Cascade TextLogger™

Version 4.0

Dec 31, 2002

A real-time data logger that creates human- or machine-readable output, by writing formatted data to ASCII text files.

Note

With version 4.0, Cogent software now includes source-code compatibility among the QNX 4, QNX 6 and Linux operating systems, a reorganized and expanded API, and other improvements. Version 4.0 of Cogent's tools will not interoperate with version 3 or older. This documentation has been edited and reorganized to reflect those changes. For documentation of Cogent software version 3.x, please contact Cogent Real-Time Systems, Inc.



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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. What is the Cascade TextLogger?
1.2. System Requirements
1.3. Download and Installation
1.3.1. QNX 4
1.3.2. QNX 6
1.3.3. Linux
1.4. Where can I get help?
2. Using the Cascade TextLogger
2.1. Starting up
2.2. Configuration
2.3. Sending Commands
2.4. Logs, Groups, and Labels
2.5. Example
I. Commands
cache -- Controls how frequently data is written.
collect -- Specifies when a line of data is considered complete.
disable -- Renders a log or group inactive.
empty -- Specifies a place-holder string for empty data readings.
enable -- Activates a log or group.
exit -- Exits the Cascade TextLogger.
fall -- Is no longer used.
file -- Specifies the file to receive a log.
group -- Groups a number of logs or groups together.
log -- Writes point data in formatted lines.
output -- Writes an output string to a log, group, file, or stdout.
textlog -- Starts the Cascade TextLogger.
time -- Specifies the time format for a log or group.
timestamp -- Sets the time resolution for each line.
tolerance -- Sets the maximum gap between timestamps of any two points.
usegmt -- Sets time/date strings to GMT or local time.
Index
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