GE Industrial Solutions Control System Toolbox For Configuring the Trend Recorder - Manual (Page 24)

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Chapter 3 Types of Trends GEH-6408A Trend Recorder
Note There can be more than one Capture Buffer block in a controller. There can
only be one Circular List block in an AcDcEx device and only one Capture Buffer
block in an Innovation Series drive.
The toolbox automatically configures the Trend Recorder to use the signals on the
collector block (Capture Buffer or Circular List) configuration in the current device.
Signals cannot be added or removed from a block-collected trend; the configuration
of the block must be changed. All other operations on signals defined for real-time
trending can be performed.
À To modify the block configuration
Or click Edit Block 1. From the Edit menu, choose Edit Block .
2. Modify the block as desired.
Tip
¬ (Refer to Chapter 4 of the relevant device manual for editing blocks.)
Uploading Data
À To view data from the collector block
Or click Upload
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From the View menu, choose Upload Data .
If the trend is configured to automatically upload collected data, the toolbox
monitors the status signal of the collector block and initiates an upload every
time the block finishes a collection. While in this mode, the Automatic
Collector Block Upload dialog displays:
Upload Data
Click Stop to stop
automatic upload.
The last event uploaded
displays on the graph.
Note If the trend is configured for manual upload of captured data, a one-time
upload will be initiated when the Upload button is selected. When the upload is
complete, the data displays on the graph.