid. Fail to add

option's serial no.

E3044 Part of the data files can not be deleted. Some of the data files that you tried to delete could not be deleted.

E3045 Part of the data files can not be opened. Some of the data files that you tried to open could not be opened.

E3046 Failed in registration.The administrator authority is

required.Please restart as an administractor or run as

administrator and restart. E3047 Insufficient memory available to the OS. Operation

failed.

E3048 Since the number of tags in the imported project

configuration information exceeded the number of tags

supported by the current server,failed to import. E3049 Failed to operate some projects or all project at once. If Start Monitoring Simultaneously cannot be executed, it could be any

E3050 Insufficient memory available to the OS. Project will

close.

E3051 Fail to start monitoring because the necessary setting

is not correct. E3052 Operation failed because device has been deleted. Update the device information on the Registered Devices List. E3053 Searching is not allowed because auto-search in

progress.

the Project List Page, and check that the project exists.

Adding the option would cause the number of tags to exceed the maximum recording tags in the project. In the server information dialog box, check the current number of tags, and check whether the option that you tried to add is appropriate.

They may be in use.

Update the information on the Data files Page, and check that the data files exist. Log on again as a Windows administrator. Or, choose Run as administrator when starting Data Logging Software. (In Windows 7, right-click the software icon, and click Run as administrator.) Try the following:

• Stop other running programs.

• Reduce the number of simultaneously running projects.

• Increase the PC RAM.

• If you are using a 32 bit edition, try a 64 bit edition. The number of tags in the project that you are trying to import exceeds the number of tags handled by the current server. Consider increasing the number of tags handled by the server.

of the following reasons.

• The number of simultaneously running projects or simultaneously connected devices exceeds the limit.

• There is not enough available memory on Windows. If Start Recording Simultaneously cannot be executed, it could be any of the following reasons in addition to the reasons listed above.

• The data save destination folder failed to be created. Close projects that do not require data collection. To start recording, change the data file save destination folder. Try the following:

• Stop other running programs.

• Reduce the number of simultaneously running projects.

• Increase the PC RAM.

• If you are using a 32 bit edition, try a 64 bit edition. There is an error in the information that is used during data collection. Check for errors in Modbus device definition files.

Another client is searching devices with different search conditions. Wait for the search operation to complete, and try searching again.

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7.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1 Can the server and client be installed and run in the same PC?

Yes. The server and client can be installed in the same PC or in different PCs.

Q2 Is there a way to back up the recording data files automatically?

You can use the mail transmission feature to send generated data files as email attachments. You can store the data files as back up in the device receiving the email messages.

Q3 The communication between the server and a data collection device

was interrupted and then restored. How does the server behave when communication is restored?

A3 Resuming data collection and recording

The server will retry to connect approximately every 30 seconds. When reconnection is successful, the server resumes data collection and recording.

Recording data

The way that the server handles recording data when communication is restored varies depending on whether data is being collected in PC time or device time.

• If data is being collected using PC time

The data during which communication was not possible will not be recorded.

• If data is being collected using device time

After communication is restored, the server prioritizes the collection of data that can be

gathered in real time through communication. Then, the server collects data that could not be collected from devices and fills the missing data in the recorded data files. This function is called backfill. Backfill only works when the necessary conditions are met. If the conditions are not met, the data during which communication was not possible will not be recorded. See Q4.

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Q4 How does backfill work?

When a communication error occurs between a server and device, data dropout occurs in the data file that the server is recording. Backfill is a function that fills the dropped data in the recording file by retrieving the missing data from the device after the system recovers. Data is retrieved automatically from the device when the following conditions are met.

Operating conditions

On the GA10 side

• Applicable data: Binary data (Excel data is not included)

• Data time is set to Device time.

On the connected device side

• Applicable devices: GX10, GX20, GP10, GP20, DX1000, DX2000, DX1000N, DX1000T, DX2000T, MV1000, MV2000

• Internal memory contains the event data file corresponding to the data loss location.

• The recording interval of the event data file is the same as the acquisition interval of the device.

• FTP transferring of files is enabled.(FTP server function: ON, Port number: 21)

• The multi batch function is not in use.

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When the communication interference is eliminated, the backfill function operates automatically. The restored data is saved as a new file, and you can view it on the Data files Page. Marks that indicate that backfill has been performed are added to the beginning and end of the restored section of the data.

In the case of a short communication interference,* data loss may be restored even when the above settings are not specified. In such a case, GA10 does not create a new file but writes directly to the recording file.

* The length of interruption time that makes this operation possible varies depending on the

connected device.

Note the following points.

• Handling of files collected by backfilling

Files collected by backfilling are the same as normal data files except for the point given

below.

• The file division conditions specified on the recording setting page do not apply.

Therefore, the files may become larger than normal data files.

• Other information

• Backfill is not performed if a communication error or other error had occurred at

the start of recording.

