25.7.1 Procedure - Saving Sampled Data to CSV Files

Configure settings to save data from Sampling Group "1" to the CF Card.

1. In the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Sampling (D)] or click , and a list of registered sampling groups appear. In the row for [Group] 1, double-click anywhere outside the [Group] and [Comment] columns to open the sampling group 1 setup screen.
   
   (For information about Address/Action settings, please refer to 25.3.1 Procedure - Sampling Data at Constant Intervals.)

2. Open the [Display/Save in CSV] tab. Select the [Display/Save in CSV] check box.
   

3. To save, select the [CSV Save Control Word Address] check box to set the word address (for example, D300).
   Two consecutive words from the specified address are used.

4. Select [Save In].

5. Select the date format when saving to a CSV file.

6. Click [Data Type] to open the [Data Settings] dialog box. Set the data type and number of display digits as needed. The settings are applied to all the data columns.
   
   Click [OK] to close the dialog box.

7. Set the [Item Name Characters].

   

   • Regardless of the [Date] and [Time] display settings, the CSV file will be outputted with the [yy:mm:dd] and [hh:mm:ss] format ([hh:mm:ss.ms] when the sampling cycle unit is [100ms]).

   • Regardless of whether a [Total] row is designated or not, calculation data will not be exported with the CSV file.

Operating Procedure

There are two save operations for external storage devices:

• Normal Save

When the command is written to the [CSV Control Word Address], data stored in the display unit is output as a CSV file.
25.7.2 Operation - Normal Save

• Automatic Save

When the defined number of samples are stored in the display unit and the sampling cycle is complete, data stored in the display unit is output as a CSV file. This option is available when in the [Mode] tab, [Extended] dialog box, you select the [Overwrite old data after finishing the specified cycles] check box.
25.7.3 Operation - Automatic Save