Instruction Manual

DATA VIEWER FOR
PAPERLESS RECORDER
TYPE:

GR200

GR2VE1 2008.07

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iIssued in October, 2002
Rev. 1st edition October, 2002
Rev. 2nd edition May, 2003
Rev. 3rd edition May, 2004
Rev. 4th edition November, 2004
Rev. 5th edition March, 2006
Rev. 6th edition June, 2007

CONTENTS
1. OUTLINE ··················································································· 1
1.1

Foreword ······························································································· 1

1.2

Data Viewer for paperless recorder···························································· 1

1.3

Contents of package ················································································ 1

1.4

Recommended operating environment························································ 1

1.5

Installing data viewer for paperless recorder··············································· 2

1.6

Uninstalling data viewer for paperless recorder ·········································· 2

2. COPYING RECORDED DATA························································ 3
3. BASIC OPERATION ····································································· 4
3.1

Start ····································································································· 4

3.2

How to open record data files and totalize data files····································· 5

3.2.1

Directly opening record files································································ 5

3.2.2

Opening record data files registered with the file list······························ 8

3.2.3

How to open totalize data files····························································13

3.3

Displaying “Trend” screen ·······································································15

3.3.1

Vertical display of trend screen ··························································17

3.3.2

Changing method of scale number ······················································183.3.3

Zoom In/Out of time scale ··································································19

3.3.4

Display of time scale by cursor ···························································20

3.3.5

Display of flag··················································································21

3.3.6

Storing trend screen display ······························································22

3.4Display of set value in recording range······················································23

3.5

Setting date format ················································································24

3.6Display of instantaneous values ·······························································25

3.7

Event Summary Display ·········································································26

3.7.1

Alarm list························································································27

3.7.2

Message list·····················································································29

3.7.3

Flag list ··························································································31

3.8Display of totalize data ···········································································33

3.9

CSV file conversion ················································································34

3.10 Operation between cursors viewer ····························································35

4. PRINTING ·················································································36
4.1

Print Preview ························································································36

4.2

Print Preview Menu ···············································································38

4.3

Example of Printing on Print Pre-Viewer screen·········································40

4.4Printing ································································································42

5. FILE COUPLING FUNCTION ······················································44
5.1

How to couple files ·················································································45ii

6. FILE DOWNLOAD FUNCTION USING ETHERNET COMMUNICATION 46
6.1

How to download files············································································· 46

7. THE AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION FUNCTION OF ARCHIVED FILES BY USING THE FTP
COMMUNICATION············································································48
7.1

How to fetch files by using the FTP communication ···································· 48

7.2

Description of the setting screen ······························································ 49

7.3

Files that can be fetched ········································································· 50

8. REAL TIME TREND FUNCTION ···················································51
8.1Display method of real time trend screen display method ································ 51

8.2

Description of real time trend screen ························································ 52

8.3

Description of measurement value display screen ······································· 54

9. SIMPLE LIST FUNCTION ···························································55
9.1

How to display the list display screen ······················································· 57

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1. OUTLINE
1.1 Foreword
This instruction manual describes installation and operation for the data viewer of the paperlessrecorder. Read it carefully before use.

1.2 Data Viewer for paperless recorder
The data viewer (hereinafter referred to as Viewer) for the paperless recorder allows you to viewrecorded data on personal computer connected via an adapter or the FTP communication to amemory card for the paperless recorder.

1.3 Contents of package
The following items are packaged with the product.
CD-ROM for installation: 1
Instruction Manual which is installed to above CD-ROM

1.4

Recommended operating environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
(The Viewer is not run on Windows 95, 98, NT or Me.)
Hard disk with a free capacity of 30MB or more
RAM with 64MB or more
PC card slot (1 slot)
Memory card (Compact Flash)(Scandisk type SDCFB-256 is recommended)
PC card adapter(Scandisk type SDAD-38 is recommended)
Printer driver (Indispensable)
PC by the manufacturer(The operation on self-made PCs and shop-brand PCs cannot be guaranteed.)

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1.5

Installing data viewer for paperless recorder
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

1.6

If other application software programs are open, terminate all of them.
If the data viewer has been already installed, delete it from “Add/Remove Programs” onControl Panel.
Set CD-ROM in the personal computer drive.
Start Setup.exe in the CD-ROM disk.
Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
A message is displayed, prompting you to verify that “Data display setup is complete”.
Now, the Data Viewer installation is completed.

Uninstalling data viewer for paperless recorder
Follow windows operation
In case of installation of new data viewer, you should delete current data viewer which you
usebefore installation of new data viewer.

22. COPYING RECORDED DATA
Recorded data in a memory card is copied to PC hard disk.
Insert the memory card into the PC card slot.

