lookout 6.2 loading buffered data from PLC into Citadel database?

[dalewh]

We are testing a Lookout small process application <200 I/O that is designed for continuous application. This is not a critical process, therefore we don't want to commit to duplicate Lookout Systems. However, we would like to buffer 24 words(16bit) in the PLC for 5-10 minutes so we would not loose that data when the computer running Lookout does a restart for example.

Our problem is how do we get this data into LookOut Citadel database in the proper time frame.

If loading this data into Citadel is not possible with the original trace, can we load into another database file and view this data separately?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[Ryan.S]

First, you need to be able to get the data as well as the timestamp from the PLC.

With all the data and timestamp, you can use the Logger object to log data to Citadel. Take a look at this example. The Logger_discrete object.

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/3816

But the problem is that the data is not logged to the original trace. It is logged to the logger object trace.

[dalewh · Accepted solution]

 Ryan,

Thanks for sharing this info with me!

Your assistance is greatly appreciated!