System log

System logs are a generic mechanism for exposing messages from
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 to monitor software execution flow and diagnose problems. The logs are issued both by
FactoryTalk Optix Applications
 and
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
.
The location of
FactoryTalk Optix Runtime
 logs depends on the target device operating system:
  • Embedded devices:
    /persistent/log/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Optix
  • Windows devices:
    %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Application\Log
  • Ubuntu devices:
    /opt/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Optix/ApplicationUpdateService/Log
    TIP: During the RuntimeTools installation, you can change the default installation path. If you installed RuntimeTools to a custom location, the logs are stored in the
    Log
     subdirectory of the custom location.
During the
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 design phase, any log messages that occur appear in the bottom bar of
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 and are saved.
When you run the source project by starting your
FactoryTalk Optix Application
, you can monitor log events from both the local development computer and the target device on which the 
FactoryTalk Optix Runtime
 application is deployed. The
FactoryTalk Optix Runtime
 log events are displayed in the
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 user interface on a separate status tab with the name of the target device.
TIP: You can select objects in log messages to highlight them in
Project view
.
The logs are also saved on the file system at these locations:
  • For projects started in a local emulation:
    %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Emulator\Log\<Project name>
  • For projects started on a target device:
    %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Studio\LogDevice\<Devicename>
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