Method of maintaining a data log related to a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
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1. A method for utilizing a memory cartridge connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), the memory cartridge comprising a plurality of memory segments, the method comprising a plurality of activities comprising:
- locating, on the memory cartridge, a first head marker relatable to a first data log record, the first head marker indicative of a beginning memory segment for a second data log record to be written; and
writing the second data log record to at least the beginning memory segment, the second data log record corresponding to a data log file structure stored separately from a corresponding data log file on the memory cartridge, the data log file structure structurally defining the data log file and comprising a symbolic representation of how the data log file is formatted for storage and retrieval, the data log file structure stored as part of a projectile, the project file further comprising a PLC program and a recipe structure.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method for utilizing a memory cartridge connected to a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The memory cartridge can comprise a plurality of memory segments. The method can comprise a plurality of activities comprising: providing a default identifying stamp for records in a data log file, a structure for the data log file stored separately from the data log file in the memory cartridge, and obtaining a request to provide the data log file.
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1. A method for utilizing a memory cartridge connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), the memory cartridge comprising a plurality of memory segments, the method comprising a plurality of activities comprising:
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locating, on the memory cartridge, a first head marker relatable to a first data log record, the first head marker indicative of a beginning memory segment for a second data log record to be written; and writing the second data log record to at least the beginning memory segment, the second data log record corresponding to a data log file structure stored separately from a corresponding data log file on the memory cartridge, the data log file structure structurally defining the data log file and comprising a symbolic representation of how the data log file is formatted for storage and retrieval, the data log file structure stored as part of a projectile, the project file further comprising a PLC program and a recipe structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising a plurality of activities comprising:
on a memory cartridge connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), writing a first data log record to at least a beginning memory segment of the memory cartridge, the memory cartridge comprising a plurality of memory segments, the first data log record corresponding to a data log file structure stored separately from a data log file on the memory cartridge, the data log file structure structurally defining the data log file and comprising a symbolic representation of how the data log file is formatted for storage and retrieval, the data log file structure stored as part of a project file, the project file further comprising a PLC program and a recipe structure, the beginning memory segment located via a first head marker relatable to a second data log record, the first head marker indicative of the beginning memory segment.
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19. A machine-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for activities comprising:
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locating, on a memory cartridge connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), a first head marker relatable to a first data log record, the first head marker indicative of a beginning memory segment for a second data log record to be written, the memory cartridge comprising a plurality of memory segments; writing the second data log record to at least the beginning memory segment, the second data log record corresponding to a data log file structure stored separately from a corresponding data log file on the memory cartridge, the data log file structure structurally defining the data log file and comprising a symbolic representation of how the data log file is formatted for storage and retrieval, the data log file structure stored as part of a project file, the project file further comprising a PLC program and a recipe structure; creating a second head marker relatable to the second data log record; and changing the first head marker to be a non-head marker.
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