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Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual
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USB Storage Device,
Display (LCD),
Printer Port,
Console (Remote Telnet over Ethernet).
The logging through USB storage device creates and appends specific information to
following files:
SENSOR,
RELAY,
ALARM,
SYSTEM,
ADMIN,
SECURITY,
COMM.
At the end of each day (local time) any files present on the USB storage device will be
renamed with the previous date appended to its filename. The system will then create
new log files with the name above for each category enabled.
The USB log file can be viewed by removing and installing the USB storage device in a
PC. User should eject the USB storage device from the Option, Log File, Eject USB
menu item. The User does not need to be logged in to eject the USB device. Using the
Eject USB menu item will ensure latest information is written to the storage device.
When logging to the Display is enabled information items directed to the USB storage
device can be concurrently seen on the LCD Display. Note: Enabling Display logging
will impact performance of the UI and should be limited to the System category.
Some categories such as Sensors can output many records.
When logging to Printer Port is enabled all possible information items can be
concurrently streamed to the printer port along with default printer data. This streaming
to printer port is only available when the Option Serial menu item is configured for
Printer. A PC can be used to capture the printer stream into a file with an appropriate
communication terminal program such as TeraTerm.
When logging to the Console Port is enabled information items directed to the USB
storage device can be concurrently streamed to a remote telnet session. This remote
telnet session can be available on PC connected to the same Ethernet network as the
monitor.
6.7 USB FIRMWARE UPGRADE
The AMC-1DBx has a firmware upgrade mechanism through the USB Port triggered
after a power-up. User can obtain latest Firmware image files from Armstrong
Monitoring.
The mechanism uses two files placed on a USB storage device installed into the monitor
USB port; an image and check file. The image and check files are matched to each other