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1. Error 1001 Exception occured while initializing the installation System 5 adlmageF ormatE ception Could not load file or assembly The EA Program FillesWADAautopoll SitesMLPreD Converter dll or one of tts dependencies This assembly i Built bp a runtime newer than the curently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded and the installation will fail 2 2 UPGRADING FROM REVISIONS A B OR C TO REV F OR LATER This section provides instructions for updating from versions older than version D to version F and later The releases of IRDs Autopoll software from Revision D on use a revised XML file for storing site information and the general configuration settings Conversion from the earlier file formats is performed automatically during installation if the files exist In Autopoll Revisions A B and C a template for site information was placed in a file named Site xml the actual sites information was placed in a file named Sites xml and the general configuration information was found in a file named Settings xml These three files can be found in the Configuration folder of the Autopoll installation directory Following an upgrade to Revision D or later these files will remain in the directory however a new site information file SitesConfig xml and a new general configuration file GnrlSettings xml will appear in the same directory The old files Site xml Sites xml and Settings xml will be unused and can be deleted following t2. 330 2070 up to Today Auto p oll Yes Frequency Dail Connection Wetwork FTP Folder CAProgr hy vehicle Records Host Type 1060 Series Unbevvare w f x Description Mo description given Autopoll Schedule l want my next autopoll session to start on this time and date 11 59 59 PM Wednesday March 31 2010 Y F want to continue autopolling my sites atthis time ona daily schedule Sees Autapmollis off Last nn tine is unknown The parts of the screen are described below 3 1 TOOLBAR MENUS The Autopoll menu bar at the top left of the main window has four drop down menus itd Autopoll IRD Fil Logs Tools Help Click a menu label to display its drop down menu DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 2 3 1 1 FILE itd Autopoll IRD Tools Help Ctrl M Ctrl E Chri D Ctrl F The File drop down menu lists the options for working with a site connection file These options are also available as buttons along the bottom of the main Autopoll window e New opens the Create a New Site window refer to section 4 0 e Edit opens the Edit Site window refer to section 4 0 e Delete deletes the site selected in the site list see section 3 2 a confirmation request will be displayed Delete Site A Are vou sure vou want to delete best 17 Click Yes to complete the site deletion e Poll starts an immediate poll of the enabled si
3. day which are to be downloaded individual hours may be specified by entering the hour numbers from O to 23 separated by commas a range of hours may DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 7 be specified by entering the first hour in the range a dash and then the last hour number e Download a specified number of images Check this checkbox to restrict Autopoll to retrieving only a subset of all the images available on the remote host Two options are available to do this o Number of images spaced throughout date range select this option to set the maximum number of images to retrieve which are spaced equally apart over the list of all images available for the date range specified on the site s Data To Download tab o Number of random images select this option to set the maximum number of images to retrieve which are selected at random from the list of all images available for the date range specified on the site s Data To Download tab These options are useful if the purpose of downloading images is simply to monitor the quality of images being captured on site Check the Vehicle Index checkbox if the index files are to be downloaded from the older style 1060 UnixWare Virtual WIM systems Image and index file transfers are done using only FTP or SF IP transfer protocol Fill in the connection and login information to be used for this FTP connection for image index file
4. Create shortcut button to create a shortcutto Autopoll in the Windows startup folder Create Shortcut show splash screen when Autopoll starts LI Minimize to the system tray when Autopoll starts Restart Autopoll for change to take place e Language the language currently selected for Autopoll If available any additional language options will be displayed in the drop down menu click on another language to change to that language e Windows Startup Folder Create Shortcut to make Autopoll start automatically each time this computer is started click the Create Shortcut button e Show splash screen when Autopoll starts is this checkbox is enabled the Autopoll splash screen see illustration below will be displayed while the Autopoll program is starting up e Minimize to the system tray when Autopoll starts if this checkbox is enabled Autopoll will be displayed as the icon in the Windows system tray normally found at the bottom right corner of the monitor screen the main Autopoll window will not be displayed DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL SETTINGS AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 2 7 2 SITES TE Settings Missed Autopoll sessions If you ve missed a scheduled autopoll session Autopall can recover by polling forthe vehicle record data it missed the nexttime Autopoll starts want Autopoll to recover from missed scheduled autopoll sessions Download Settings My default vehicle record d
5. Ee Me Een ee Me REE ere eee ee 7 2 Tee OP VIN e A ANTE EA S AA 7 3 TALOG AE O E aa E a a oe a ERR oe ae ae eee 7 5 Tr m e IAR EEEE EEE EE EAEE OEA E E 7 6 TO ETRPROPER a ii doi 7 7 AD APPENDIX A LOGS arnan aa toca A 1 PS aE ED E E A E EE AE A AATE A 1 DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL INTRODUCTION AUTOPOLL PAGE 1 1 1 0 INTRODUCTION IRD Autopoll is a software application to perform the routine task of downloading data from remote data collection sites with minimal supervision The application maintains a list of sites a schedule of when to poll each site what data to download and where to store the data downloaded from each site 1 1 FEATURES Autopoll supports the following features e Supports vehicle record data transfer from the following traffic data collection systems iSINC Data Collection systems TCC 540 Traffic Counters v 2 8 and later DAW 190 data collection systems and IRD 1060 Series MS DOS and UnixWare v 7 x systems Data can also be transferred from any FTP server e Supports the following connections direct serial port connection IP network dial up modem dial up networking serial over IP and Remote Access Server RAS e Autopoll Schedule feature allows automatic connection and data download on a programmed schedule e Create and maintain an unlimited number of sites e Easy to use and intuitive user interface 1 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e Windows 7 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows
6. Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Windows XP Service Pack 3Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 e 10 MB of free hard disk space for Autopoll e 850MB for Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 e A connection to each remote site through one or more of the following o an Internet or intranet network connection o a Hayes compatible modem 56 KBps minimum o adirect COM port connection DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AUTOPOLL PAGE 2 1 2 0 INSTALLATION Warning Please read the instructions in this section carefully before upgrading Autopoll FAILURE TO DO SO MA Y RESULT IN LOST INFORMATION The information in this section is also given in the READ ME FIRST txt file on the installation CD Note that for Autopoll Revision F and later after an upgrade from an earlier version is performed the configuration files SitesConfig xml and GnrlSettings xml will be located in the common documents folder in Windows Vista and Windows 7 this is C Users Public Documents IRD Autopoll and in Windows XP it is C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents IRD Autopoll 2 1 UPGRADING FROM REVISION D OR E TO REV F OR LATER Versions D or E must be manually uninstalled prior to installing version F or later software If these versions are not uninstalled prior to installing version F or later the user may see an error message similar to
7. Table Information Choose if Autopall will download axle speed length gap and headway bin table information along with vehicle record data files Never download bin table information Download bin table information with vehicle record data tiles Download only bin table information e User Name if the remote host connection requires a login this is the name to be entered to login e Password if the remote host connection requires a password this is the password to be entered to log in e Retries the number of times Autopoll is to attempt to make a connection and complete a poll session for this site A failed polling session may be due to being unable to connect a dropped connection or a failure in the file transfer protocol that results in the polling session being terminated Increase or decrease the number of retries using the up or down arrow to the right of the number 4 2 DATA TO DOWNLOAD The Data To Download tab specifies the range of dates for the data that is to be retrieved To ensure that no data is missed check that the date range specified here is equal to or longer than the time between polling sessions specified on the Schedule tab DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 5 td Edit Site Demonstration Site Information Data To Download Schedule Connection Transfer Protocol Date Range Choose the range of data files that will be dow
8. To disable call waiting dial e Phone Number enter the telephone number of the host connection Include the area code if the remote host is outside the local calling area e Use area code if the area code must be dialed to reach the remote host select this checkbox e Country Region if the remote host is outside the local area code select the Country Region code e Use country region code if the remote host is in a different country region than this computer so that the country region code must be dialed to reach the remote host select this checkbox e Dialing rules if this computer has to call out through an office exchange that uses a prefix number to get an outside line or has call waiting enter the required codes here DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 11 o To access an outside line enter the outside line access number o To disable call waiting select the call waiting disable code from the drop down list e RAS User Name enter the user name for this RAS connection e RAS Password enter the password for this RAS connection 4 4 2 2 Port Settings itd RAS Connection Properties Use this port COM Fort Settings Baud rate 115200 Data bits 16 Parity Mone stop bits One Flow control Hardware 4 e COM Port Number select the COM port on this computer that will be used for the RAS connection to th
9. complete the deletion DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 1 4 0 NEw SITE EDIT SITE The windows displayed when either the New or the Edit function is selected either from the menu or by clicking the button are identical except for the title bar and the fields in the Create New Site window will be blank while those in the Edit Site window will display the configuration for the selected site IE Create a New Site Site Information Data To Download Schedule Transter Protocol Bare Ext Description Optional Use timezone information affects tile timestamps FP Configure Include this site when performing an autopoll session W Download Folder C Users Public Documents RD AutopolliMy Ve Browse Remote Host ISIN dl Configure ser Mame autopoll Password Retries Ex The New Site Edit Site window contains the following tabs DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 2 4 1 SITE INFORMATION The Site Information tab contains the fields that define the site parameters TE Create a New Site Y Ja Site Information Data To Download Schedule Connection Transfer Protocol Mame Ext Description Optional Use timezone information affects file timestamps Contiqure Include this site when performing an autopoll session 4
10. examples From 5 days ago up to today will download data from the 5 days preceding today but not today s data From 2 days prior to 1 days ago will download data from the 2 days preceding yesterday but not yesterday s data Start Date March 1 2010 End Date April 1 2010 will download data files for all days from March 1 2010 up to and including March 31 2010 but not April 1 2010 DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL 4 2 1 IMAGE INDEX FILES NEW SITE EDIT SITE PAGE 4 6 To download image and or index files from a site check the want to download image and or index files as well as traffic data checkbox Then click the Configure button to open the Image Download Configuration dialog window Te Image Download Configuration Data Types Vehicle Record Vehicle Image fusrAvim veh_rcrd jpeq Cilsers Public CiocumentslF Browse Remote Folder Local Folder ipegjpg J Parse remote folder for archive subfolders 106x Unbovare ory MMDD lt site gt ISING LYA Ar MMOD DHA Select hour ranges from Oto 23 For example 0 7 23 File Extensions J Download a specified number of images 2 Number of images spaced 10 throughout date range a gt Number of random images 4 Vehicle Index 8 Jl Remote Host Login Enter the address port number user name and password of the remote host computer to use to download vehicle Images IF Address 19
11. host type is selected in the Site Information tab the Transfer Protocol appropriate to that type will be enabled in the Transfer Protocol tab itd Edit Site Demonstration Site Information Data To Download Schedule Connection Transfer Protocol selectone ofthe following supported file transfer protocols If necessary configure the protocol details using the Configure button FTP SFTP Modem Modem Modem e Configure only FTP and SFTP protocols require configuration if either of these protocols is to be used click the Configure button to open a configuration window described below Xmodem YModem and ZModem do not require configuration 4 5 1 FTP SFTP PROPERTIES itd FTP Properties FP 7 Enter a path to the directory on the FTP server that contains the vehicle record data files Check to enable 4ctwe mode Enter the path to the directory on the remote host that the files to be transferred are located The directory separator must match that used on the remote host If there are problems transferring files with FTP due to firewalls the user may change the Check to enable Active mode checkbox Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 18 4 6 OK CANCEL Once all the changes have been made in the Create New or Edit Site window clic
