Generic File Names Setup

 

CPS Plus allows you to create dynamic names of files, in which CPS will log the data read from COM port.

 RS232 data to file - dynamic file naming setup

Image: dialog for setting the path and file name.

 

 The list of variables in the table below are placeholders for values, automatically filled by the value of the system clock. The exception is the variable $COMPORT that represents the COM port for which the logging is done. All variables can be used as a part of file name and/or file path.

 
Variable
Description
$YEAR    
replaced by the day of the year as a decimal number
$YEARDAY
replaced by the day of the year as a decimal number (001 - 366)
$MONTH   
replaced by the month as a decimal number
$DAY     
replaced by the day of the month as a decimal number (01 - 31)
$DAYNAME
replaced by the full weekday name
$HOUR
replaced by the hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number
$AM_PM
replaced by the AM/PM designations associated with a 12-hour clock
$MINUTE
replaced by the minute as a decimal number
$SECOND
replaced by the second as a decimal number
$WEEKDAY
replaced by the weekday as a decimal number (1 - 7)
$WEEK
replaced by the week number of the year as a decimal number
$COMPORT
current COM port -- for COM1 it will be 1, for COM2 it will be 2 ... etc.