Scheduling Snapshots (PNG Files) - BLVIEW - CL31 - CL51

BL‑View User Guide

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M211185EN
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E
Language
English
Product
BLVIEW
CL31
CL51
Document type
User guide
You can schedule snapshots to be taken at specific intervals. The plots are saved as image files (PNG).
  1. In BL-View, select the ceilometer.
  2. If you want to schedule the snapshots for a custom plot, open a custom live plot.
  3. Select Tools > Snapshot > Scheduled.
  4. In Scheduled Snapshot, set the following:
    Scheduled snapshot
    Select On.
    Plot

    Select the live or custom plot. You can schedule the snapshot of a custom plot only when a custom live plot is open.

    You can schedule only one custom live plot per device.

    Snapshot time

    Select the time for the first snapshot of the day.

    The setting is applied at the start of every 24‑hour period.

    Snapshot frequency

    Select how often to take snapshots.

    The available range is 1 … 24 hours. The default value is 1.

    For example, if you set the snapshot time to 9.15 and snapshot frequency to 5, the first image is taken at 9.15, the next ones 14.15, 19.15, 00.15, 5.15, and then again at 9.15 the next day.

    File path

    Select the directory where to save the snapshots.

    In the directory that you specify, a folder named Snapshot is created, in which each device has a separate folder for the files.

    The Snapshot directory is used for the scheduled snapshots of all devices and live plots.

    The default directory is C:\BLViewData where also netCDF files are saved.

    Changing the file path here does not affect the storage location of the netCDF files.

  5. Select OK.

    The saved image displays the device name, date, and information about the used algorithm at the top of the image.

    If you have zoomed in the density plot, the image contains the enlarged view.

To keep the scheduling, note the following:

  • If you close a plot for which scheduling is enabled, select Cancel when asked whether to disable the scheduling.
  • If you have defined scheduled snapshot for the default and a custom live plot and you close BL-View, the scheduling is saved. The next time you open BL-View, it shows the default and custom live plot.