Binary Format Log Files - ABB SM500F User Manual

SM500F
Field mountable paperless recorder
Files containing channel data generated during the daylight saving period (summertime) have '~DS'
appended to the filename.
Example 1 – Start of daylight saving period:
Archiving is started at 01:45:00 on 30th March 2003 – filename:
01450030Mar03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000.B00.
Summertime starts at 2:00am on 30th March 2003.
The clock changes automatically to 3:00am.
The existing file is closed and a new file is created – filename:
03000030Mar03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000~DS.B00.
The file '01450330Mar03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000.B00' contains data generated from 01:45:00 to 01:59:59
(before summertime starts).
The file '03000030Mar03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000~DS.B00' contains data generated from 03:00:00 (after
summertime starts).
Example 2 – End of daylight saving period:
Archiving is started at 00:15:00 on 26th October 2003 – filename:
00150026Oct03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000~DS.B00.
Summertime ends at 3:00am on 26th October 2003.
The clock changes automatically to 2:00am.
The existing file is closed and a new file is created – filename:
02000026Oct03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000.B00.
The file '00150026Oct03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000~DS.D00' contains data generated from 00:15:00 to
02:59:59 (before summertime ends).
The file '02000026Oct03Ch1_1AnlgSM2000' contains data generated from 02:00:00 (after
summertime ends).

6.5.3 Binary Format Log files

A new binary log file is created under the following conditions:

When an existing valid binary log file does not exist on the media card.
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When the maximum size (65000 entries) is exceeded.
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When the daylight saving period starts or ends.
Files containing log data generated during the daylight saving period (summertime) have "~DS" appended
to the filename.
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