12. transfer If there are problems transferring files with due to firewalls change the Enable FTP Active mode checkbox If the connection is already specified as an FTP or SFTP connection or if the vehicle images and index should be transferred using the standard connection information check the want Autopoll to download checkbox Click OK to save the image index download configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 8 4 3 SCHEDULE The Schedule tab sets how often the site should be polled as part of the automatic scheduled poll The Autopoll Schedule area of the main window sets when automatic polling of the enabled remote hosts is performed each day By default a scheduled poll always begins at midnight on the end of the selected day date This may be changed in the Autopoll Schedule section of the main window section 3 4 The settings in the Schedule tab set how often a site is polled during the scheduled polling sessions itd Edit Site Demonstration Choose how often this site should be polled when performing an autopoll session Daily O Weekly Omon Enter days separated by commas For example 1 6 15 22 e Daily if the Daily radio button is selected the remote hosts will be polled every day e Weekly if the Weekly radio button is selected the days of the week checkboxes will be enable
13. 9 199 199 199 Fort g User Mame autopoll Password Pre Enable FTP active mode W want Autopoll to download vehicle image files from the remote host using the same username and password used for downloading vehicle data OK Cancel If Vehicle Image is checked the user may set the following parameters to control the image downloading e Remote Folder Set the path on the remote host to the folder the image files are to be downloaded from Note that the directory separator character in the screenshot above must match that used on the remote host e Local Folder Set the path on the local computer to the folder the image files are to be downloaded to The Browse button can be used to navigate to and select the folder e File Extensions Set the file extensions of the image files to be retrieved Multiple extensions can be entered by separating each extension with a semi colon y e Parse remote folder for archive subfolders Enable this checkbox if Autopoll should parse the remote folder for image archive subfolders Some systems have an image archiving mechanism which moves all images for a given day into a subfolder named similarly to the data files with the date and site id When downloaded this archive directory structure will be maintained in the local folder If enabled select which archival system to follow If iSINC YYYYMMDD HH format is selected specify the hours during the
14. ANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 13 4 4 3 SERIAL OVER IP Serial Over IP uses a raw TCP IP connection for polling serial devices that are connected to a network via a serial to Ethernet conversion device such as a port server manufactured by Digi International or MOXA or a wireless modem TE Network Connection Properties ES Network Enter the address and port number of the remote host computer to connect to Address 199 199 199 199 Port e Address sets the IP address to be used to connect to the remote local host device e Port sets the port number to be used to connect to the remote local host device Port should be set to a network port which is open for raw TCP IP and is not a Telnet or FTP port DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 14 4 4 4 DIAL UP The Dial up Connection Properties window has two panels 4 4 4 1 Dial up itd Dial up Connection Properties i Enter the phone number and country region Be ofthe remote host computer to connectto Use area code Country Region C Use countryregian code Dialing Rules To access an outside line cial To disable call waiting dial e Phone Number enter the telephone number of the host connection Include the area code if the remote host is outside the local calling area e Use area code if the area code must be dialed to reach the remote host select this checkbox
15. Download Folder C Users Public Documents IRD Autopolliy we Browse Remote Host CO Confiqure User Marne autopoll Password ada Retries i K e Name the site name alphanumeric characters only maximum 32 characters e Ext the filename extension alphanumeric characters only Note that the extension is used by some data analysis programs to identify the site and so must be unique for each When polling an iSINC remote host type leaving this field blank will download all files with a standard filename and any file extension This may be useful if an iSINC is creating two different data files e Description an optional description of the data collection site e Use timezone information affects file timestamps select this checkbox if this site is located in a different timezone from the machine on which Autopoll is run Note if this option is not used Autopoll will assume the site is in the same timezone as the computer it is being run on e Configure click the Configure button to display a dialog box to select the timezone in which the site is located DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 3 IE Timezone Information p ee Contiqure timezone information for the site Please selectthe standard timezone the site ls located in LIT C 06 00 Saskatchewan e Include this site when performing an Autopoll session se
16. FTP Log this checkbox will enable the system to log FTP events It should only be enabled for troubleshooting sessions as the log will quickly accumulate a large number of entries WARNING passwords are not encrypted when logged to the Winsock Com Port or FTP log files so enabling these options should only be done on a secure computer or when the logs are being monitored in real time and the files will be deleted at the end of the monitoring session DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL 7 5 E MAIL Autopoll can be configured to send a status notification message after it finishes an automatic scheduled polling session e want Autopoll to send me e mail updates when it finishes polling my sites enable this checkbox to have a status e mail sent when Autopoll TE Settings General Sites m Autopoll can notify you by e mail aboutthe status of Your sites when an autopoll session completes lwant Autopoll to send me e mail updates when Itfinishes polling my sites E mail Information Enter the e mail address or addresses that should receive notification when an autopoll session completes separate addresses with a comma lf Autopoll can not send e mail messages it may be because it does not recognize your default SMTP mail server Enterthe hostname or IFP address of the SMTP relay mail server used by this computer to send e mail messages finishes a scheduled polling session e To Addr