• If a backfill operation cannot start due to a device access failure or other reason,

GA10 will access the device every hour.

• If the server stops during a backfill operation, the operation will stop. Even if the

server is restarted, the previous backfill operation will not be performed.

• If any of the following settings on the device is changed after starting data

collection, backfill will not be performed.

Acquisition interval, time, channel on/off, decimal place, unit, span (scale), alarm

on/off, alarm type, and alarm value

Q5 The server stopped or the server PC shut down and then restarted.

How does the server operate after it restarts?

A5 Server recovery

The server retains the most recent status information just in case the host PC shuts down. When the PC restarts, the server recovers the operation based on the status information.

Resuming data collection and recording

The server resumes data collection and recording after it restarts unless the user had manually stopped the server or shut down the host PC.

Recording data

See A3.

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Q6 A communication error occurred between the client and server. Will

Q7 Unable to control the project. Why?

data collection continue?

Because data collection is performed between the server and data collection devices, the operation continues even when a communication error occurs between the client PC and server PC. When a communication error occurs between the client PC and server PC, the client logs out from the server. The project that was open is closed. In this situation, if data collection was in progress and the project’s Keep Lock State was set to ON, the project will remain locked. To control the project before the communication recovers, perform either of the procedures below from a client on another PC using the same project.

• Open the project using the same user.

• Log in as an administrator. On the Project menu, click Unlock Project Forcibly to unlock the project.

Below are possible reasons.

• The user is not assigned privileges to control the project. → Open the project using a user who has privileges to control the project, such as Owner, Manager, or Operator.

• The project is locked. → If an owner, manager, or operator user is logged in, the project is locked. Other users can only monitor the project. Wait until the other user using the project closes it.

• The project is locked. → If data collection is in progress and the project’s Keep Lock State is set to ON, the project remains locked even when an owner, manager, or operator closes the project. To control the project, perform either of the following procedures.

• Ask the user who locked the project to unlock the project.

• Clear the Keep Lock state.

Q8 I forgot the user password. What do I do?

If the administrator password is lost, there is no recovery method. Contact your nearest YOKOGAWA dealer. If a user password is lost, the administrator can initialize the password. Then, the user can log in with the initialized password (blank) and set a new password.

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Q9 The device data and the data collected and recorded by the software

are not synchronized. Why?

Data collected using Device time is recorded as-is by the software. In this situation, the device data and the collected and recorded data are synchronized. However, data collected using PC time are timestamped with the PC time and the values are adjusted accordingly. In this situation, the device data and the collected and recorded data based on PC time may not be synchronized.

Q10 Can the recorded data be printed?

A10

Data files can be printed using Universal Viewer. Universal Viewer is supplied with this software and installed along with this software.

Q11 Device settings were changed. At what point are the changes applied

to data collection?

A11 Changes to devices before data collection is started

This software retrieves device information when the device is registered to the Device List. If this information is different from the actual device information at the start of data collection, the software will collect data but will handle it as invalid data. Check the following settings and match them.

Channel data type, unit, span, decimal place, alarm type, and alarm value You can use Update Setting on the Device List to update the settings.

Changes to devices during data collection and recording

If you change the device settings during data collection and recording, the changes will not be reflected to the software. Stop the data collection, apply the setting changes using either of the methods below, and restart the data collection.

• Execute Update Setting of the devices in the devices List.

• Register the device again.

However, if data is being collected using Device time and you change the device’s acquisition interval, the software will reset the entire monitor data, restart monitoring, and stop recording.

Do not change the time on the device after starting data collection and recording, because doing so will cause adverse effects on the monitor screen and recorded data.

Q12 What is the difference between setting the Data time to PC time and

setting the Data time to Device time?

A12

For information on the different data collection conditions, see also “Setting Data

Collection Conditions” on page 3-18.

The following table summarizes the major differences. For a detailed explanation, see the following pages.

Differences

Mode

PC time

Device time

Description Backfill

Time on the server PC

Time on the device

No Select from

Yes (fills dropped data using data on the device)

Collection and

Record Interval

available options The interval on each device is used, so it is not possible to specify a single interval.

Trend Monitor Alarm Overview

No display limitations because all the data can be displayed on the same time axis. If there are multiple devices with different times or scan intervals, Monitor Sets are subdivided to display each combination of device and scan interval..

Display

The page is subdivided and a list is displayed for each device.

Saved Data Files

Data can be saved to a single file. Files are divided by a combination of device and scan interval.

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What is PC time?

PC time is the time information that the server PC uses. In PC time mode, the server attaches PC timestamps on the data collected from devices. This data is displayed on the Monitor Page and saved in recording files.

• Data collected using PC time will not necessarily be synchronized to the data of the corresponding devices.

• The timestamps attached to data in PC time mode are determined so that data collection would always occur at midnight (00:00:00).