PC card slot
PC card adapter (Compact Flash adapter)
Memory card (Compact Flash)Select a folder in the memory card, and click “Edit” ⇒ “Copy”.

Next, select PC hard disk drive, and then click “Edit” ⇒ “Paste”.

33. BASIC OPERATION
3.1 Start
Select “Programs” ⇒ “Recorder Data Viewer” ⇒ “Recorder Data Viewer” from the Start menu.

The “Data Display” screen appears in Fig. 3-1.

Fig. 3-1“Data Display” screen

43.2 How to open record data files and totalize data files
There are two methods to open record data files: one is to directly specify a record data file, and theother is to register a record data file with the file list and specify the file to open.
To open a totalize data file, directly specify the file.

3.2.1 Directly opening record files
Follow the procedure below to open a record data file.
1) Click “File” ⇒ “Open”.

2)The “Select the recorded file” screen appears.
file.”

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Select “Open the file with the specified recorded

3) Select a record data file (S00****.fdt) in the folder which was copied to the PC as described in“2 COPYING RECORDED DATA,” and click “Open.” Even if you select an event data file
(A00****.fdt) and click “Open,” the file will not be opened.

If the record data file is normal, the following screen appears.
Trend display of record data6

Note)
1) Record data files which do not contain record data cannot be opened.
2) When changing a record data file name (Sxxxxxx.FDT), also change the name of the event
data file which corresponds to the record data file.
Change the names of both files so that the “xxxxxx” parts of “Sxxxxxx.FDT” and“Axxxxxx.FDT” are the same. Do not change the first characters of the file names, “S” and“A.”
Record data files and event data files are created in pairs in the beginning of the recording
and used in pairs when they are opened by the viewer. Therefore, if “xxxxxx” parts of arecord data file and a event data file which are not in pairs are the same, the program does
not operate properly when the file is opened by the viewer.
<Example>
Do not set such file names as the following example, in which the “xxxxxx” parts of bothof changed names of the record data file (S000088.FDT) on the upper line and that of theevent data file (A000088.FDT) on the lower line are the same.
Before change S000001.FDT/A000001.FDT 2002-11-19 10:00
S000002.FDT/A000002.FDT 2002-11-19 15:38
After change S000088.FDT/A000001.FDT 2002-11-19 10:00
S000002.FDT/A000088.FDT 2002-11-19 15:38
3) Do not open four or more files at a time. Otherwise an abnormal operation such as a rebootof the viewer may occur.
4)
Do not set such file names as the following. Otherwise you cannot read the files by theviewer.
File names consist of a single character (example: S. FDT, A. FDT)
File names consist of nine characters or more.

73.2.2 Opening record data files registered with the file list
You can file the record data files, which were registered with the file list, by group.
To use the function, register the files with the file list.
Follow the procedure below to register and open record data files.
1)
2)

Click “File” ⇒ “Open”.
The “Select the recorded file” screen appears.
recorded files.”3)

Since no file group is registered in initial state, register the file group.
file group” screen appears, click the “New registration of file group.”

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Select “Open the file from the registered

When the “Select the4) The “New registration of file group” screen appears.
click the “Registration” button.

Enter an arbitrary file group name and5) The new file group name you registered is displayed on the “Select the file group” screen.
Double-click the group name.

96) Since no record data file is registered in initial state, register a record data file. When the“Select the recorded file” screen appears, click the “New registration of recorded file.”107) When the “New registration of recorded file” screen appears, register an arbitrary recorded file
name. Click the “Select the recorded file” button to open the “Select the recorded file” screen.
Select a desired recorded data file by clicking “Open” and click the “Registration” button.

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8)

The new recorded file name you registered is displayed on the “Select the recorded file” screen.
Double-click the file name. If the recorded data file is normal, the trend screen appears.

123.2.3 How to open totalize data files
Follow the procedure below to open a totalize data file.
1) Click “File” ⇒ “Totalize Data Open”.

2) Select a desired totalize data file (See * below.) and click “Open.”* The meanings of the file names are as follows:
T00xxxx.FDT : Daily Totalize Data file
D00xxxx.FDT : Monthly Totalize Data file
M00xxxx.FDT : Annual Totalize Data fileE00xxxx.FDT : External Totalize Data file13

If the totalize data file is normal, the following screen appears.
Totalize value display

Note)1) A totalize data file is created when a totalize calculation is started (not created when arecording is started).
2) Totalize data files and record data files are not pairs.
3) Do not set such file names as the following. Otherwise you cannot read the files by theviewer.
File names, initial characters of which are other than one of the following: “T, ” “D, ”“M, ” and “E”
File names consist of a single character (example: T. FDT, E. FDT).
File names consist of nine characters or more.

