MON2000 PLUS DATA COLLECTION/AUTO-POLLING 9-5
MON2000
JULY 2010 Data Collection Configuration
Table 9-1 List of Commands
Command Description
Await This command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to await a specific time of day prior to con-
tinuing processing the commands in this file. The user enters the desired time of day in hours and
minutes.
Connect/
Logon
Connect/No
Logon
The Connect/Logon command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to establish communications
with the indicated GC controller using the communication method and parameters as indicated in
the GC directory entry and logon to the GC Controller. After selection of the Connect command
the user selects the desired GC controller from a list of the GC directory entries.
Another Poll Command is Connect/No Logon which allows the Auto-Sequencing module to execute
without logging on to a GC Controller.
Delay
(Seconds)
The Delay (Seconds) command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to Delay for a specified
interval of time prior to proceeding. The user enters the time in seconds.
Delay
(Hours)
The Delay (Hours) command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to Delay for a specified
interval of time prior to proceeding. The user enters the time in hours.
Disconnect This command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to terminate communications with the con-
troller to which it is currently connected. No additional user provided information is necessary for
this command. If this command is executed and no GC Controller is connected, then the command
is ignored.
End This command marks the end of the polling control file and signals the Auto-Sequencing module to
stop processing.
Poll The poll command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to acquire a set of data of a single type
from the GC Controller to which it is currently connected. The user first selects the data type to be
acquired.
Poll Data Types
•Alarms
•Averages
• CGM Archive
• CGM on Alarm
•Event Log
• Maintenance Log
•Registers
• Reports
• Condition Start
• Condition End
Repeat The r epeat command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to restart processing of the
commands in the polling control file at the beginning of the file. The repeat command can be
specified with a count that specifies the number of times to execute the sequence of commands in
the file. Without the count (or with a count of zero) the sequence of commands will be re-executed
indefinitely until terminated manually by the user.
Run The run command instructs the Auto-Sequencing module to start execution of a user program.
The user specifies whether the Auto-Sequencing module waits for completion of the user program
before processing the poll control file commands, or continues immediately thus executing in
parallel with the user program. This feature allows you to further process the collected data. As an
example, the user program might perform some validity checking on the data, reformat it, and
then and store it in an Access database on the MON2000 PLUS PC.