• The data collection interval and record interval are specified on GA10.

• The data of all tags is saved to the same file.

What is Device time?

Device time is the time information that the data collection device uses. In Device time mode, the server collects and records data at the data acquisition intervals of devices. If there are multiple acquisition intervals in a single device, data is collected and recorded at each acquisition interval. Device data and collected data are synchronized (the values and timestamps match).

• Data collection and recording

• Data is collected separately for each device and for each data collection interval.

• Data is collected and recorded at the devices’ data acquisition intervals. You cannot

specify the data collection interval or record interval on GA10.

• Data is saved to separate files for each device and for each data acquisition interval.

Tags for device A and device BPC time

Data

file

Device time

Device A Device B

Collection intervals A1 and A2

Tag for device A, collection interval A1

Data

file

Server

Collection interval B1

Tag for device A, collection interval A2

Data

file

Tag for device B, collection interval B1

Data

file

The device number, device name, and device acquisition interval are included in the

names of data files. Below is the file name format when date and time are included. FileName-DeviceNo-DeviceName-Interval-YYYYMMDDhhmmss.ext FileName: The file name string specified by the user DeviceNo: Device number on the Device Setting Page DeviceName: Device name on the Device Setting Page Interval: The acquisition interval of each device

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• Monitor

The trend monitor displays data based on a single time axis. If there are multiple devices,

the Monitor Set will be divided and waveforms in the display group will be displayed in windows divided at the interval level. Only up to four divided windows can be displayed. Anything in excess will not be displayed.

A similar behavior will also occur in alarm lists. The page will be divided, and the lists will

be displayed separately at the device level.

• Filling data dropouts

If data collection is set to Device time mode, the backfill function can be used. What is the backfill function? Q4

• Mail transmission function

In the email transmission based on alarm occurrence and release, the software monitors

relevant tags for each device and for each data collection interval to transmit email.

In the email transmission based on the specified period, the software sends email for

each device and for each data collection interval.

In the email transmission based on the specified duration, the software calculates the

duration and sends email for each device and for each data collection interval.

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Yokogawa GA10 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

How to Use This Manual

Software License Agreement

Using Open Source Software

1.1 Overview

Chapter 1 Before Using the Product

Server and Client

Connectivity with Many Devices

Data Collection Project

Monitoring

User Management

Features to improve reliability

Convenient Features

Connectable Devices and Software

Main GA10 Specifications

1.2 MODEL and SUFFIX Codes

1.3 PC System Requirements

1.4 Menu and Icons

Chapter 2 Preparation

2.1 Preparation from Installation up to Data Collection and Recording

2.2 Installation

2.4 Registering Users

2.5 Creating a Project

2.6 Other Operations If Necessary

2.6.2 Changing the Server Port Number

2.6.4 Uninstallation

Chapter 3 Configuring and Starting Data Collection and Recording

3.1 Simple Settings and Detail Settings

3.2.1 Creating a Project

3.2.2 Registering Devices to Connect

3.2.4 Starting Data Collection and Recording

3.2.5 Closing a Project

3.3.1 Creating a Project

3.3.2 Starting Detail Settings

3.3.3 Registering Devices to Connect

3.3.4 Setting Tags

3.3.5 Setting Display Groups

3.3.6 Registering Data Collection Method and Monitor Page

3.3.7 Setting the Data Recording Method

3.3.8 Configuring Mail Settings

3.3.9 Setting Project Access Privileges

3.3.10 Starting Data Collection and Recording

3.4 Registering Modbus Devices

Chapter 4 Monitoring Data Collection

4.1 Monitoring on the Monitor Page

4.1.1 Displaying the Data Collection Status

4.1.2 Displaying the Monitor Page

4.1.3 Setting General Display Options

4.2 Monitoring on the Trend Display

4.2.1 Displayed Content

4.2.2 Changing the Display

4.2.3 Controlling the Y-axis

4.2.6 Reading Values with Cursors

4.2.5 Viewing the Alarm Occurrence Status

4.2.7 Adding Marks

4.3 Monitoring on the Digital Display

4.3.1 Displayed Content

4.3.2 Showing and Hiding Alarm Indicators

4.4 Monitoring on the Meter Display

4.4.1 Displayed Content

4.5 Monitoring Alarms

4.5.1 Group Overview

4.5.3 Alarm Overview

4.5.2 Tag Overview

4.6 Checking Alarms

4.6.1 Displaying the Alarm Overview Dialog Box

4.6.2 Alarm Notification with Sound

4.6.3 Perform Alarm ACK Operations

4.7.1 Displayed Content

4.9 Things to Consider

4.9.1 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time

4.9.2 Error Data

4.9.4 Changing the Time on the Device after Starting Data Collection and Recording

4.10 Viewing the Log

4.10.1 Displayed Content in the Log Dialog Box

4.10.2 Opening the Log Dialog Box