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3.3 Displaying “Trend” screen(2) Switching trend display for all CH/
selected CH (A)Communication status ofRecord file fetch(3) Selection of display CH (S)Alarm Start/cancel mark(Red)

(1) Scale display select button for each CH(7)Switchingofgroup displayaMessage start mark(Blue)

Flag mark(6) MIN-MAX display/average display
select button(8)Cursor(5) Grid-brightness control
Event start mark(4) Brightness control of backlight(1) Scale display select button for each CH:Scale of the recording range of each CH is switched by pressing  buttons.
(2) Switching trend display for all CH/selected CH (A):Whether trend display for all CH or selected CH is selected.
Setting can be switched by ticking the box ( ) at the left of the character A.
(Ticked): Trend display is performed for all CH.
(Not ticked) : Trend display is performed for selected CH only.
(3) Selection of display CH (S):When "Trend display for selected CH only" is selected for the trend display mode,
select for the trend diaplay mode, select which CH to be diplayed with this check box.
Select the CH by pressing  button at the left of the character S, and tick box ( ) at
the left of the characters. Trend display or non-display is selected by doing so.
(Ticked): Trend display is performed for this CH.
(Not ticked) : Trend display is not performed for this CH15

(4) Brightness control of backlight: The background is darkened by  button.
The background is brightened by  button.
(5) Grid brightness control (vertical shaft: time, horizontal shaft: measuring unit): The grid is darkened by  button.
The grid is brightened by  button.
(6) MIN-MAX display/average display select button: It allows selection of trend display type between M: MIN-MAX display and
A: average display.
MIN-MAX display:
Connect the maximum and minimum value of the measured value for eachdisplay update cycle with a line, and sort the data in the order to display thetrend.
Average display:
Calculate the average value of the measured value for each display update cycle,
and sort the data in the order to display the trend.
(Average value is displayed on trend graphs only, while a list of instantaneous
values is always displayed in min/max.)Note) MIN-MAX display and Average display can only be switched for the data
recorded with recording type Max/Min. The display cannot be switchedwhen the data recorded with the recording type Instantaneous value or
Average value.
(7) Switching of a group displayed: A group displayed on the trend screen can be switched. Click the tab at the topof the trend display screen and select a group to be displayed or “Display all”
To display all record data of the channels, select “Display all”.
(8) Cursor:

Click an arbitrary point on the trend screen to display the cursor 1. To display
the cursor 2, right-click the trend screen to switch the cursor and click the trend
screen.

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3.3.1 Vertical display of trend screen
The trend display can be changed to vertical display by the following procedures. When it ischanged to the vertical display, the printing results and the printing preview screen are also vertical.
(1) Select "Viewer(V)" ⇒ "Trend direction" ⇒ "Vertical".

(2) The trend screen is displayed vertically as shown below.

173.3.2 Changing method of scale number
Scale number of the trend display can be changed by the following procedures.
(1) Select "Viewer(V)" ⇒ "Scale display", and set number of scales.

Example: The horizontal trend screen when three scales are displayed.

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3.3.3 Zoom In/Out of time scale
The trend screen enables you to zoom in/out the time scale.
Zoom-out magnification varies depending on the capacity of the record file.
Click “Time scale” ⇒ “Zoom in” or “Zoom out”.

• Display all:

Displays all the recorded data on one screen.

• Zoom in:

Reduces the time scale into half.

• Zoom out:

Doubles the time scale.

• Between cursors:

Displays the area between cursor 1 and cursor 2 on one screen.

193.3.4 Display of time scale by cursor
The first cursor appears by clicking the time scale on the “Trend” screen. The cursor can be set atany positions you prefer.
Press the SHIFT key once, or right-click to select Change of Cursor, and then click the “Trend”
screen, and the second cursor will be displayed.
Every time the SHIFT key is pressed, or Change of Cursor is selected by right-clicking, theselection of cursor is switched between the first and the second ones.
In the state where the first or the second cursor is kept displayed, the measured value at the positionof the cursor (maximum/minimum value) can be printed (refer to Item 0).

Magnification

X3

CursorTo move the cursor or disappear it from the screen, click “Edit” and follow the instructions given
below:• “Cursor 1 Alarm/Message/Flag left serch”:“Cursor 2 Alarm/Message/Flag left serch”• “Cursor 1 Alarm/Message/Flag right serch”:“Cursor 2 Alarm/Message/Flag right serch”• “Do not show cursor”:

The cursor moves to “Event Start Message”
or “Flag” on the left.
The cursor moves to “Event Start Message”
or “Flag” on the right.
The cursor disappears.

