Description:
Prints system event information such as file played, transition type, etc to a log file
stored on a hard drive.
Form:
Command Handler: SYSD
TRACE|TRC|TE [SETTING]
Arguments:
SETTING
TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION
OFF 0 Turns off TRACE
ON 1 Turns on TRACE
Examples:
Turn TRACE on:
Verbose:
*.SYSD TRACE ON<enter>
Response is:
OK
<Empty line>
Terse:
*.SYSD TE 1<enter>
Response is:
0
<Empty line>
Get current TRACE state:
Verbose:
*.SYSD TRACE<enter>
Response is:
OK
TRACE= ON
<Empty line>
Terse:
*.SYSD TE<enter>
Response is:
0
1
<Empty line>
Notes:
Setting TRACE to OFF does not truncate or remove the existing log
file. See @tracefilesmax for handling of the the actual file.
TRACE File format-
Below is one line of a Trace file:
Dec 4 14:53:44 sol4111 [DTRANS]: 250501 Starting playback of
'/var/media/clip1.media'
"Dec 4" Date of event log
“14:53:44” Time of event log
"sol4111" NAME of unit.
"[DTRANS]" Application were log originated
“250501” Numeric notation of event log type
“Starting playback" Event description
"/var/media/clip1.media" Path and name of outgoing clip