fieldpoint data logger does not time or date stamp in tab delimited txt file

[fishes]

LV>help>examples>hardware input output>fieldpoint>datalogging fieldpoint datalogger is on the host machine.  It is logging all channels from cfp 2120 correctly, but enters the same time stamp for every record and it does not enter a date stamp.  Any suggestions?  Thanks...

[Brian_T]

fishes,

Have you set the time server for your FieldPoint?  To do this, follow the procedure in this KnowledgeBase article.  Hope this helps!

Brian T
Applications Engineer

[fishes]

I did that.  It writes the same time stamp to each record.  The data below is logging at once per second.  Note the timestamp....

13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7171 7.2275 6.4693 25.7475 7.2535 25.7296 7.2649 6.5198 0.0115 11.9921 85.2998 67.6656 89.6979 63.3157 9.3805 83.8879 46.4926 106.7582 223.2418 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7171 7.2275 6.4553 25.7481 7.2537 25.7296 7.2649 6.5198 0.0115 11.9921 85.1256 67.4614 89.6138 63.3037 9.3809 83.7978 46.4145 106.9780 223.4615 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7171 7.2275 6.4553 25.7481 7.2535 25.7296 7.2649 6.5198 0.0115 11.9908 84.8612 67.2391 89.7219 63.4839 9.3809 83.9059 46.4145 107.1978 223.9011 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7164 7.2279 6.4553 25.7481 7.2497 25.7296 7.2649 6.4934 0.0115 11.9906 84.8733 66.8786 89.7820 63.4839 9.3805 83.8879 46.2343 107.3077 223.9011 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7164 7.2277 6.4553 25.7481 7.2497 25.7296 7.2655 6.4930 0.0115 11.9913 84.8552 66.8786 89.7760 63.5620 9.3809 83.8879 46.3184 107.3077 224.0110 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7164 7.2279 6.4553 25.7481 7.2497 25.7199 7.2655 6.4930 0.0115 12.2166 84.8793 66.6262 89.7760 63.5560 9.3753 83.8098 46.4085 107.4176 224.1209 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7164 7.2279 6.4553 25.7481 7.2497 25.7196 7.2655 6.4930 0.0115 12.2166 84.8793 66.7164 89.7279 63.5680 9.3749 83.8038 46.4866 107.1978 224.0110 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7167 7.2279 6.4425 25.7507 7.2497 25.7196 7.2655 6.4930 0.0115 12.2169 84.8733 67.0047 89.7039 63.6461 9.3749 83.9059 46.6849 106.9780 224.1209 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0092 0.0000 25.7135 7.2283 6.4425 25.7513 7.2449 25.7196 7.2655 6.4906 0.0115 12.2170 84.6990 67.1670 89.8781 63.6461 9.3745 83.8879 46.6849 107.1978 224.0110 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
13:55:23 

[Brian_T]

If you go into MAX and read the channels of the module under Data Neighborhood, do the values update properly and does the timestamp update?  If you dont have something connected to a channel, the status may say something like "out of range" and not update the timestamp.  Let me know if this is the case for you.

Brian T

[fishes]

thanks for your help... I appreciate......Everything updates normally and looks a ok in MAX.  I have 3 I/O modules and all channels in all 3 are functioning properly and status is "successful."

[Brian_T]

What happens if you create a new VI and read the time stamps from the FieldPoint in a loop?  Do you see the same behavior?

[fishes]

Brian:  Sorry I have not replied sooner.   I have had a myriad of other problems.  The VI is a Labview example that came with LV 8.5 and was published in the examples section of the help files.  Should I assume it is broken and does not work? I am taking a LV class next week. Perhaps we can explore this further there.  Thanks for you help.

[fishes]

P.S. The time stamp works fine if you log to an html file.....there is a subvi that specifies an html file.  I assume, with my limited knowledge of LV that this specification may be the reason the time stamp does not log to a txt file...... I am leaving it here for now. thanks for the assistance.