National Instruments BridgeVIEW

Chapter 5 Alarms and Events

There are various format options for logging and printing. The print

selections are a set of several parameters that determine the format of

the data to be printed. Similarly, the log selections are a set of several

parameters that determine the format of the data to be logged in an event

file. These parameters are described in the following table.

Start event

logging on

system start-up

Determines whether the BridgeVIEW Engine automatically begins logging

events when the Engine launches.

Days to keep

event files Determines how many days worth of event files are kept on disk. Anything

older than the number of days specified here is deleted automatically.

Log Delimiter Determines the separator between parameters on a line. By default, it is the tab

character. This makes event files easy to import into a spreadsheet program.

Spreadsheet programs can handle other delimiters as well.

Shift Display

(00:00 – 23:59)An array of numerics ranging between 00:00 and 23:59 hours to determine

the length of the shift that events are logged in a file. At the end of the shift,

a new event file is generated and written to.

Start printing on

system start-up Determines whether the BridgeVIEW Engine automatically begins printing

events when the Engine launches.

Printer Determines the port to which your printer is connected.

Print Delimiter Determines the separator between different parameters on a line. By default,

it is a comma.

Min Priority Determines the minimum priority an event must have before it is logged.

Events with priorities below this configured number are not logged. The

minimum value is 1.

Max Priority Determines the maximum priority an event can have to be logged. Events

with priorities above this configured number are not logged. The maximum

value is 15.

Table 5-1. Tag Configuration Editor Event Configuration Selections (Continued)

Selection Description