Log File Description
The Rheonics Control Panel Software creates the following files while logging:
filename_log.txt: main log file containing the measured values
filename_events.txt: user-entered events log
filename_debug.txt: logs the output stream of the electronics unit
MMDDYYYY_hhmm_xy_log.txt: software-created copy of the currently logging file.
Note: the columns in the file are separated by tab stops and space. When importing the file in excel, please
select tab and space as the delimiters.
filename_log.txt
Example of a log file –opened in excel. Note: data is separated by tabs.
The log file filename_log.txt contains the following:
Header of measurement: Information about the measurement settings
Data heading row showing the sequence of data values:
- Date: Date of measurement
- Timestamp absolute: Computer time for the measurement
- Timestamp relative [s]: Relative time in seconds from the start of logging
- Viscosity [units]: Measured viscosity with selected units
- Density [units]: Measured density
- Temperature [units]: Measured temperature
- Pressure [units]: Pressure (manual or read from externally connected gauge)
- Fres [Hz] : Sensor resonant frequency
- dF [Hz]: Sensor damping
- Channel 1 [mA]: Channel 1 current loop 4-20mA input reading (only old e-box)
- Channel 2 [mA]: Channel 2 current loop 4-20mA input reading (only old e-box)
- Event [id]: User-entered event identification name
- Event [time]: Timestamp of entered Event
Importing files in Excel
1. Filename_log.txt
a. Import data ‘From text’
b. Select file type ‘Delimited’
c. Select delimiters
i. Tab
2. Filename_debug.txt
a. Import data ‘From text’
b. Select file type ‘Delimited’
c. Select delimiters
i. Tab
ii. Space
3. Filename_events.txt
a. Import data ‘From text’
b. Select file type ‘Delimited’
c. Select delimiters
i. Tab