17. INTERNATIONAL ROAD DYNAMICS INC User s Manual Autopoll Dwg 82200501 INTERNATIONAL ROAD DYNAMICS INC QUALITY IN MOTION md User s Manual Autopoll Part No 82200501 Revision G Date 6 21 2013 For further information or assistance call IRD s Customer Service Hotline at 306 653 6626 or Toll Free at 877 444 4IRD 4473 International Road Dynamics Inc reserves the right to alter any of its products or related published technical data anytime without notice Copyright 2013 by International Road Dynamics Inc IRD All rights reserved including the right to reproduce this document or portions thereof in any form whatsoever without written consent of the copyright holder For information please contact IRD at Corporate Office U S Corporate Office 702 43rd Street xo Ry 2402 Spring Ridge Drive Suite E Saskatoon Sask o 150 Spring Grove IL Canada S7K3T9 4 USA 60081 Tel 306 653 6600 Ph 1 877 444 4473 Fax 306 242 5599 Fax 815 675 1530 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL TABLE OF CONTENTS LO INTRODUCTION dai 1 1 WAP TIC RES 0 as 1 1 k2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT S iaa aio oi 1 1 20 INSTALLATION ionan aaao aaa 2 1 21 UPGRADING FROM REVISION D ORE TO Fira naa 2 1 2 2 UPGRADING FROM REVISIONS A B OR C TOF 2 se ceececcececeeceeceeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeceeneeeeseeeeeneeeeeeeennes 2 1 2 2 1 Upgrading from Autopoll REVISION C occccoconcnncccoccnconononnononcononnannnnononcnnonnnnnnconanennnn
18. ction protocol has been selected click the Configure button to set the communication parameters a Properties window appropriate to the selected protocol will open The Properties window for each protocol is described below 4 4 1 NETWORK CONNECTION The Network Connection Properties window sets the IP address and port number to be used to connect to the remote host device TE Network Connection Properties f fx Network Enter the address and por number of the remote host computer ta connect to Address 199 193 139 194 Port DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 10 When the Transfer Protocol used over the network connection is FTP Port should be set for an FTP connection default FTP port is 21 When the protocol is YModem or ZModem Port should be set for a Telnet connection default Telnet port is 23 If the connection is through a router or other device which changes these ports set the Port accordingly Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window 4 4 2 RAS CONNECTION The RAS Connection Properties window has three panels to configure the Remote Access Server connection 4 4 2 1 RAS Settings itd RAS Connection Properties 5 Enter the phone number and country region of Be the Remote Access Serverto connect to C Use area code O Use countryregion code Dialing Rules To access an outside line dial fs
19. d select the day or days of the week on which polling is to be done e Monthly if the Monthly radio button is selected the dates field and Last day of the month checkbox will be activated Enter the days of the month on which data polling is to be done if polling is to be performed at the end of the month enable the and Last day of the month checkbox Note if a day of the month is entered that is greater than number of days in a selected month e g Feb 30 Apr 31 etc the task will NOT be performed on that day for those months The recommended method for doing end of month data retrieval is to enable the Last day of the month checkbox DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 9 4 4 CONNECTION The Connection tab defines the connection between this computer and the remote host itd Edit Site Demonstration select the type of connection to use to connectto the site Then press the Configure button to configure the connection details wantto use a Network connection O lwantto use a RAS connection O lwantto use a Serial connection via TCPAP O lwantto use a Dial up connection O lwantto use a Direct Serial connection Select the connection protocol to be used If a connection type is not available for remote host type selected in the Site information that selection will be disabled indicated by the connection type being grayed out e Configure once a conne
20. d navigate to the directory where Autopoll is installed the default installation directory is C ProgramFiles IRD Autopoll Open the Configuration subdirectory This directory should contain the Settings xml Site xml and Sites xml files Either copy these three files to a backup directory somewhere else on the drive or rename the files with different names 2 Uninstall the old version of Autopoll using the Windows Control Panel Add Remove Programs function 3 Restore the Settings xml Site xml and Sites xml files back to the Configuration subdirectory Note that you may need to recreate the Configuration folder 4 Run the Revision D or later installation The site information from the older version will be automatically transferred from the old files to the new files during installation 2 4 MICROSOFT NET FRAMEWORK The Microsoft NET Framework Version 4 0 must be installed prior to installation of Autopoll If the Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 is not installed on the computer a dialog window similar to the one below will be displayed when the Autopoll installation is started DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AUTOPOLL PAGE 2 3 ig Autopoll This setup requires the NET Framework 4 0 Please install the NET Framework and run this setup again Select YES to obtain this WET Framework from the web Select WO to exit this setup and manually install the NET Framework See the READ ME FIRST tet file for more i
21. d so far Close this dialog box when the poll completes this checkbox is normally enabled so that the window closes automatically once the polling session is finished When unchecked the user must click on the Close button or the Cancel button after the poll completes to close the Polling window Images during transfer of Vehicle Image files the user may select this button to open a second window for previewing each image file after it is downloaded Folder opens the folder that the file is being downloaded to Cancel opens the stop poll dialog Note that the poll will continue in the background until one of the buttons in this dialog is pressed Stop Poll A Stop Poll of Site Demonstration Stop Poll of Remaining Sites Don t Stop Poll o Stop Poll of Site XXXXX Stops the poll all data types from the current site but will continue to poll any remaining sites o Stop Poll of Remaining Sites Stops the poll of all remaining sites including the current site o Don t Stop Poll Continues the poll of the current site and all remaining sites DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL HARDWARE AUTOPOLL PAGE 6 1 6 0 HARDWARE When the Hardware option is selected from the Tools menu a window that displays the connection hardware available on this computer is displayed The window has two panels 6 1 HARDWARE TE Hardware Modems Be Windows found the following modems installed Mo