Note) • For the flag, refer to 3.3.5, “Display of flag”.
• Both “Cursor 1 Alarm/Message/Flag left serch” and “Cursor 1 Alarm/Message/ Flagright serch” are only valid when the cursor is displayed on the trend screen.
• When selecting the cursor position, the point of the measured value at right of theposition you clicked is selected.

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3.3.5 Display of flag
Any recorded data can be found by attaching a flag to the time scale. Move the cursor to the “Time
Scale” where you want to attach the flag.
Click “Edit” ⇒ “Add extra Flag”.

The displayed cursor turns to a flag.
Flag

To delete all of the flags, click “Edit” ⇒ “Flag delete”.
Note) For verification of the set time of the flag time scale, refer to 3.7 “Event Summary
Display”.

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3.3.6 Storing trend screen display
1) Display the part to be stored as a new record file on the trend screen.
2) Click “File” ⇒ “Save as”.

3) Enter an arbitrary file name (S******.fdt) and then click “Save”.

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3.4 Display of set value in recording range
A click of “Detail Setting” on Viewer enables you to display recording range parameters (min.
value and max. value) of the recorded data displayed on the screen.
Click “Display” ⇒ “Detail Setting”.

The “Detail Setting” screen appears.
Groups of 2 to 4

When changing the range, click the scale area at left of the “Trend” screen. On the “Range Setting”
screen that is displayed, change the range.
Note) Clicking the tabs for groups 1 to 4 allows you to view the chart of each group.

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3.5 Setting date format
You can change the date format.
Click [Viewer] and then [Date format].

The selectable date formats are displayed.
the following table.

Click the format you want to use from those listed in

Date format selection item

FormatExample of screen display

2004/09/27

yyyy/mm/dd

2004/09/27 17:00:00

27/09/2004

dd/mm/yyyy

27/09/2004 17:00:00

27-Nov-04

dd-MMM-yy

27-Nov-04 17:00:00

09/27/2004

mm/dd/yyyy

09/27/2004 17:00:00

Nov-27-04

MMM-dd-yy

Nov-27-04 17:00:00

Note 1: The date displayed on the date format selection item is fixed to September 27, 2004.
Note 2: The time at the lower right corner of the viewer screen and that at the upper right corner ofthe print preview screen are displayed in the date format selected on the PC.
Note 3: The date is displayed in the newly selected format beginning from the first screen displayed
after the change. (The date format on the screen currently displayed is not changed.)24

3.6 Display of instantaneous values
A click of “Instant Value Viewer” to be displayed on “Window” enables you to display max. value
and min. value for “Refreshment cycle” of every recorded data.
Active cursor position appears on display lead instantaneously.
Click “Window” ⇒ “Instant Value Viewer”.

The Instant Value Viewer screen appears.
Groups of 2 to 4

The number of recorded data that can be viewed on a single Instant Value Viewer screen is up to1202. To view data in excess of 1202, click the “Next Page”.
Note) Clicking the tabs for groups 1 to 4 allows you to view the chart of each group.
Clicking the "Display all" tab allows you to view the chart of all the channels.

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• Extracting the recorded data
Select the fields containing the recorded data to be extracted using the mouse and then press [Ctrl]
and [C] at the same time, and the recorded data in the selected fields is copied to the clipboard.
Paste it on Excel or a text editor to use it.

• Moving the cursor
Double-click on the instantaneous value display screen while the cursor is displayed, and the cursor
moves to the selected data.

3.7 Event Summary Display
To display the alarm and message lists, click “Window” ⇒ “Alarm/Message/Flag list”.

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3.7.1 Alarm list
An alarm list is displayed.

CautionPrinting function is not available.
Print this data out by display hard copy of Windows.

• Extracting the alarm list data
Select the fields containing the alarm list data to be extracted using the mouse and then press [Ctrl]
and [C] at the same time, and the alarm list data in the selected fields is copied to the clipboard.
Paste it on Excel or a text editor to use it.
• Moving the cursor
Double-click the alarm list data while the cursor is displayed, and the cursor will jump to therecorded data close to the data selected.

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• How to display alarm data trend screen
Press the “Setting” button at the upper right-hand corner of the alarm list screen.
On the following screen that appears, set “Display” for the alarm to be displayed on the trend
screen to ON.

The display position of alarm data can be changed by clicking on the alarm data displayed on
the trend screen with the mouse.
Trend screen

Drag the alarm information displayed on thetrend screen vertically to a desired position.

To display the currently selected contents the next time the trend screen is displayed, save thecontents before closing the trend screen.
If the information is saved, a file having the name with the character “S” of the displayed filechanged to “F” (F******FDT) is created within the folder that contains the displayed record
file. When moving or deleting the record file, also move or delete the new file.
Note that if the record file is opened at the same time, the newest information is saved.

