PowerAlert can be configured to log all data variables to PowerAlert's internal data log database and to a separate comma delimited text file located at \program files\TrippLite\PowerAlert\data\padlog#.txt directory on a Windows system and /opt/TrippLite/PowerAlert/data/padlog#.txt on Unix/Linux systems. # is the device number starting with 0(Device 1) and incrementing by 1 for users monitoring more than one device on a system. PowerAlert can log up to 6 months of data. To configure logging options click on the options button on the bottom of the Log-Data screen.
Table View
The table view allows for viewing of all of the logged data in a table format. To view the data do the following:
1) Select the time frame to view by defining the start and end time of data to view
2) Click on the table radio button
3) Click display records
Graph View
The graph view allows to display select variable in a graphical format.
To graph a selected variable do the following:
1) Select the time frame to view by defining the start and end time of data to view
2) Click on graph radio button
3) Select the variable to graph from the variable drop down box
4) Click display records, which will launch a pop up window with the graph
Data logging options.
1) Enable data logging - click on the check box to enable or disable logging
2) Data logging interval - the interval at which data will be logged
3) Keep log data for - the period of time to store data
4) Keep comma delimited text file - enable or disable the logging of data to a separate comma delimited text file located in \program files\TrippLite\PowerAlert\data\padlog#.txt directory on a Windows system
5) Overwrite data - enabling this option will cause log data to be overwritten each poll cycle.
6) Append data to file- enabling this option will continually add data to the data log.