LogPermalink

You can view the PLC log in this tab. It lists the events that were recorded on the target system. This concerns:

  • Events during the startup and shutdown of the system (components loaded, with version)

  • Application download and loading of the boot application

  • Custom entries

  • Log entries from I/O drivers

  • Log entries from data sources

Offline logging

_cds_icon_option_deactivated: Default settings

_cds_icon_option_activated: The PLC also records actions that are not related to the connection with the controller.

UTC time

_cds_icon_option_deactivated: Standard setting; the time stamp is converted to the local time on the computer as indicated by the time zone of the operating system.

_cds_icon_option_activated: The time stamp of the runtime system is displayed.

Severity

There are four categories for the severity of the event:

  • _cds_icon_info: Message

  • _cds_icon_warning: Warning

  • _cds_icon_error: Error

  • _cds_icon_debug: Debugging

You can show or hide each category with the help of the corresponding button in the bar above the list. Each button shows the number of log entries of the category concerned.

Time stamp

Date and time (example: ‎12-01-2007 09:48‎)

Description

Description of the event, for example ‎Import function failed of‎

Component

Name of the runtime system component concerned, e.g. ‎CmpApp‎

Drop-down list with component names

The log list displays only events that concern the selected component

Logger

Drop-down list with all available recordings. The standard setting is the <Default Logger> specified by the target system, at present identical to 'PlcLog' for the CODESYS runtime system

_cds_icon_update

Refreshes the log list

_cds_icon_save_in_xml_file

Exports the list contents to an XML file. You can select the file name and storage directory.

_cds_icon_load_from_xml_file

Imports a log list from an XML file. The list is then displayed in a separate window.

_cds_icon_delete_from_llist

The displayed log list is emptied, i.e. all entries are deleted.