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The Average log enables you to get data from the controller on such general parameters of the wind turbine operation as outdoor temperature, rotor and generator rotational speeds, oil pressure in the gearbox, controller idle time, etc.
As already mentioned earlier in this document, apart from Vendor Average Log, two more types of SCADA Average Logs are present in MiScout SCADA:
To summarize, the main difference between the two log types lies in different aggregation periods for data calculation.
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Further in this section we are going to dwell on generating each type of the SCADA Average log. Therefore, follow the workaround as described bellow to generate each of the above mentioned log types.
As soon as you reach the Operational Logs toolbar, you can take all the necessary steps for successful generation of the Standard SCADA Average Log in MiScout SCADA Desk.
1. Click the New icon available in the Window section of the toolbar to open the Operational Logs Browser window.
2. Afterwards, select the appropriate controller in the Controller View panel to the left of the main window.
3. Next, click the 
Standard SCADA icon on the main toolbar.
As a result, the Communication Log will show appropriate messages ensuring that communication with the selected controller has been established. Besides, the Channels panel will appear to the right displaying a list of channels available for this log type.
4. Specify required channels you'd like to see in the log by selecting corresponding check-boxes.
Note. Prior configuration of the data item is required to have it presented on the Channels list in the SCADA Standard Average Log window. For more information on configuring the data items properties for generating SCADA logs, refer to Data Sets Setup section (SCADA logs properties).
Important Note. 64 channels is the maximum number of items allowed to be selected at a time for log generation. Therefore, try to select 64 items or less in the Channels panel at a time.
Additionally, Filter mask can be used for a comfortable and quick search for the required channels based on the channel name. To view the selected channels, select the Checked Only check-box.
5. To proceed, specify the time period for the log to be generated using desirable tools provided by the Time selector. More detail information on making time and date settings you can find in the Vendor Average Log section (see Time selector).
6. Eventually, press the Start button to launch the log generation process.
Finally, Standard SCADA Average Log will be shown in Operational Log Browser.
Generally speaking, logs display graphical or numerical presentation of the selected parameters over a definite time period, which a user has prior specified. The logs data can be presented in two modes - Chart and Grid. You can easily switch between the data presentation modes by clicking the corresponding icons.
In the meantime, Chart is used as a default mode. Therefore, as soon as the log is ready, the Data window in the Chart view appears giving a graphical presentation of the Standard SCADA Average Log data.
To the right of the log chart you can see all the channels, based on which the log is generated. As you can see, part of the channels are grouped together. For more detail instructions on channels grouping, refer to Configuring data item general properties described in the Data Sets Setup section.
Note. Channel lower/upper values to specify the threshold range must be preliminary configured in data mapping. For more information, see custom mapping in the Data Class Editor section.
The Selected Channels section provides a possibility to customize the Chart appearance. You can adjust the desired look by setting the following parameters:
To zoom in the required part of the graph make a selection with the cursor in the direction from the left to the right, and zoom in several times thus enlarging the picture more and more. To zoom out, you should make a selection in the opposite direction - from the right to the left. Zooming out is performed just once and returns the window view to its original scale.
Average log in a Grid view presents numerical data for selected channels and controllers. The Grid consists of several columns depending on the quantity of the selected Channels as well as parameters selected in the Show/Hide section. The first column Timestamp displays date and time, whereas rest columns contain data according to the selected channels.
Each of the displayed channels in the grid may contain 4 columns named as follows:
The following sub-columns will appear in the grid in case the appropriate Show Span and Show Deviation check-boxes have been prior selected by a user as well as the appropriate data are currently available on controller:
Channels filtering
The channels in each grid column can be sorted by name or by values in a descending or ascending order by pressing the column caption. As soon as you click the column caption, a gray downward or upward arrow icon appears, so that:
Besides, MiScout Desk allows to filter channels in each columns of the grid using the 
filter icon found next to the column name. So, all you need, is to select the required options in the revealed drop-down menu.
You can also configure a grid filter by clicking the Customize...
icon.
Upon clicking the 
Filter builder icon you can easily customize the process of filtering by setting the required parameters and conditions.
Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file
For user's convenience, all controller data shown in the Operational Logs Browser can be viewed and saved as an Excel (.xls) file. For more detail instructions, refer to Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file described in Vendor Average Log.
To generate Detail SCADA Average Log, follow the same workaround as described above in the Standard SCADA Average Log subsection.
The only difference is in Step 3 as a user has to press the 
Detail SCADA icon on the Operational Logs toolbar.
After a user has taken all the necessary steps (see the Standard SCADA Average Log subsection), Detail SCADA Average Log will be displayed on the screen.
To the right of the log chart you can see all the channels, based on which the log is generated. As you can see, part of the channels are grouped together. For more detail instructions on channels grouping, refer to Configuring data item general properties described in the Data Sets Setup section.
Important Note. 64 channels is the maximum number of items allowed to be selected at a time for log generation. Therefore, try to select 64 items or less in the Channels panel at a time.
To switch the log into the Grid mode, simply click the Grid icon.
Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file
For user's convenience, all controller data shown in the Operational Logs Browser can be viewed and saved as an Excel (.xls) file. For more detail instructions, refer to Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file described in Vendor Average Log.
Operational Logs tab allows a user to generate and view a number of different logs within one Operational Logs Browser window.
To do this, simply generate different types of logs for the selected controllers within one Operational Logs session. As a result, you will be able to view data from several logs within one chart.
After switching to the Grid mode, a user will be able to view the same data as a grid.
Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file
For user's convenience, all controller data shown in the Operational Logs Browser can be viewed and saved as an Excel (.xls) file. For more detail instructions, refer to Viewing and saving log data as an Excel (.xls) file described in Vendor Average Log.
