08/2005  Commissioning HMI Advanced (IM4) 
  4 Diagnostics 
 
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SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D Installation and Start-Up HMI (IAM) - 08/2005 Edition 
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•  Action log settings: 
−  Write interval file (logging frequency in seconds), default: 1 
−  File size of log file, default: 4 MB 
−  Path for log file (path entry) 
−  Logged alarms:   
The alarms entered here (entered by their alarm number, separated by 
commas) directly trigger the current action log to be saved to the hard disk.  
 
9012 
MD number 
ACTION_LOG_MODE 
Action log settings 
Default value: 254  Min. input value: 0  Max. input value: 0xffff 
Changes effective after POWER ON  Protection level (R/W) 2/2  Unit: - 
Data type: DWORD  Applies from version 5.2   
Meaning  This MD can be used to enable/disable the action log and to define a 
choice of the data to be logged. 
Bit 0   = 1  Action log ON (default) 
  = 0  Action log OFF 
 
Bit 1  = 1  HMI Advanced: Variable services (write accesses 
    to geometric data) are logged.  
    For the meaning of variables refer to the help texts in 
    the Parameters operating area under variable views  
  (default). 
  = 0  Variable services are not logged. 
 
Bit 2  = 1  HMI Advanced: PI services (e.g., program selection) 
    are logged; for meaning of variables, 
    refer to Help in the Parameters operating area under 
    Variable views (default)  
  = 0  PI services are not logged. 
 
Bit 3  = 1  HMI Advanced: Domain services (e.g. load/unload  
    program) are logged (default)  
  = 0  Domain services are not logged. 
 
Bit 4  = 1   Changes in the alarm status are logged 
  (default) 
  = 0  Changes in the alarm status are not logged 
 
Bit 5  = 1   Key actuations are logged, Shop Mill, 
    SpTurn, ManualTurn only (default),  
 not in HMI Advanced 
  = 0  Key actuations are not logged. 
 
Bit 6  = 1   Channel status/override is logged (default) 
  = 0  Channel status/override is not logged. 
 
Bit 7  = 1   HMI Advanced: Softkey actuation and menu change 
    are logged. For Siemens internal use only (default) 
  = 0  Softkey actuations and menu changes are not  
  logged.