Add a data logger
You can configure a data logger by using a dedicated interface.
TIP:
You can also add a data logger manually. See Add a data logger manually.
- From theFactoryTalk Optix Studiotoolbar, selectOpen dashboard page
- In the central pane, selectI want to configure a data logger.
- Select either:
- New data loggerto create a data logger.
- An existing data logger.
- Select aSamplingmode:
- Periodic. Sample all monitored variables
- Change in value. Sample all monitored variables with values that changed from the previous sampling.
- None. Sample variables by invoking the Log method.
- Select aSamplingperiod:
- ForPeriodicandChange in valuesampling properties, set the sampling period using the format: 0000:00:00.000.
- SelectNext.
- InAvailable databases, select an existing database and edit the properties orNew databaseand editNameandTypeas needed.
- SelectNext. For a new database, edit the properties and selectNext.
- For a new database, editNameandPropertiesas needed and selectNext.
- To duplicate a database, right-click a database and selectDuplicate.
- Edit the properties as needed and selectNext.
- Select the variables that you want to log.
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