TechTalk : MatrikonOPC Tunneller – Debugging And Log FileLets start off by setting up the log file. Start the Matrikon Gateway Configuration Tool from the Windows Start menu (bottom left-side of the window).

Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

Once the Matrikon Gateway Configuration Tool is started, change the “Max File Size, KB” to larger size (like 19765kb) and set the “Level” to high. See screenshot below.

Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

The log file is generated on the directory shown below with the file name “tunneller.log”

C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrikon\OPC\Tunneller\Server-Side Gateway

 

Additional Notes
– To delete the log file, you will have to stop the MatrikonOPC Tunneller service (see screenshot below.
Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

– If you delete the MatrikonOPC Tunneller log file (tunneller.log), it will be regenerated when the MatrikonOPC Tunneller service is restarted.
– Log file size (“Max File Size, KB”) can be changed without having to restart the MatrikonOPC Tunneller service.
– The configuration file for the Matrikon OPC Tunneller is “Tunneller.ini”


Matrikon Analyzer

This is a good tool to use to extract all info from the Matrikon software.

Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File
Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

Default directory is as shown below. But you can change it by putting a check on “Change Directory Output Path”

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\MatrikonOPC\Common\OPCAnalyzer Logs

Click on “Run” button which creates a date-stamped folder and a zip of the folder in the above-mentioned folder.

Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

Xybernetics Matrikon Debugging And Log File

 

Cheers!