22. dem Attached To ThinkPad Modem Adapter COMMS Network Connections Windows found the following network connections Name Type status Local Area Connection Ethernet 802 3 Connect Wireless Network Connect Disconn 1394 Connection Ethernet 802 3 Connect Hamachi Disconn e Modems the modems area lists any modems available from this computer e Network Connections the Network Connections area lists the network connections on this computer DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 HARDWARE USER S MANUAL PAGE 6 2 AUTOPOLL 6 2 PORTS TE Hardware Is Available Yes YES Yes YES YPS Ports the ports area lists the communications ports available on this computer DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL SETTINGS AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 1 7 0 SETTINGS When the Settings option is selected from the Tools menu a window that displays the system settings on this computer is displayed The window has six panels Once all the changes have been made on all panels click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window 7 1 GENERAL itd Settings Port settings Logs E mail FTP Settings Lanquage Support a Autopoll currently has suppor tor the following languages English United States Windows Startup Folder Autopoll can automatically start for you when you start your computer by creating a shortcut to Autopoll in the Windows Startup folder Click on the
23. e Country Region if the remote host is outside the local area code select the Country Region code e Use country region code if the remote host is in a different country region than this computer so that the country region code must be dialed to reach the remote host select this checkbox e Dialing rules if this computer has to call out through an office exchange that uses a prefix number to get an outside line or has call waiting enter the required codes here o To access an outside line enter the outside line access number o To disable call waiting select the call waiting disable code from the drop down list DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 15 4 4 4 2 Port Settings Lise this port Caki Fort Settings Baud rate 1115200 Data bits 5 Parity None Stop bits One Flow control Hardware e COM Port Number select the COM port on this computer that will be used for the dial up connection to the remote host e Bits per second select the transmission speed for the connection e Data bits select the number of data bits per byte e Parity select the type of parity bit checking used e Stop bits select the number of stop bits used e Flow control select whether or not hardware flow control is used At the bottom of the window are two additional buttons e Terminal not functional in this window e Defaults resets th
24. e fields to the default settings as shown in the illustration above Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 16 4 4 5 SERIAL The Serial Port Connection Properties window configures the port settings to be used to connect to the remote local host device if Serial Port Connection Properties EJE Lise this port LOM se Port Settings Baud rate 1115200 Data bits 8 Parity None stop bits One Flow control Hardware _ Deteuts e COM Port Number select the COM port on this computer that will be used for the serial connection to the remote host gt a e Bits per second select the transmission speed for the connection e Data bits select the number of data bits per byte e Parity select the type of parity bit checking used e Stop bits select the number of stop bits used e Flow control select whether or not hardware flow control is used At the bottom of the window are two additional buttons e Terminal not functional in this window e Defaults resets the fields to the default settings as shown in the illustration above Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 17 4 5 TRANSFER PROTOCOL Once the remote
25. e remote host e Bits per second select the transmission speed for the connection e Data bits select the number of data bits per byte e Parity select the type of parity bit checking used e Stop bits select the number of stop bits used e Flow control select whether or not hardware flow control is used At the bottom of the window are two additional buttons e Terminal not functional in this window e Defaults resets the fields to the default settings as shown in the illustration above DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 12 4 4 2 3 Device Settings FA RAS Connection Properties Enter the IPF address and port number for the device to connect to after the RAS connection is established Port e Address sets the IP address to be used to connect to the remote local host device e Port sets the port number to be used to connect to the remote local host device When the transfer protocol used over the network connection is FTP Port should be set for an FTP connection default FTP port is 21 When the protocol is YModem or ZModem Port should be set for a Telnet connection default Telnet port is 23 If the connection is through a router or other device which changes these ports set the Port accordingly Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S M
26. ed by Autopoll during the polling process These steps are e Connecting to site e Sending file transfer information e Downloading vehicle record data file e File download completed Site poll completed DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL POLL AUTOPOLL PAGE 5 2 Note minimizing this dialog box will also minimize the Autopoll main window If the poll fails or can not connect to the remote host the Status field will show Connection failed and a message indicating the reason for the failure These reasons are logged in the log file See appendix A 0 Downloading file the name of the file being downloaded Below the downloading file name is a progress bar If the size of the file is known the progress bar will fill to give an approximate indication of the proportion of the file that has been downloaded Estimated time left if the size of the file being downloaded is known an estimate of the remaining time in seconds for the download to complete will be displayed followed by the number of total bytes copied so far in brackets Download to the folder in which the current file will be saved this will be the folder specified in the site configuration refer to section 4 1 This can be opened using the Folder button below Transfer rate the speed in bytes per second if available at which the file is being downloaded Bytes Transferred the number of bytes which have been transferre
27. ed here an alert message stating that the file cannot be found will be displayed the log file will be created and then the empty file will be displayed 3 1 3 TOOLS The Tools menu lists the various tools that are available itd Autopoll IRD File Logs ARMS Settings Ctrl 5 Hardware e Settings opens a window that that displays system settings and preferences Refer to section 7 0 e Hardware opens a window that displays the remote connection hardware on this computer Refer to section 6 0 3 1 4 HELP ifd Autopoll IRD Autopoll Help e About Autopoll lists the version number of this Autopoll software release DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 4 e Autopoll Help opens the Autopoll Help documentation A Technical Support era wes e Hr TH freqeray Ont Hasge IICA ap b Tuan File Tipo votada teega tire De Were de MIDA 7 AI Da Con ee ds BIPA S MITA pg o tna ot 1 poe PAR af 1818 coped Tocar t Wrogrers A Vette Aec Trara tyr rete 4 Byron Lee See dere ep Cero ee dao See wien Se pol compres j7 Dopu ia Caneel 3 2 SITE LIST At the left side of the main window is a listing of all data collection sites configured on this system DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 5 Demonstration Click a site name in the list to select it Click t
