Siemens MXL-IQ - MXL-IQ to CSG-M Download Formats

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History Log
of the event as either a module number,
module-device pair, or function name.
Event Time
The time and date of this event.
Event Sequence #
The sequence number of this event in the
history log list. The maximum value of this
number depends on the type of logging
selected and the length of time since the
last download.
Event Description
The event description is either the custom
message associated with a device, or for
non-devices, it is a descriptive message.
MXL-IQ To CSG-M
Download Formats
Download from the MXL-IQ history log to
the CSG-M history support feature occurs
while the MXL-IQ maintains all normal
operations. There are two ways to access
history log events:
1. Non-destructive mode—information
can be examined only.
2. Destructive mode—information can be
extracted from the MXL-IQ and
incorporated into a data base (See
Screen 4). If the information is extracted
from the MXL-IQ, the history is erased
from the system, and the system is
reset. Access to the destructive mode is
password and vendor ID protected.
The history contents and organization of
the CSG-M configuration change over the
lifetime of the system. As a result, the
history extraction process must download
both the encoded history log and its con-
figuration in the CSG-M. At the conclusion
of the extraction process, an .IMH file is
created which contains fixed data that is
common to all history extractions from a
given CSG. This technique has the advan-
tage of eliminating the need for a complex
code in the MXL-IQ to reorganize the data,
shifting that burden to programs in the PC
environment which are more easily modi-
fied. However, this technique requires time
to perform the download.
Each access of the history, whether in the
examine or extract mode, requires the
transmission of the entire CSG-M configu-
ration from the MXL-IQ to the PC host. For
very large configurations, this could take
many minutes for the first download after a
Screen 4
Transfer a System to or from an MXL-IQ Panel
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CSG-M Memory=2900 used, 316848 free CONFIG => TEST1
Transfer a System to or from an MXL-IQ Panel
SEND System Configuration TO MXL-IQ Panel
READ System Configuration FROM MXL-IQ Panel
VERIFY System Configuration in MXL-IQ Panel
DISPLAY MXL-IQ Panel Info
EXTRACT MXL-IQ Panel History
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