25.9.3.4 Mode / Bit ON

Data is collected every time the designated bit turns ON.

Execution Condition

Select the sampling action execution condition. Select [Bit ON].

Sampling Trigger Bit Address

Select the address which will control the sampling's timing. The sampling will execute every time this address turns ON.

Occurrences

Select the number of times sampling will occur. If in the [Extended] area the [Overwrite old data after finishing the specified cycles] check box is selected, this can be from 1 to 65535 times. If the check box is cleared, the range is from 1 to 2048 times.

Data Full Bit Address

After all the sampling is completed (the set [Occurrences] * [Blocks]) this address will be used to confirm that the operation is finished. Select whether or not to verify this bit address.

In the Extended area, when the [Overwrite old data after finishing the specified cycles] check box is selected, this bit tells when a data sampling cycle has been done. The sampling operation will continue running even when this bit is ON. If not designated, the sampling action will end when this bit turns ON. Please turn ON the [Data Clear Bit Address] to resume.

Data Clear Bit Address

Designate the bit address to control the clearing of the sampling data. When this address turns ON, all the Sampling Group data stored in the display unit will be erased. After clearing the data, this bit will turn OFF.

ACK Bit Address

Select the address which will confirm when the data reading is finished. When the data reading is finished, the display unit will turn this bit ON.

When this address receives a [Bit ON] state, please turn OFF the device/PLC [Sampling Trigger Bit Address]. When the [Sampling Trigger Bit Address] turns OFF, this bit will turn OFF.

Extended

Displays the [Extended] dialog box.

Overwrite old data after finishing the specified cycles

Select whether or not the data will be overwritten and stored, starting with the oldest data, after data has been sampled the designated number of times.

When this is selected, sampling will continue even after the number of times has completed. Old data will not remain.

If this is not set, previous data will not be overwritten. The new rounds of data will be stored as separate blocks. After data from ([Occurrences] x [Blocks]) has been stored, sampling will not occur until all stored data has been deleted.

Blocks

All the data collected in the sampled in the designated number of times is called a [block]. Designate the number of blocks to set inside one sampling group, only if [Overwrite old data after finishing the specified cycles] is not set. The setting range is from 1 to 2048. The settings range is limited to ensure that the amount of [Occurrences] x [Blocks] is less than 65535.

Block Completed Bit Address

After the sampling for one block of data (the designated number of times) is completed, this bit address will turn ON to confirm that the operation is finished. To confirm, set this address.

This tells that one block's sampling has completed. The sampling action will still continue for the designated [Blocks].

  • This address is not turned OFF automatically. In order to verify completion of the next block, please ensure that this bit is returned to OFF.

Add Time Data

Select whether or not to store the time when the data read finished, along with the sampled data. If this is not designated, when displaying/saving in CSV or printing, the date/time columns will be blank.

Add Data Valid/Invalid Flag

Stores an observation flag along with the data which monitors if the data has been saved properly. This setting is fixed to enable.

Retain Sampling Data (SRAM)

Select whether or not to save the sampling data to the backup memory (SRAM). If the sampling data is not saved, the data will be deleted when the power to the display unit is turned OFF or reset.

Back Up Sampling Data

Indicates whether data saved in the backup memory (SRAM) is written to the location specified in [Save in]. The data is saved in binary format.

25.12.1 Usage Capacity of Sampled Data

Save in

Select the "Save in" location for backup data from [CF card], [SD Card] and [USB storage].

Folders are automatically created for each sampling group in the "Save in" location. The saved file name will be Time Stamp (year/month/day/hour/minute/second when saved).

For example, when it is saved at 14:30:5 on July 2 in 2007

\SAMP**\T070702_143005#.bin
("**" represents sampling group number and "#" represents index number)

Backup Count

Specify the number of times (1 to 500) to write the backup data. The number specified here is the number of files that will be created.

When Exceeding Backup Count

Select an action when the number of backup files exceeds the value set in the Backup Count.

Delete the oldest file and add a new file.

Stops backup. "9" (number of files exceeded) is stored in the status address.

Status Address

Indicates whether the saved operation status and error information are stored in the specified address.

The error status indicates the following error codes.

Error Code

Bit 12 to 15

Contents

Details

0

Completed Successfully

Transfer completed successfully.

1 to 3

Reserved

—

4

No external storage

There is no external storage device inserted into the display unit.

The CF Card cover is open.

The USB storage is not formatted properly or is damaged.

5

Write Error

The external storage does not have enough free space or the storage was disconnected during write operation.

10 backup data files with the same time stamp already exist because the time setting of the display unit was restored, etc.

The SD Card is write-protected.

The index file is read-only. (GP4000 Series only)

6

Reserved

—

7

CF Card Error

The CF Card is not formatted properly or is damaged.

8

Reserved

—

9

Excess Number of Files

Exceeded number of files set