28. el close this window without changing the default folder e Open opens the current default folder and displays its contents 7 3 PORT SETTINGS The Port Settings panel displays the default communications port settings that will be used when a new site is configured itd Settings fx Port Settings Use these values for my default COM port settings Baud rate Data bits Stop bits Flow control Hardware ka Modem Initialization Strings Use these custom modem initialization strings for my modern separate strings with a semi colon or leave blank to not use initialization strings PT Cancel e Port Settings the port settings that will be used as the defaults when a new site is configured o Baud rate select the transmission speed for the connection DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL SETTINGS AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 4 o Data bits select the number of data bits per byte o Parity select the type of parity bit checking used o Stop bits select the number of stop bits used o Flow control select whether or not hardware flow control is used e Modem Initialization Strings if the system uses a modem and it requires one or more up to a maximum of three initialization strings enter the initialization strings in this field The strings may be separated with either a blank space or a semi colon Note modem initialization strings require AT at the beginning of each initializati
29. ess enter the e mail address to send the status message to Multiple addresses can be entered by separating each address with a comma e SMTP Host Address enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server used by this computer DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 7 7 6 FTP PROPERTY This panel sets FTP parameters used if this system has any remote hosts that use FTP to transfer files It is recommended that the settings be left at the default values TE Settings Timeouts Set the timeouts for FTF to walt for responses when making a connection login and transterring a file Connection Timeout 10 seconds Transter Timeout 120 seconds e Connection Timeout the number of seconds to wait for responses when attempting to establish a connection e Transfer Timeout the number of seconds to wait for responses when transferring a file DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL PAGE A 1 A 0 APPENDIX A LOGS Autopoll maintains a text format log that details important actions events and errors that occur in the system Configuration and log folders are stored in the common documents folder C Users Public Documents IRD Autopoll in Windows Vista and Windows 7 and C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents IRD Autopoll in Windows XP A 1 SYSTEM LOG The format and common log entries found in the system log will be similar to the followin
30. g example which displays a successful transfer of the ten files 20090816 001 through 20090825 001 from the site named Top_main 8 28 2009 8 20 30 AM Information Startup Build Version 3 0 3521 8 28 2009 8 20 30 AM Information Startup Autopoll started with the following arguments P Top_main 8 28 2009 8 20 40 AM Information Poll started on site Top_main FTP Server Network FTP Daily 8 16 2009 up to 8 27 2009 8 28 2009 8 20 46 AM Information Logging into FTP Server 8 28 2009 8 20 46 AM Information Logged into FTP Server 8 28 2009 8 20 52 AM Information Retrieving File 20090816 001 8 28 2009 8 22 03 AM Information Retrieving File 20090817 001 8 28 2009 8 23 12 AM Information Retrieving File 20090818 001 8 28 2009 8 24 54 AM Information Retrieving File 20090819 001 8 28 2009 8 26 28 AM Information Retrieving File 20090820 001 8 28 2009 8 28 04 AM Information Retrieving File 20090821 001 8 28 2009 8 29 54 AM Information Retrieving File 20090822 001 8 28 2009 8 31 39 AM Information Retrieving File 20090823 001 8 28 2009 8 32 46 AM Information Retrieving File 20090824 001 8 28 2009 8 33 51 AM Information Retrieving File 20090825 001 8 28 2009 8 38 30 AM Information Poll successfully completed on site Top_main DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013
31. he Autopoll icon in the system tray at the button right corner of the monitor A status message will be displayed Autopoll is on Mext run time is 12 2 2006 12 00 00 4M nat ir AM DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 7 3 6 BUTTONS At the bottom of the window is a row of buttons to select a function to perform on a site connection These options are also available under the File drop down menu e New opens the Create a New Site window refer to section 4 0 e Edit opens the Edit Site window refer to section 4 0 e Delete deletes the selected site from the sites list a confirmation message will be displayed click Yes to complete the deletion e Poll Performs an immediate manual download from the enabled sites sites in the Site List on the main window with their checkbox selected refer to section 5 0 e Connect opens a terminal connection session with the device at the selected site this option is currently disabled e Exit shuts down Autopoll and close the window To create a new site click the New Site Button To edit an existing site select the site from the Site List and then click the Edit Site button the fields that can be edited will be displayed in white with their current values To delete an existing site select the site from the Site List and then click the Delete Site button a confirmation screen will be displayed click OK to
32. he checkbox to the left of a site name to enable that site for manual polling indicated by a green checkmark in the box 3 3 SITE INFORMATION The area under the Site Information label displays information about the selected system Site Information Last Status Trafic Data Successful Image Files Successtul Index Files Successful LastPolled 3 31 2010 2 56 14 PM Range 330 2010 up to Today Auto polk es Frequency Dally Connection Wetwork F TF Folder LiProgr hy Vehicle Records Host Type 1060 Series UnixWare w x Descripton Mo description given The information fields will be blank until a site is selected from the field labeled Site List or a new site Is created When a site is selected the information for that site will be displayed The fields are e Last Status whether or not the data retrieval of different data types was successful e Last Polled the time and date of the most recent connection attempt to the selected site e Range The time period of data to be collected DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 6 e Autopoll whether or not automatic polling is enabled e Frequency how often Autopoll will attempt to connect to the sight to retrieve data e Connection the port connection protocol followed by the file transfer protocol in brackets e Folder the directory in which the downloaded data files will be saved e Ho
33. he upgrade DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AUTOPOLL PAGE 2 2 Image file downloading configuration has changed Please check your image file downloading configuration after upgrading 2 2 1 UPGRADING FROM AUTOPOLL REVISION C To upgrade from Autopoll Revision C to Revision D or later software run setup exe from the Autopoll Revision D or later distribution CD This will automatically uninstall revision C and install the new revision The site information from revision C will be automatically transferred from the Sites xml file to the new SiteConfig xml file during installation The general configuration information will also be transferred from the Settings xml to the new GnrlSettings xml file during installation 2 3 UPGRADING FROM REVISIONS A OR B Autopoll Revision D or later installation is designed to automatically uninstall older versions of Autopoll however as a result of the installation process of versions A or B the Revision D and later uninstall process will remove three key parameter files Settings xml Site xml and Sites xml If you are upgrading to Autopoll Revision D or later from Revision A or B it is IMPORTANT that these files be backed up safely BEFORE installing the new version of Autopoll or all the INFORMATION in them WILL BE LOST To perform an Autopoll upgrade from Revision A or B to Revision D or later follow the steps below 1 Back up the parameter files open Windows Explorer an
