Configure the RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) Player console output and logging

The default settings related to the messaging level and logging levels for the RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) Player are controlled in the application configuration file (RTUPlayer.exe.config) of the RTU Player (RTUPlayer.exe) application.

This file is located in the folder where the RTU Player software is installed (%DNAInstallRoot%\Tools\bin). In a fully simulated environment, the RTU Player application is typically installed on the same computer as the supported pipeline simulator.

By default, the console log displays INFO messages that are recorded in the %DNADataRoot%\Tools\Log\RTUPlayerConsole_<threadId>.log file.

The application records ERROR level messages and console messages in the %DNADataRoot%\Tools\Log\RTUPlayer_<threadId>.log file.

To modify the settings for Console Output and Logging

1. Navigate to the %DNAInstallRoot%\Tools\bin\ folder.

2. Copy the RTUPlayer.exe.config file to %DNADataRoot%\Tools\config\Settings\RTUPlayer.log4net.xml.

3. Edit the type of the log4net section at <configSections><section name="log4net", to set type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSectionHandler" as in the following example:

   <configSections>

   <section name="log4net" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSectionHandler" />

   </configSections>

4. To edit the required settings, proceed to the following sections:

   • Control the level of output displayed in the console

   • Change the level of logging the application saves to the log file of the RTU Player application

     Note: The RTU Player currently uses log4net for a logging framework. Therefore, you can set appropriate logging specifications by configuring logging based on the documentation available on the log4net website (http://logging.apache.org).