HF scientific Online Data Acquisition System User Manual

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Fig. 4-1

4.3 Printouts
To perform a printout, the following information needs to be filled out. Make sure
that all the information in Time Range and Interval and Database Source has
been completed.

4.3.1 Time Range and Interval
The Start Time, Stop Time and Sample Interval constitute the criteria for the
SQL query based on which the report is generated. This information will have to
be completed prior to each new query.

Start Time: The date and time FROM which the report should start. The value
entered should be in the format of MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS.

Stop Time: The date and time TO which the report should retrieve data. Here
again the value should be entered in the format MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS.

Sample Interval: The Citadel database saves the historical data as a continuous
‘trace’. The Sample Interval specifies the time interval at which the report should
extract the data starting from the Start Time specified. The value should be
entered in the format HH:MM:SS. One important issue that needs to be noted here