Rockwell Automation 1426 PowerMonitor 5000 Unit - Manual (Page 96)

96 Rockwell Automation Publication 1426-UM001F-EN-P - November 2013
Chapter 5 Power Quality Monitoring
Waveform File Names
Waveform files are stored with names that contain file identification and a local
timestamp. The file name syntax is:
Waveform_ID_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss_MicroS_HH, where
• ID = the file identifier, used in the Clear_Waveform command
• YYYMMDD_hhmmss = the local date and time stamp of the record,
used to associate the waveform file with a power quality log record
• MicroS = the microsecond timestamp of the record, used for aligning
WSB waveform records
• HH = the UTC hour avoids duplication during daylight-saving time
transition
Retrieving Waveform Records by Using FTP
You can retrieve compressed waveform files by using File Transfer Protocol (ftp)
and native Ethernet communication. A number of ftp clients are available many
at no cost. This example uses Microsoft Internet Explorer as the ftp client. To
access and download waveform files by using a web browser, follow these steps.
1. Open Internet Explorer and browse to the ftp server of the PowerMonitor
5000. The url is ftp://<ip_address>/, where <ip_address> is the one
assigned to the native Ethernet port.
2. Browse to the Waveform directory.
3. Select a waveform file name from the list and click the Save to save the file
in the location of your choosing
IMPORTANT If you are using FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software to log data from your
PowerMonitor 5000 unit, the software can automatically download and clear
waveform files shortly after they have been recorded. In this case, the file list in
the ftp client is empty. Use the software to view and manage waveform files.