142 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 9200 Server
SEL Viewer Menu Options
The following menu options are available on the SEL viewer menu bar:
• File
• Open: Allows you to view SEL data from a previously saved
file if it was stored in binary format. Selecting the Open Menu
item lets you specify a filename under which the data are
found. The default filename is “SELLOG.DAT.” If the file
cannot be opened, the program displays an error message.
• Close: Closes the SEL viewer.
• Save As: Dumps the SEL data to a file in either binary or text
format. The binary file can be retrieved later. This option lets
you specify a filename to which the data is saved. The default
filename is “SELLOG.DAT.” If no data exist, the system
displays an error message.
• Exit: Exits the EMP console.
• Connect
• View
• SEL Information: Displays SEL summary information.
• All Events: Displays all events in the SEL.
• By Sensor Type: Displays all events in the SEL generated by
a specific sensor type, e.g., voltage, temperature, etc.
• By Event: Displays all events in the SEL of a particular type,
for example, by memory or threshold. A pop-up menu lets you
select the event type to display. This menu displays all event
types that can be generated by the hardware.
• Settings: Lets you change several operating parameters for the
SEL viewer. This menu displays the following suboptions:
• Display HEX/Verbose: Toggles between HEX mode and
interpreted mode of displaying SEL records.
• Output Text/Binary: Specifies whether SEL data is saved to
the file in binary format or verbose format.
• Window: Gives options for displaying currently open windows.
• Help: Provides version information for the SEL viewer and
provides help topics on the EMP console.
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