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3.7.2 Message list
To display a message list, click “Message”.
Click

A message list is displayed.

• Extracting the message list data
Select the fields containing the message list data to be extracted using the mouse and then press[Ctrl] and [C] at the same time, and the message list data in the selected fields is copied to the
clipboard. Paste it on Excel or a text editor to use it.
Note) Double-click the list data field when the list data field cannot be selected using the mouse.
• Moving the cursor
Double-click the message list data while the cursor is displayed, and the cursor will jump to therecorded data close to the data selected.
• How to display message data trend screen
Press the “Setting” button at the upper right-hand corner of the message list screen. On themessage data display select screen that appears, set “Display” for the message to be
displayed on the trend screen to ON.

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The display position of the message data can be changed by clicking on the message data
displayed on the trend screen with the mouse.
To display the currently selected contents the next time the trend screen is displayed, savethe contents before closing the trend screen.
If the information is saved, a file having the name with the character “S” of the displayed filechanged to “F” (F******FDT) is created within the folder that contains the displayed record
file. When moving or deleting the record file, also move or delete the new file.
Note that if the record file is opened at the same time, the newest information is saved.

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3.7.3 Flag list
To display a flag list, click “Flag”. (Refer to Item “3.3.3” for flag.)Click

A flag list is displayed.

• Extracting the flag list data
Select the fields containing the flag list data to be extracted using the mouse and then press [Ctrl]
and [C] at the same time, and the flag list data in the selected fields is copied to the clipboard. Paste
it on Excel or a text editor to use it.
• Moving the cursor
Double-click the flag list data while the cursor is displayed, and the cursor will jump to therecorded data close to the data selected.

31• How to display flag data trend screen• Press the “Setting” button at the upper right-hand corner of the flag list screen.
On the following screen that appears, select “Message” for the flag to be displayed on thetrend screen, and set “Display” to ON.

The display position of the flag data can be changed by clicking on the flag data displayed on
the trend screen with the mouse.
To display the currently selected contents the next time the trend screen is displayed, save thecontents before closing the trend screen.
If the information is saved, a file having the name with the character “S” of the displayed filechanged to “F” (F******FDT) is created within the folder that contains the displayed record
file. When moving or deleting the record file, also move or delete the new file.
Note that if the record file is opened at the same time, the newest information is saved.

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3.8 Display of totalize data
Totalize data display screen
Totalize data for recorded cycle of each channel appears.
Groups of 1 to 4

The number of recorded data that can be viewed on a single totalize data up to 1,202.
To data in excess of 1,202, click the “Next Page”.
Note) Clicking the tabs for groups 1 to 4 allows you to view the integration data of each group.
Clicking the Display All tab allows you to view the totalized data of all the channels.
• Extracting integrated data
Select the fields containing the integrated data to be extracted and then press [Ctrl] and [C] at thesame time, and the integrated data in the selected fields is copied to the clipboard. Paste it on Excel
or a text editor to use it.

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3.9 CSV file conversion
Recorded data (Trend data, Event data, Totalize data) can be converted to a CSV file which can be
opened by Excel.
Follow the procedure shown below to create a CSV file.
1) Click “Trend data” or “Totalize data”.
(Recorded data which is converted to CSV appear on the foremost.)
2) Click “File” ⇒ “CSV file conversion”

The CSV file has now been created. (The CSV file will be created in the folder that contains
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3.10 Operation between cursors viewer
The maximum, minimum, and the average value of the recorded data between cursor 1 and cursor 2
are calculated and displayed.
If only one cursor is displayed, the data recorded between the start of recording and the cursor is
calculated and displayed.
Click “Window” ⇒ “Operation between cursors viewer”, and the following screen appears.

The following erroneous input data is not used for calculation of the average value between cursors.
Data
Value
Bunout-32768Error-32768
Over
32767
Under
-32767• Extracting the calculation data between cursors
Select the fields containing the data between cursors to be extracted using the mouse and then press[Ctrl] and [C] at the same time, and the calculation data in the selected fields is copied to the
clipboard. Paste it on Excel or a text editor to use it.

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4. PRINTING
CautionIf no printer driver is installed in your PC, do not perform printing or preview function.
Otherwise, your PC may stop operating.

4.1 Print Preview
To print the record data, click “File” ⇒ “Print preview”.

A Print Preview screen is displayed.

Detailedrecorddata

Trendscreen[Detailed record data]
You can switch between the two types of the measured value printing, those of the cursor position
and flag position. The contents to be printed can be switched on the “Print Setting” screen in
Section 4.2 Print Preview Menu. If the trend screen is switched to the all channel display screen,
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(1)

Measured value printing of the cursor position

File property

Tag name

Measured value

To print measured value
Following three prints are available.
1) When cursor 1 and 2 is in trend display.
Maximum and minimum value of measured value between cursor 1 and 2 can be printed.
2) When cursor 1 is in trend display.
Time measured value (MIN-MAX value) of cursor 1 can be printed.
3) Except to above 1) and 2).
Measured (MIN-MAX value) value of lead trend display can be printed.

