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Trend log collectionFigure 1-2:
This is important since many diagnostics change slowly overtime. Trending the
maintenance logs helps identify these changes and makes problems much more obvious
than merely viewing a single inspection report. The Trending feature is integral to Daniel
MeterLink
™
which allows all important parameters to be trended. Daniel MeterLink
supports trending files in a Microsoft
®
Excel
®
workbook from multiple 3410 Series meter
maintenance logs. Some parameters like gain, signal level,and noise level may show a shift
over time which can be useful in detecting changes in the meter and the installation.
Maintenance logs or Trend files to be trended must all have matching column headings.
This means the logs must be in the same units (i.e. U.S. Customary or Metric), must have
the same pressure type (i.e. gage or absolute), and must have the same time base (1/
second, 1/minute, 1/hour, 1/day). If not, an error message will be displayed stating the
column headings do not match and the file will not be added to the Workbook to trend
list.
Archive log collection
Archive logs may be collected and the options include:
• Daily log - generated every 24 hours on the Contract Hour
• Hourly log - generated every hour at the top of the hour
• Event log - collects the alarm and event log records
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