Obvius Enertrax DL - Manual (Page 6)

Downloading Data
Modem issues
The EnertraxDL software uses a standard windows dialup connection, and uses the default modem for dailing purposes.
To test a connection manually, use the windows dialup connection icon in your “dialup networking” settings folder (98/me)
or under “Network connections” (XP). To set up a connection icon in windows, follow the instructions in the AcquiSuite or
AcquiLite manuals in the chapter on modem communications/dial in.
The present release of EnertraxDL does not support multiple modems on a single computer system.
Automating Downloads
EnertraxDL can be run in automatic mode. This will allow you to download log data from all configured DAS units without
user input. To run in automatic mode, use the command line option “/AUTO”. This will have the same effect as the
“download all” button. When complete, EnertraxDL will exit automatically.
To download data at a specific time on a daily or weekly basis, use the windows scheduler in Win98 or XP. When
specifying the program to run, add the “/AUTO” command line option after the program name to allow EnertraxDL to
operate automatically.
Configuration Files
EnertraxDL Configuration Files
EnertraxDL stores configuration information in “daslist.txt” located in the enertraxdl.exe subdirectory. The contents of this
file are in comma separated text format. The phone number column allows quotation marks around the column content. All
other columns do not allow quotations, and the contents of these columns may not contain a comma.
Each line of this file contains the following: serialnumber,name,phone,ipaddress,deletelog,password
● SerialNumber: The serial number of the DAS unit. This value is obtained automatically from the DAS.
● Name: The user specified name of the DAS unit. This value is obtained automatically from the DAS.
● Phone: (optional) The phone number to call when using a modem to communicate with the DAS. Note: this parameter
is quoted in the configuration file. This allows the user to enter a phone number with a comma in the middle.
● Ipaddress: The IP address of the DAS. For LAN communications, this is the ethernet IP address shown on the LCD
console of the DAS. For modem connections, this must be the IP address that is configured in the DAS for dial-in
service.
● deletelog: This parameter may be “YES” or “NO”. If set to yes, the DAS will be instructed to purge old log data after
the download is complete.
● password: The admin password for access to the DAS.
The EnertraxDL software also maintains a log file of activity “errorlog.txt” located in the enertraxdl.exe subdirectory. This
is helpful when looking for download problems.
Each line of this file contains the following: time,file,line,message
● time: the timestamp of the log entry. This timestamp is in local time of the computer running EnertraxDL.
● File: the source code file where the
● line: the specific line in the source code where the message is generated. This is helpful in locating the specific item in
the source code that causes the error or alarm.
● message: The text message that indicates the error or alarm.
The error log.txt file may be deleted to clean up space. The file will be created automatically the next time EnertraxDL is
run. The log file is continuously appended with new log information each time EnertraxDL is run.
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