(2)

Measured value printing of the flag position

Printing measured values
If measured values are displayed vertically, the first to fourth values on the trend screen are
printed. If measured values are displayed horizontally, the first to sixth values on the trend
screen are printed.
If the maximum/minimum recording method is selected as a channel recording method, anintermediate value of the maximum and minimum values is printed.

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4.2 Print Preview Menu
MENU

• “Print”:

Allows you to print recorded data that specified by “Print Setting”, “Vertical
Viewer” and “Horizontal Viewer”.

• “Title setting” :The number of title character is up to 80.
Title remains until data viewer is closed.

• “Print Setting” :Allows you to set the width of lines in printouts and select continuous
printing.

Select the contents of detailed
record data.

Set the width of lines of printouts.

Select the type of printing.
1) Prints the displayed screen
only.
2) Continuously prints the
specified pages within the time
width selected on the screen.
3) Continuously prints the
specified pages in the cycle
selected.
Number of pages to be printed.

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• “Refresh”• “Vertical Viewer”: Allows you to upgrade the Pre-Viewer screen when set values arechanged on “Print Setting”.
: Allows you to switch to “Vertical Viewer” from the Horizontal

Pre-Viewer screen ( ).
• “Horizontal Viewer” : Allows you to switch to “Horizontal Viewer” from the Vertical
Pre-Viewer screen ( ).
• “Zoom in”: Enlarges the size of the Pre-Viewer screen.

• “Zoom out”

: Reduces the size of the Pre-Viewer screen.

• “Prev page”: Displays the previous print preview screen.

• “Next page”: Displays the next print preview screen.

• “Exit”: Returns to the former Data Display screen.

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4.4 Printing
Click “File” ⇒ “Print”.

The Print dialog box appears

Check if the desired printer is selected for Name, and click [OK], and then printing is started.
When changing the page orientation to vertical or horizontal, refer to the "Vertical Viewer" and"Horizontal Viewer" in "4.2 Print Preview Menu".

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5. FILE COUPLING FUNCTION• Two or more record files and event data files can be combined into one.

Record file 1
Alarm file 1
Combining files
Record file 2
Alarm file 2

Combined record file
Data of record file 1
Data of record file 2
Data of record file 3
Combined alarm file
Data of alarm file 1
Data of alarm file 2
Data of alarm file 3

Record file 3
Alarm file 3• Record files are combined in chronological order of recording.
• The name of the combined file is the one originally selected except that the second character isreplaced with “C.”
Example:Name of original files
1. S000000.FDT(A000000.FDT)
2. S000001.FDT(A000001.FDT)

Name of combined files
SC00000.FDT(AC00000.FDT)• No change is made to the original record files to be combined. Note that if a combined file isselected for the first file of those to be combined, that file can be overwritten.
• If there is time interval between the files to be combined, the measurement during the period is
supplemented by “0.”• Record files with different settings cannot be combined.
(1) When record format (ASCII, Binary) is different(2) When “Refreshment cycle” is different
Example: If the “Refreshment cycle” of record file 1 is 1 second, while that of record file
2 is 30 seconds, those files cannot be combined.
(3) When the number of channels recorded is different
Example: If the number of record channels of record file 1 is 9, while that of record file 2
is 18, those files cannot be combined.
(4) When channel record type is different (File 1: MIN-MAX, File 2: average recording, etc.)
Example: If the record type of channel 1 of record file 1 is MIN-MAX recording, whilethat of channel 1 of record file 2 is average value recording, those files cannot
be combined.
• Files that can be combined are record files and event files only. Totalize files cannot be
combined.
Note) • The size of the combined file is the sum of the size of the original files. Be careful not
to create a file that is too large.
• The time interval between the files to be combined, if any, is supplemented by dummydata. If the time interval is too long, the size of the combined file becomes too large.

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5.1 How to couple files
Follow the procedure shown below to combine files.
1) Display the file coupling screen by clicking "File (F)" ⇒ "File Coupling (F)".

2) Select the folder in which record files to be combined are stored (1).
3) The record file stored is displayed in (2). (Event data files are not displayed.)
Select the files to be combined, and press the “Select >>” button in (3)4) The files to be combined are displayed in (4).
5) Press the “Coupling” button (5) if the displayed files are to be combined, and the files are
combined in the folder in which the record files have been stored.

