Commissioning HMI Advanced (IM4) 08/2005
4 Diagnostics
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IM4/4-162 SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D Installation and Start-Up HMI (IAM) - 08/2005 Edition
4.1.1 Setting Log File
The log is output in English.
The log file is divided into 4 columns:
• Date
• Time
• NCU name
• Event
Example of a log file:
Date Time NCU name Event specification
01.09.99 06:22:48 local
========================================================================
01.09.99 06:22:48 local ACTIONLOG: HMI Booting (OutputSelect:0x0
CommitLatency:-1 , FileSize:40000)
01.09.99 06:22:48 local ACTIONLOG: Monitored Variable
/Plc/Datablock/Byte[c19,0]
01.09.99 06:22:48 local ACTIONLOG: Monitored Variable
/Channel/ProgramInfo/msg
01.09.99 06:22:48 MachineSwitch ACTIONLOG: variable "
/Channel/ProgramInfo/msg " =
01.09.99 06:24:52 NCU840D application:RE;state:-992;softkey:-1;etc:0
01.09.99 06:24:52 NCU840D application:RE;state:-990;softkey:-1;etc:0
01.99.99 06:25:05 NCU840D application:RE;state:-992;softkey:-1;etc:0
01.09.99 06:37:58 local ACTIONLOG: HMI Terminates
4.1.2 Displaying Log File
Displaying log file
The display is password-protected. The current log file is displayed on the screen
of the operator panel front in the Diagnostics operating area in the Service Displays
-> Action Log menu in the "Action Log File" screen.
Setting action log
The "Action log settings" screen is available in the Startup operating area in the
HMI → System Settings → Action Log menu. The selected setting must be
confirmed by pressing the "Save Settings" softkey.
Here you can:
• Enable and disable logging
• Select the data to be logged
− Alarm status change
− Softkey actuation
− Channel status/override
− Data writing
− File accesses
− Instructions