Appendix F - Batch Recording; Introduction; Batch Archive Filenames - ABB SM500F User Manual

SM500F
Field mountable paperless recorder
Appendix F – Batch Recording
F.1 Introduction
The recorder's batch recording function enables:
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storage of archived data in batch format
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the operator to identify the batch data by name and/or number
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the operator to enter essential batch information that is then is recorded with the data
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the operator to start and stop batch recording from the front panel or via remote signals
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the operator to archive the internally recorded values so that the data for each batch can be easily
retrieved and reviewed
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the retrieval of data from the recorder based on its batch identity
In addition, using the Company's DataManager data analysis software package, batched data can
be:
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located and retrieved using its batch identity
F.2 Batch Archive Filenames
Batch archive filenames for channel data files are formatted as follows:
Start Time<HHMMSS> Start Date<DDMMMYY> Channel <Group>_<Channel> Analog/Digital
<Anlg|Dig> <Instrument Tag>{~DS}{_n}.Vnn
for example: 22454103May11Ch1_1AnlgSM500~DS.V00
An additional batch log archive file is created that contains all the identification data for each batch. These
have a filename formatted as follows:
Start Time<HHMMSS> Start Date<DDMMMYY> <Instrument Tag>{~DS}{_n}.Xnn
The Alarm Event Log archive files also contain details of all batch start and stop events.
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