(1)

(3)

(2)

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(5)

6. FILE DOWNLOAD FUNCTION USINGETHERNET COMMUNICATION• Record files stored in a compact flash card for the paperless recorder can be downloaded using
Ethernet communication. The files can also be deleted.
Note) • Ethernet communication option is required to use this function.
• Set the FTP server function setting to ON to use this function.

6.1 How to download files
Follow the procedure shown below to download record files.
1) Display the screen on which the paperless recorder and Ethernet communication are to beconnected by clicking "Communication" ⇒ "FTP".

2) Select the IP Address (1) of the paperless recorder to be connected.
Then select user name (1) and password (2), and click the “Connect” button (4). The filedownload screen is displayed when communication is established.
* If the “FTP access function” is set to OFF, connection can be established even if common
user name “ftp” is selected as a user name.

(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)

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3) Select a folder to which the read file is to be stored on the folder select screen (5).
4) The file that is recorded in the compact flash card of the paperless recorder is displayed (6).
Check a file to be read on your PC. (Two or more files can be selected.)
5) Press the “Download” button (7), and reading of the selected file is started.

(5)

(7)

(6)

Note) • Click “T File” on the upper right-hand corner of the screen to read a totalize file.
• To delete a file, select the file to be deleted and then click the “Delete” button.
• If a file having the same name exists in the folder to which the file is to be stored, thefile cannot be read.

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7. THE AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION FUNCTION OF
ARCHIVED FILES BY USING THE FTP COMMUNICATION• Archived files within a compact flash (CF) memory card of the recorder in the Ethernet are
downloaded into PC by starting the FTP communication periodically.
• Record files are automatically fetched from a maximum of ten recorders.
• Loaded record data is stored in a folder inside the folder in which the data viewer is installed.
The name of stored file is the name produced in IP Address of recorder where FTP
communication was made.
For example, when the IP address of the recorder is 192.168.1.1, the folder name is to be“IP192168001001”.
• The re-start confirmation screen for automatic acquisition function is displayed when data
viewer is finished and restarted while automatic acquisition function for record file is inoperation.
(Caution)• When using this function, Ethernet communication option is required for paperless recorder.
• When using this function, set “FTP server function” of paperless recorder to the ON state.

7.1 How to fetch files by using the FTP communication
Follow the procedure below to automatically fetch record files.
1) Select "Communication" ⇒ "Record file fetch" to display the setting screen.

2)

Perform the setting in the following order.
1)
Set the IP address of the paperless recorder on the Ethernet.
2)
Set the user name.
* If the “FTP access management” of the paperless recorder is set to OFF, the connection can berealized in the condition in which the common user name “ftp” is set as a user name.
3)
Set the password.
4)
Select check boxes of desired paperless recorders for automatic acquisition.
5)
Set the fetch cycle (FTP communication cycle).
* Setting range
Day: 0 to 60
Hour: 0 to 24
6)
Select “Start” to start automatic acquisition.

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1)

2)

3)

7)

5)
8)
6)

9)

7.2 Description of the setting screen
In addition to the contents described in Section エラー! 参照元が見つかりません。, thefollowing are displayed on the automatic acquisition setting screen for record files.
7) An automatic acquisition communication condition of a record file is displayed. “OK” isdisplayed if the previous automatic acquisition was completed properly, and “NG” is displayed
if it failed.
8) The next automatic acquisition time is displayed.
9) The automatic acquisition function result is displayed.
Result log samples of automatic acquisition function

Automatic fetch start log
Automatic fetch re-start log
Automatic fetch stop log
Stop log related to viewer end
Log at the time of FTP communication error
Log for user name error
Log at the time of downloading fileLog at the time of file download error

Communication log sample
2006/05/12 10:20:30 Record file fetch start.
2006/05/12 10:20:30 Record file fetch restart.
2006/05/12 10:20:30 Record file fetch stop.
2006/05/12 10:20:30 Viewer stop.
2006/05/12 10:20:30 FTP communication error!
2006/05/12 10:20:30 FTP user name error!
2006/05/12 10:20:30 S000000.FDT file fetch.
2006/05/12 10:20:30 S000000.FDT file fetch error!

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7.3 Files that can be fetched• Following files are fetched.
(1) Record file:
S******.FDT(2) Event file:
A******.FDT(3) Totalize files: T******.FDT, D******.FDT, M******.FDT, E******.FDT• When a file with the same file name already exists in the folder, check if the two are the same.If
not, overwrite it.

