Directory Trigger Set

A directory trigger set monitors a directory. If an image is added to this folder or optionally also to the subfolders, this image is displayed above a trigger marking. The image is displayed in a kind of preview directly above the marker. Clicking on this preview displays a larger version of the image. The position of the trigger info is based on the name of the file. The name must be formatted in TwinCAT in order to be displayed correctly.

There are three possibilities to format file names:

"TC_" plus a timestamp in Windows file time format (example: TC_131835504293051402)

"PLC_" plus a timestamp in PLC format (example: PLC_1539076850)

"DC_" plus a timestamp in DC format (example: DC_592392059744685800)

It is also possible to drag images with a suitably formatted name onto a chart and to display them as triggers. This is possible during recording, after a recording has been stopped (data in RAM) and with a recording loaded as .svdx.

Supported file formats include: png, bmp, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff and gif.

The directory trigger set offers the following setting options:

Directory

File System Server	Server system on which the specified folder is located. All systems can be selected on which the server is also used.
Include Subdirectories	If this option is enabled, subfolders of the "Observed Path" are also monitored for new images.
Observed Path	Path to a folder that should be monitored.
Use Server Files	Activate the function to search for images not only on the local system but also on the connected Scope Server systems.