Sd Card / Usb Stick Insertion And Removal; Archive File Types; Data Files - ABB Navigator 500 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Navigator 500
Sodium analyzer

6.8.2 SD card / USB stick insertion and removal

To access the SD card / USB stick:
1. Ensure the transmitter is offline.
2. Use a large Pozi-drive screwdriver to release the door
A
catch .
3. Open the door and insert the SD card / USB stick
C
The red LED is lit when the SD card / USB stick is in
use by the transmitter.
4. To remove the SD card / USB stick, if the red LED is lit,
D
press button and wait until the LED goes out.
5. Pull the SD card / USB stick out of its socket. The SD card
/ USB stick can then be inserted into an appropriate card
reader USB port on the PC and the data downloaded.
Fig. 6.12 SD card / USB stick insertion and removal
Note. Data stored in the internal memory buffer can still be
transferred to the SD card / USB stick when the archive
media is placed on-line again (providing it is not off-line so
long that the un-archived data in the internal memory is
overwritten).
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6.8.3 Archive file types

All archive files created by the transmitter (except for
configuration files) are assigned filenames automatically. Each
type of archived file is assigned a different file extension.
Archive files are created as text format data files.
The file type and extension for
B
.

<ddmmyy><hhmmss><monitor tag>.DOO
The file type and extension for
historical entries from the Audit, Calibration, Diagnostic and
Alarm logs is '.AOO'.

<ddmmyy><hhmmss><monitor tag>.AOO
Note.

The 'monitor tag' is set in the Device Setup level (see
page 42) when the user has access at Advanced level
– see Section 6.9, page 39.

The time and date are formatted according to the
format set in Display / Date & Time level – see
page 42.
The transmitter's internal clock can be configured to
adjust automatically at the start and end of Daylight
Saving periods – see page 42.
Configuration filenames are user-entered. The configuration file
type and extension is '.cfg'.

6.8.4 Data files

Text format archived data is stored in a comma-separated value
(CSV) format and can be imported directly into a standard
spreadsheet, for example, Microsoft
Alternatively, you can carry out detailed graphical analysis of the
data on a PC using ABB's DataManager data analysis software.
New data files are created in the following circumstances:

The transmitter configuration is changed.

One of the current files exceeds the maximum permissible
size (a new file is created at 12:00 a.m. on the following
day. Data is logged into the existing file continuously until
the new file is created.

When the daylight saving period starts or ends.

When working files cannot be found / are corrupted.
The filename is formatted as follows:

Data logs: <ddmmyy><hhmmss><monitor tag>.DOO
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text files is '.DOO'
Data
log files (containing
Event
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