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8. REAL TIME TREND FUNCTION• The measured values of the recorder in the Ethernet and the RS-485 communication are readperiodically to show them in the trend display and the digital display.
• Up to 86400 read values can be recorded in PC and checked in the standard trend screen.
(Note)• The Ethernet communication option or the RS-485 communication option is required for thepaperless recorder to use this function.
• Set the “MODBUS TCP/IP function” of paperless recorder to ON to use this function in the
Ethernet communication.
• Reading process of the measured values stops during the FTP communication.
• When reading of the measured values of the recorder in each periodic cycle fails, “0” is saved as
the measured values in that cycle. (It appears as if the instruction changed suddenly.)• The real-time trend function can be used only for one recorder at a time.
• The real time trend screen can be displayed only in the horizontal direction.
• When you change the setting of the recorder during the real-time trend, stop the real-time trend,
restart it and update the setting. (The setting values of the recorder are not updated
automatically.)

8.1 Display method of real time trend screen display method
Follow the procedure shown below to display the real time trend screen.
1) Select "Communication" ⇒ "Real time display" to display the real time trend setting screen.

2) Set the real-time trend setting items shown below and press the “real-time display” button.
(1) Select the communication method (Ethernet or RS-232C).
(2) Select the read cycle for the measured values. The read cycle can be selected from 1, 2, 3,
5, 10, 20, 30 seconds and 1 minute. The shorter a read cycle is, the higher the percentage ofreading error is. So adjust the read cycle according to the PC environment.
(3) Set the station No. of the recorder, which you communicate with.
(4) Set the communication condition for Ethernet and RS-232C.
In the case of Ethernet : Set the IP address.
In the case of RS-232C : Set the communication port, communication speed and parity.

513) Press the “Start” button on the real time trend screen to start communication with the recorder.

8.2 Description of real time trend screen
The following items are displayed on the real time trend screen.
(4) Real time trend display magnification(3) Measurement value read interval(1) Real time trend operation buttons(2) Communication status52

(1) Real time trend operation buttons
Start

Starts the real time trend communication

Stop

Stops the real time trend communication

Measurement value

The screen showing the measured values innumerical display appears.
The measured values recorded in PC aredisplayed in the standard trend display screen.
(Note)As this process takes time, communication
stops during the processing.

Analysis(2) Communication status
The color and comment of square box indicates the communication status of real timetrend.
Blue

Communication status

Red flicker

Status during communication

Red

Communication error status(3) Measurement value read interval
Measurement value read interval is displayed.
(4) Real time trend display magnification
Real time trend display magnification is set.
“x1” is the standard. When the value is larger than it, the trend screen display iscompressed, and when the value is smaller than it, the display is enlarged. Display
magnification is set with the button in the top right of the screen.
Setting range of the display magnification : ×0.1, ×0.5, ×1, ×2, ×10, ×60

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8.3 Description of measurement value display screen
Pressing the “Measurement value” button on the real time trend screen displays the measurement
value display screen as shown below. You can check the measurement value, tag, unit and alarm
information of each channel in this screen. Note that, only measurement value can be checked in
the total display of the measurement value display screen.
·Measurement value display screen for each display group·Measurement value display screen for total display

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9. SIMPLE LIST FUNCTION
You can create the following list of daily, monthly and annual reports from record data files
displayed on the viewer.

Lists are created by calculating the following values from record data files.
Calculated value
Description
Instantaneous value
Measured values of the channels on the hour are stored.
Maximum value
Maximum values of measured values of the channels during a
specified period are stored.
Minimum value
Minimum values of measured values of the channels during a
specified period are stored.
Mean value
Mean values of measured values of the channels during a specified
period are stored.
Totalize value
Totalize values of measured values of the channels during a
specified period are stored.
Base time for totalize values is one hour (/h).
The following values are calculated from the lists of the daily, monthly and annual reports.
Description
Daily report
Hourly values of a day in which the cursor is placed.
Monthly report
Daily values of a month in which the cursor is placed.
Annual reportMonthly values of a year in which the cursor is placed.

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Lists are created based on the time of the cursor 1 on the trend screen displayed.
List results of daily, monthly and annual reports are saved as CSV files.
List files are created in folders of record data files from which the list files were created.
File names of list files are automatically created from record data file names from which the list
files were created, as shown below.
Composition of list file names
List file names created if a record
data file name is “S000000.FDT”
Daily report
Record file name + “Daily” + A date S000000Daily20070227.csv
of a daily reportMonthly report
Record file name + “Monthly ” + A S000000Monthly200702.csv
month of a monthly report
Annual report
Record file name + “Annual” + A S000000Annual2007.csv
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9.1 How to display the list display screen
Follow the procedure below to display the list display screen.
(1) Display the trend screen, and place the cursor 1 in a date from which you want to create a list.

(2) Click “Window” ⇒ “List display” to display the “Select the list display type” screen.

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Select the list display type to display the list display screen.

(4)

Click “Save” at the lower left of the screen to save the list result as a CSV file.

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