Archive File Types - ABB SM2000 User Manual

Advanced Videographic Recorder
SM2000

3.5.4 Archive File Types

Archive files are created in one of two user-selectable formats:
Text (comma separated values [.csv]) – see Section 3.6,
page 37
or
Secure binary encoded – see Section 3.7, page 41
All archive files created by the instrument are given filenames
automatically but each type of archived file is given a different file
extension depending on whether Text or Binary format has been
selected during archive configuration – see Section 4.5.6,
page 73. File types and extensions for Text files are shown in
Table 3.1. File types and extensions for Binary files are shown in
Table 3.2.
Type Extension
Channel Analog or digital recording channels in the
*.D**
data files current process group.
The historical record of the alarm events
Alarm
related to the group's channels plus the history
event log *.E**
of any operator messages, electronic
files
signatures or real time alarms.
The historical record of all totalizer and
Totalizer
*.T** associated statistical values relating to the
log files
group's recording channels.
The historical entries from the audit log.
Audit log
*.A** (Note. The content of this file is the same for
files
all groups).
Digital
Digital signature file for the corresponding
signature *.S**
channel data file.
files
Batch Analog or digital recording channels in the
data files *.V* current process group when the batch function
is active.
Batch log Historical record of the batches recorded.
*.X*
files
Table 3.1 Text Format File Types and Extensions
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Contents
No. of
Type Extension
Files
Channel One per
*.B00
data files channel
Batch
One per
channel *.V**
channel
data files
Alarm One per
event log *.EE0 process
files group
One per
Totalizer
*.TE0 process
log files
group
Audit log One per
*.AE0
files instrument
One per
Batch log
*.X** process
files
group
* Batch files are created only if the Batch Recording software option is
enabled.
Table 3.2 Binary Encoded Format File Types and Extensions
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Contents
Analog or digital recording
channel data
Batch recording channel data *.
The historical record of the alarm
events related to a particular
process group's channels plus the
history of any operator messages,
electronic signatures or real time
alarms.
The historical record of all totalizer
and associated statistical values
relating to a particular group's
recording channels.
The historical entries from the
audit log.
Batch information associated with
a process group *.
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