Emerson 300510EN configurationmanual Protocol Handling, Logging the Channel Communication

System Configuration Manual

300510EN, Rev AA December 2010

Rosemount Raptor

7.13 PROTOCOL HANDLING

7.13.1Logging the Channel Communication

WinSetup allows you to log communication on the various communication protocol channels. You can log specific devices, as well as filter out certain function codes and error types.

To log the communication of a particular protocol channel do the following:

1. In the WinSetup workspace, select the protocol channel icon:

View Log

2.Click the right mouse button and choose the View Log option, or from the Service menu choose Channels/View Log.

3.Specify a log profile. You can filter out certain function codes and devices as well as error types:

Table 7-1. Realtime log settings

Filter Settingv	Description
Function Code	A Function Code defines a specific action or type of data. You can log all
	function codes or a specific code.
Device Address	You can log all devices or a device with a certain address by your own choice.
	Note! The device address is automatically copied from the current settings in
	the File Log Settings window, see “Saving the Communication Log to File” on
	page 7-39.You can change this address to any other address that you want to
	log.
Enable Filtering	Mark this check box to enable filtering by function codes and addresses.
Errors	Select the check box for the type of error you like to record: Time-out Errors,
	Check Sum Errors, or Other Errors. You can select one or more check boxes.
Number of messages	Specify the number of messages that will be added each time the
	Communication Log window is updated. If the log is updated too quickly, you
	may increase the Number of messages value to reduce the update speed.

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