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P2K Emailing Datalogs
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created By: michev
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I am looking into using a Productivity 2000 PLC for a new project that will require data logging. The data will need to be collected offsite and I am trying to find out if a data log file on the SD card can be attached to an email and sent using the Send Email "EMAL " Instruction. I would like to have a daily or weekly log file and send it out at the end of the day/week. Is this possible or is there a better way of accomplishing the same task?
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: michev
I am looking into using a Productivity 2000 PLC for a new project that will require data logging. The data will need to be collected offsite and I am trying to find out if a data log file on the SD card can be attached to an email and sent using the Send Email "EMAL " Instruction. I would like to have a daily or weekly log file and send it out at the end of the day/week. Is this possible or is there a better way of accomplishing the same task?
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: ADC_CommTeam02
Currently the EMAL instruction does not support attachments. The only method for gaining access to the data log files is via remote access using the web server.
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: michev
Would this be true for other AD platforms as well (Do-More, Click)? I found the Dataworx software which would do what I am looking for, but my client is not wanting extra software. The request is for the PLC to be able to push the data out instead of a typical set up where the SCADA/Data software would pull the data periodically through something like an OPC Server.
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: ADC_CommTeam02
Not sure about DoMore. I sent an email over to the Product Engineer in charge of that product. Click does not support Email or Data logging.
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: Do-more PE
At the moment Do-more does not support native logging, so no. At some point in the future Do-more might have this capability.
Right now we don't have any product capable of emailing logging files.
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: michev
Ok, thanks! I guess my other option with the email function on the P2K platform may be to write the data to a series of registers and have those registers and/or bits placed into the email (generally speaking). It would be a little cumbersome, but could be done. This application will not have a tremendous amount of data, mostly pump runtimes. Thanks again for the info!
Created Date: May 20,2016
Created by: plcnut
Do-more cannot attach a log file, but Do-more can email a text string containing logged data. It really depends on your logging requirements as to wether or not Do-more has the capability to fill your need. It will also depend on the authentication requirements of your email server.
Created Date: May 21,2016
Created by: kewakl
What happened to Bobo's post, and my question to Bobo about that post?
Created Date: May 21,2016
Created by: BobO
What happened to Bobo's post, and my question to Bobo about that post?
Good question. I said something like: Do-more has already implemented attachments for email and it will be in the next release, but the next release is still 6 months or more out. I can speculate on what the most likely question would be, but maybe you could ask it again.
Created Date: May 21,2016
Created by: kewakl
Op wants logging and attaching logfile to email.
Do-more PE says no native logging.
P3K_ADC says no attachment to email.
Bobo says 'something like ' implemented in next release.
I asked if BOTH (Native Logging AND Email Attachment) are in next release.
Thanks Bobo.