Configuration

Serial Logger Service can be configured using the Serial Logger Service Configuration program that is found in the Start Menu.

Note: You must be logged in as an administrator in order to change the configuration or control the service in any way (start, stop, pause, continue).

After making configuration changes, you must restart the services for the changes to take effect. You can do this by right-clicking on the affected instances and clicking Restart on the popup menu.

Service Instances

Serial Logger Service now allows multiple simultaneous instances to run. Each instance has a completely independent set of configuration parameters such as serial port configuration, log file, rotation options, timeout options, e-mail options, and ODBC options. Each instance can be independently controlled (start, stop, pause, continue). When you first start the Serial Logger Service Configuration program, the first instance will be created automatically. If you wish to run multiple instances, just select New from the Edit menu and a new instance will be created. The number of instances you can have is limited only by the number of serial ports you have.

Service Instance List

The main window shows the list of service instances. The list is divided into the following columns.

Instance: The instance number. The first instance is usually number 1. The instance number is not related to the serial port number. It is just a way to identify each service instance.
Port: The serial port that the service instance reads from.
Status: The status of the service instance. It will show Running, Stopped, or Paused. If it is blank, then the service instance is not yet installed. You must save the configuration to install the service.
Auto Start: The service instance auto start setting. If Yes, then the service is configured to start when Windows starts. Otherwise, the service must be started manually.
Log File: The log file the the service instance is configured to write to. If log rotation is enabled, this will show only the base file name without the date/time suffix.

Menu Commands

The following menu commands are available from the main window.

File Menu

Save Settings: This command saves the configuration to the Windows Registry and modifies the Windows Services database as necessary to create the requested number of service instances. The configuration is also saved automatically before starting or restarting any services.
Exit: Exits the configuration application. Any services that are running will continue to run in the background, even if the user logs off.

Edit Menu

Note: Any configuration changes made through this menu are saved only when the Save Settings menu command is selected or when starting a service. Also, any configuration changes are not actually applied until the affected services are restarted.

Properties

Opens the properties window for the selected instances. The properties window is divided into three pages.

If multiple instances are selected, the configuration of the last selected instance will effectively be copied to all other selected instances. All fields are overwritten except for the serial port name and the log file name.

After making configuration changes, the affected services must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

New

Creates a new additional instance. The new instance will have completely independent configuration settings from other instances.

Duplicate

Copies the configuration parameters of the selected instance to a new instance.

Select All

Highlights all instances.

Delete

Deletes all selected instances. If you accidently delete an instance, you should exit the configuration application and answer No when prompted to save the configuration.

Service Menu

Start: Saves the configuration and then starts the selected services.
Stop: Stops the selected services.
Restart: Saves the configuration, stops any selected services that are running, and then starts all selected services.
Continue: Continues any selected services that are paused. This command causes a service to reopen its log file and write any buffered data that was received while the service was paused.
Pause: Pauses any selected services that are running. When a service is paused, it releases the lock on the log file so that it can be modified, deleted, or moved. While the service is paused, any data received on the serial port will be stored in an internal buffer and then written to the log file when the service is continued. Therefore, as long as the service is not stopped, no serial data will be lost. Please click here for details.
Start Automatically: When checked, the selected services are configured to start when Windows starts. Otherwise, a service must be started manually.
Event Viewer: Launches the Windows Event Viewer (eventvwr.exe). The Application Log in Event Viewer contains detailed information about the status of the services. Click here for details.

Help Menu

Serial Logger Service Help: Opens the on-line help. On Windows NT 4.0, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above in order to view the online help.
Register Product: After purchasing this product on the web site, use the command to enter your registration code to remove the unregistered restrictions.
About Serial Logger Services: View the product version and registration details.