34. k OK to save the configuration or Cancel to discard the changes and close the window DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL POLL AUTOPOLL PAGE 5 1 5 0 POLL When an immediate poll of the enabled sites is initiated either from the Files menu or by clicking the Poll button or an automatic schedule poll is in progress a status window will be displayed itd 75 of 00374_2_030205 jpeg Completed Sieh site Information Site Demonstration Connection Wetwork FTF Frequency Daily Range 3 30 2070 up to Today File Type Vehicle Image Files Status Retrieving File 00374 2 030205 peg As Downloading file 00374_2 030205 jpeq SLE LLL LLL LLL LLL LEL LLL LLL ELLE LLE LLL Estimated time left 1 sec 14KB of 19 KB copied Download to LiProgram F AbWy Vehicle Records Transter rate 41 EB sec Bytes transferred 14KB Close this dialog box when the poll completes Site information this area displays the site that is currently being polled e The field labeled Site shows the name of the site e The field labeled Connection shows the port connection protocol followed by the file transfer protocol in brackets e The field labeled Frequency shows how often the site is polled for vehicle record data The field labeled Range shows the date range of vehicle records that will be polled e The field labeled File Type shows the type of data currently being retrieved The field labeled Status shows the steps being perform
35. lect this checkbox if this site is to be polled when the system performs an Autopoll session Note this checkbox must be enabled if the site is to use the schedule option selected in the Schedule tab section 4 3 e Download Folder the path to the folder to save the downloaded files The default is C Program Files IRD Autopoll My Vehicle Records to select another location click the Browse button and browse to the directory to be used e Remote Host Type the remote host type of the selected site e Configure if the Remote Host Type is DAW 100 190 or TCC 540 then this button will be activated If the Remote Host Type is DAW 100 190 selecting Configure will open a dialog box to enable or disable using files named in the YYYMMDD XXX format where YYY is year MM is month number DD is day of the month and XXX is the extension t DAW PC Properties Choose whether the vehicle record tiles should be renamed upon downloading a Mame DAW vehicle record files according to the AA MMDD ax format Note Standard Lv file naming follows the DeeMMDD Oy format If Remote Host Type is TCC540 selecting Configure will open a dialog box to select the type of data that is downloaded only vehicle record files both vehicle record and binned data or only binned data DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL NEW SITE EDIT SITE AUTOPOLL PAGE 4 4 i TCC 540 Traffic Counter Pro 2 X TEC 540 Trafic Counter Bin
36. nformation on installing the NET Framework manually The dialog window will present two command buttons Yes or No If Yes is selected the Autopoll installation will end and a web browser will attempt to open a Microsoft Web page for downloading the necessary NET Framework Follow the installation steps to install the necessary NET Framework When the NET Framework installation is complete you must re run the Autopoll installation If No is selected or the computer has no Internet connection or the web browser cannot reach the Microsoft web page the NET Framework can be installed manually If you have received an installation CD open the CD root directory with Windows Explorer Double click to run the program dotNetFx40_Full_x86 exe Follow the installation steps to install the necessary NET Framework When the NET Framework installation is complete you must re run the Autopoll installation Alternately you can copy the file dotNetFx40_Full_ x86 exe from another computer and transfer it to the computer where Autopoll is to be installed To perform this operation open a web browser on a computer with web access and go to htto download microsoft com download 5 6 4 5641DA81 E6FA 4550 9F80 A1D862D9CFAA dotNetFx40 Full x86 exe Save the file to a location on the computer where you can easily find the file after downloading such as the desktop do not run it unless you are on the computer where you plan to install Aut
37. nloaded when this site is polled Retrieve all files since the last successful poll Today s vehicle data From days ago up to today O From days prior up to pl days ago Always between the start and end dates start Date EndDate Bienal Imaqe Index Files Autopoll can download vehicle image and or index files along with the traffic data files using the FTF file transfer protocol through a network connection lwantto download image and or index files as well as traffic data Retrieve all files since last successful poll if this checkbox is enabled Autopoll will keep track of when the most recent successful download occurred and when the next polling session occurs will download all data from this site that was collected after that time date Today s vehicle data the data recorded since midnight at the start of today From n days ago up to today select the number of days prior to today to be included in the download This will not download the current day s file From n days prior to m days ago select the range of days prior to today to be included in the download If n and m are both 0 this will download today s file Always between the start and end dates if this radio button is selected the Start Date and End Date field are activated select the start and end dates on the calendars Examples In all cases start days are inclusive and end days are exclusive as shown in the following
38. nneos 2 2 2 3 UPGRADING FROM REVISIONS A OR DD ttt ttle sec teeta cs 2 2 2A MICROSOFT NET FRAMEWORK aa ai ad 2 2 20 INSTALL AUTOPOLLE isabel adria doit 2 3 20 POST INS TALIA TON e a a Ad 2 4 3 0 AUTOPOLE MAIN WINDOW pti ieee eee deadeeeebeaeline 3 1 3 TOOLBAR MENUS a ads 3 1 A AA e A aaisaeadosaaasenaes staaenmaaadaaasoeadatenueetenl sade ieeentates 3 2 A ae A e o ee ee Un eee 3 2 A A tC a Eo aan ee G 3 3 SH E ETE o cso eceteo hee oes phasic ede eck catac eancargear dune dea dece pea ae eeatdnanteecat tase 3 3 A A A 3 4 ME INFORMA TION ado 3 5 3 4 AUTOPROLL SCHEDULE caida iaa 3 6 A a Vere ee ee eC eee 3 6 DEO BUTTON G errean e cndmersschsmenobgainanaas wn suc vameia tia citada 3 7 AO NEW SHE PEDI SITE sica 4 1 AN SIE NE OR MA TON rad 4 2 4 2 DATA TO DOWNLOAD tico ia 4 4 421 o A a aa sats nate hateatn ae tnceanes 4 6 ASS CE DOLE o sas tdee gaseataace E o AE a e a 4 8 AA CONNECTION a bencemante tance tnat ite 4 9 4A NGtWOrk CONNECT AA hee Ae OT es 4 9 BAZ o A 4 10 4d Sena OVET Bi dic cial 4 13 O neo as 4 14 aE TEE E E E E E TR ee ee ee 4 16 DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL AS TRANS FEER PROTOCOL a eR io alab 4 17 SA A A Zoints 4 17 O A 4 18 O A see osc eae a aC Sera a e Re ORT Tee a See Bae Ree OSE eee 2 SON aR ae See A 5 1 6 0 HARDWARE 0 e a 6 1 O FAR WARE tii 6 1 RER RO e e e e e e a e ET 6 2 TOSETTIN OS eii 7 1 a A O A O ete el tts pine ite bis Oates hes cine 7 1 a A O CE ECE RE LS ARETE EE LN eer OCR
