CTH200 Series PLC User Manual
log name, date and time, to store into data log catalogue. You can decide, by right click to choose,
whether to automatically start the application relevant to CSV extension name when data log has
been read successfully. The catalogue of data log would be assigned in the process of
installation. The default catalogue would be c:\programfiles\siemens\Microsystems with STEP 7
installed or c:\siemens\Microsystems if not.
To read a data log, follow the steps below:
1. Open Windows Explorer to find My S7-200 Network.
2. Select the My S7-200 Network folder.
3. Select the correct S7-200 PLC folder.
4. Select the memory card folder.
5. Find the correct data log configuration files to name as DAT Configuration x (DATx).
6. Right click the context menu, choose “Upload”.
Figure 6-30 using S7--200 Explorer
Edit Existing Data Log Configuration
Steps to edit existing data log shows as below:
1. Click the dropdown list to select an existing data log configuration as shown in Figure 6-31.
2. Click “Delete Configuration” to delete an existing data log configuration. You can have up to
four different data logs.