PC670 Save the alarmlist to a texfile

[edda]

Hi!

A old customer called me and he had bought a used machine. The machine was equipped with a Siemens PC670.

He was not at the site today but he said that both Step 7 and protool was installed in it (at least he thought it was Protool but not witch version), but both the PLC and HMI backup was in there.

I received the backup on mail but I could not open the PC670 file with Protool 6... Should I use WinCC Flex or some kind of Pro version of Protool?

He would now like to save the current alarmlist to a txt file (txt, csv, skv or some type). How could I manage to do this? Normally don't work with siemens HMI products...

Best Regards.

 

[JesperMP]

What are the file extensions ?
.pbd is a Protool project file.
.fwd is a protool runtime file.

If the PC670 is a panel PC or similar, then you need Protool Pro to edit the project.
You can also migrate it into WinCC Flex Advanced.

 

[edda]

Thanks for your fast reply Jesper.

The extension are pdb and Yes its a Panel PC.

I will give him a call and ask him to check what protool is installed.

But lets say that its "Pro" thats installed, how shuld i proceed?

Regards

 

[JesperMP]

In Protool, you can select Edit .. Languages .. Export.
This brings you to a dialog for exporting all texts including alarms to xls or csv files.

 

[edda]

Okej, but not sure I made myself clear. Every time a new alarm comes in runtime the list shuld be written to a textfile placed on the harddrive in the PC670.

 

[JesperMP]

OK I see.

In Protool Pro, go to Archives in the project tree and create a new Archive file. Call it "Alarm_Log" for example. Specify such details as how many entries you want, what directory etc.
Then go to System .. Messages .. Settings, and then the Archives button. A dialog will appear where you can specify where to store alarm messages. Specify the Alarm_log archive file you created before.
That is all.

A tip: To display the logged alarms from inside Protool RT, create a special screen with a Message View that is set to display the Message archive rather than the default Messages.

 

[edda]

Thanks Jesper...

I will try it later this week.

Best Regards