Retrieved data from a station is saved on the computer’s hard disk as a comma delineated ASCII file. The organization of data in this file will be determined by the organization of tag names in the Sixlog Record Definition window.
The ASCII data file begins with two station information lines, followed by a header line. Comma separated fields appear in the order that they are listed in the Record Content window.
A typical record consists of:
1) Optional date and time stamp in the format selected by the user
2) I/O data fields; one for each I/O point; fields contain raw values
3) Sixlog record number and timestamp (created and inserted by Sixlog)
Here is an example of a data record with a timestamp and 6 analog inputs:
Station:,Gateway
Sixlog Tag Name:,log_test
AI:0,AI:1,AI:2,AI:3,AI:4,AI:5,Date and Time,SIXLOG Record Number,SIXLOG Timestamp
297,234,302,18,269,265,12/ 4/1996 14:04:27,183909,849708267
297,234,302,18,268,267,12/ 4/1996 14:04:27,183910,849708267
297,234,302,18,268,267,12/ 4/1996 14:04:27,183911,849708267
Note: The station information lines, header line and Sixlog record number fields are needed by the Sixlog program to open and display an ASCII data file after it is saved to disk. Sixlog will be unable to reopen the data file if these fields are deleted.