39. on string DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL SETTINGS AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 5 7 4 LoGs Log files can be found in the Log folder which is located in the common documents folder in Windows Vista and Windows 7 this is C Users Public Documents IRD Autopoll and in Windows XP it is C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents IRD Autopoll The Logs panel can be used to clear the event logs and enable optional logs itd Settings General Sites Logs System Log Clear Logs important actions events and errors that occur in Autopoll Debug Log Logs system error messages and exceptions Winsock Log Logs detailed TOF socket communications information COM Port Log Logs detailed COM port communications Information FTP Log Logs detailed FTP communications Information LJ Enable the Winsock Log not recommended C Enable the COM Port Log not recommended LJ Enable the FTP Log not recommended Cancel e Clear the Clear button will delete the appropriate log when clicked e Enable the Winsock Log this checkbox will enable the system to log Winsock events It should only be enabled for troubleshooting sessions as the log will quickly accumulate a large number of entries e Enable the COM Port Log this checkbox will enable the system to log COM Port events It should only be enabled for troubleshooting sessions as the log will quickly accumulate a large number of entries e Enable the
40. opoll After downloading the file transfer it to the computer where Autopoll is to be installed and run it to install NET Framework When the NET Framework installation is complete you must re run the Autopoll installation 2 5 INSTALL AUTOPOLL To install Autopoll insert the CD in the CD reader on the computer where it is to be installed Follow the instructions in the Autopoll Setup Wizard to install Autopoll If Windows auto run is disabled follow these steps to start the Autopoll setup program e Click the windows Start button click Run DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AUTOPOLL PAGE 2 4 e Inthe Run pop up window enter D Setup Exe where D is the CD drive on which the Autopoll install CD is located 2 6 POST INSTALLATION After installation has completed refer to the Read Me file for important information regarding Autopoll Go to Start gt Programs gt IRD gt Autopoll gt Read Me to open the Read Me file Additionally the What s New file provides a summary of new features and bug fixes since the last release DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 1 3 0 AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW When Autopoll starts the main window will be displayed itd Autopoll IRD File Logs Tools Help Demonstration Site Information Last Status Traffic Data Successful Image Files successful Index Files Successful LastPolled 3 31 2010 2 56 14 PM Range
41. ownload folder is CAProgram FilesViROFAutopoliy vehicle Records want Autopoll to skip vehicle record data and Image files I ve already downloaded Missed Autopoll Sessions if Autopoll is configured to automatically poll at a scheduled time and it is not running at the scheduled time checking this checkbox will direct Autopoll to attempt to download any data from the missed automatic polling sessions the next time it is run If this checkbox is not checked the data which would have been retrieved during the missed scheduled poll may not be retrieved My default vehicle record download folder is this field displays the path to the default folder that will be set when a new site is being configured The folder can be changed in the New Edit Site window refer to section 4 1 The default can be changed by entering a new path in this field or using the Browse bution see below Browse to select a new default folder click this button and navigate to the new location DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL SETTINGS AUTOPOLL PAGE 7 3 Browse For Folder Choose the Folder that will store your downloaded vehicle record data Files From site Desktop m My Documents Y My Computer Es ta My Network Places l Recycle Bin converted 5 general Make Mew Folder l o Make New Folder click this button to create a new folder o OK make the selected folder the new default folder o Canc
42. st Type the type of data collection machine at the data collection site to which Autopoll will connect to download data e Description the optional description of the data collection site 3 4 AUTOPOLL SCHEDULE The Autopoll schedule is set by selecting a time and date in the area labeled Autopoll Schedule on the main window and then clicking the Start button Anutopoll Schedule want my next autopoll session to start on this time and date 17 59 59 PM Wednesday November 29 006 wt want to continue autopolling my sites at this time on a daily schedule Click on any part of the time and or date and enter a new value to change that part or click the down arrow at the right end of the field to display a calendar on which the date for the next poll attempt may be selected To continue polling all sites at the selected time following the selected date enable the checkbox The time set here will override the default start time of midnight 3 5 START STOP The Start button enables automatic polling when the next scheduled polling session time is reached the enabled sites will be polled Note Autopoll MUST be running to perform automatic polling if Autopoll is not running or automatic scheduled polling is not started polling will only be performed when the manual Poll button is used The Stop button disables automatic polling The Start Stop status of Autopoll may be determined by moving the mouse cursor over t
43. tes refer to section 5 0 e Connect opens a terminal connection session with the device at the selected site This option is currently disabled e Exit shuts down Autopoll and closes the window 3 1 2 LoGs The Logs menu lists the various log files that are available itd Autopoll IRD Ctrl h Debug Lag Winsock Log COM Port Log FTP Log DWG 82200501 REV G 6 21 2013 USER S MANUAL AUTOPOLL MAIN WINDOW AUTOPOLL PAGE 3 3 Autopoll maintains text format logs that detail important actions events and errors that occur in the system The log files are stored at C IRD Autopoll log e System Log opens the log of system activity events and errors An example of the format and common log entries found in the system log is listed in Appendix A 1 e Debug Log opens the log of system errors and exceptions if it exists e Winsock Log opens the log of TCP socket communications information if it exists this log is not used during normal operations e COM Port Log opens the log of COM port communications information if it exists this log is not used during normal operations e FTP Log Opens the log of FTP communications information if it exists this log is not used during normal operations If any or all of the Winsock COM Port or FTP log files have not been enabled on the system no log file will be created for that parameter If a log file that does not yet exist is select
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