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Created by: WouterKUL at: 7/10/2023 10:58 AM (10 Replies)

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7/10/2023 10:58 AM	Rate (0)
WouterKUL Regular Member Joined: 1/16/2015 Last visit: 8/17/2023 Posts: 10 Rating: (0)	Hi all, I have an MTP1500 unified comfort panel. To retrieve the data of the logging to user has to insert a USB stick and press a button to export all the logging data to the USB. However, I'm unable to eject (unmount) the storage medium using the standard siemens scripts: await HMIRuntime.Device.SysFct.EjectStorageMedium("USB-X63") does not work. The stick remains mounted. Also when trying to dismount from the file browser I get the error: "umount: /media/simatic/X62: must be superuser to unmount". This sometimes results in a corrupt file when ejecting the USB without properly unmounting is. I"m logged in with a user which has the drive administrator / hmi adinistrator and NET administrator role.... Anyone experiencing the same issue / thoughts on how to resolve this? Thanks. Wouter

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7/10/2023 11:35 AM	Rate (0)
Cocolino Silver Member Joined: 4/8/2021 Last visit: 9/25/2023 Posts: 632 Rating: (90)	Hi Wouter, Which version is your MTP? Did you wait 15-20 seconds after you export the file to the USB before ejecting it? Maybe the writing process of the file takes more time than expected. Br, Cocolino
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7/10/2023 3:17 PM	Rate (0)
WouterKUL Regular Member Joined: 1/16/2015 Last visit: 8/17/2023 Posts: 10 Rating: (0)	Hi, version is 18.0.0.1 (newest). Waiting after writing (1 min after writing 10kb) does not solve the problem. To me it looks like a user rights error? Wouter

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7/12/2023 2:11 PM	Rate (0)
Cocolino Silver Member Joined: 4/8/2021 Last visit: 9/25/2023 Posts: 632 Rating: (90)	Hi WouterKUL, I guess you already double check that the path you put wihtin the system function is actually the parth were the UBS is mounted right? I see that you use X63 but seems that the error complains about X62. Br, Cocolino
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7/12/2023 2:59 PM	Rate (0)
WouterKUL Regular Member Joined: 1/16/2015 Last visit: 8/17/2023 Posts: 10 Rating: (0)	Correct, I tried unmounting the X62 and X63. The path is each time adapted to the actual physical medium where I inserted the USB. Can someone else maybe try to eject a USB on a MTP panel (via script or even via the File browser)?This way I would know if it is a Siemens error or a configuration error... I already opened a ticket with Siemens, but I'm not hearing anything from them. Wouter

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7/13/2023 12:01 PM	Rate (0)
Cocolino Silver Member Joined: 4/8/2021 Last visit: 9/25/2023 Posts: 632 Rating: (90)	Hi WounterKUL, I think I can try this but unfortunately I think it will not be until the next 2 weeks. I guess you will receive a replay from Siemens by then. Nevertheless I will post here my findings also. Br, Cocolino
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7/13/2023 6:26 PM	Rate (1)
Stefan Arcularius Platinum Expert Joined: 1/21/2013 Last visit: 9/25/2023 Posts: 2056 Rating: (313)	Hi all, If you use EjectStorageMedium, you should read the note in the documentation. The system function only works correctly in runtime if you use the storage medium in question for logging. I know there is a good working solution using the sync command. Unfortunately, I do not know the details, but technical support should. Kind regards Stefan

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7/14/2023 8:29 AM	Rate (0)
WouterKUL Regular Member Joined: 1/16/2015 Last visit: 8/17/2023 Posts: 10 Rating: (0)	Hi, thanks, I did not see the note about the fact that the function only works for a medium which is storing the logs. After contact with Siemens support I received the following: From siemens support Use this code , to be sure that the file is written on your USB. Workaround that waits until everything is written. Similar to Curl Script: const filePath2="/media/simatic/X63/3000.tsv"; const tmp='/home/industrial/'; const date=Date.now(); const outfile='${tmp}out_${date}.txt'; HMIRuntime.FileSystem.WriteFile(tmp+'script.sh','#!/bin/bash sync -f ${filePath2} echo foo > ${outfile}','utf-8').then()=>{ HMIRuntime.Device.SysFct.StartProgram("chmod","777"+tmp+"script.sh",0,true,undefined).then()=>{ HMIRuntime.ParameterSetTypes.SysFct.ExportParameterSets(2,0,filePath2,1,true,undefined,false).then()=>{ HMIRuntime.Device.SysFct.StartProgram('script.sh',"",0,true,undefined).then(content)=>{ HMIRuntime.Trace("Sync finished successfully: "+content); }).catch((reason)=>{ HMIRuntime.Trace("Sync failed. Reason: "+HMIRuntime.GetDetailedErrorDescription(reason)); }); }); }); }); The provided script from siemens support has syntax errors (against arrow function expression) and is not documented at all. Now, I already have an export script which writes all the logged data to the inserted USB. I just want to be able to unmount it correctly afterwards. So I modified the provided scipt it as such: const tmp='/home/industrial/'; HMIRuntime.FileSystem.WriteFile(tmp+'script.sh','#!/bin/bash sync','utf-8').then( ()=>{ HMIRuntime.Device.SysFct.StartProgram("chmod","777 "+tmp+"script.sh",0,true,undefined).then( ()=>{ HMIRuntime.Device.SysFct.StartProgram('script.sh',"",0,true,undefined).then( (content)=>{ HMIRuntime.Trace("Sync finished successfully: "+content); }).catch((reason)=>{ HMIRuntime.Trace("Sync failed. Reason: "+HMIRuntime.GetDetailedErrorDescription(reason)); }); }); }); Basically I create a script.sh file in the home folder, give it all rights and afterwards run the 'sync' command. Not sure why the '-f ${filePath2} echo foo > ${outfile}' was in the bash script before. I assume this is an example script, so I removed it as I already have another script writing the logs to the USB. Also I removed the ExportParameterSets as I do not use any receipes. 3 questions: Do I understand it correctly that the sync bash function just gives the command to drectly write all the cache to the actuals drives? So basically the scipt makes sure all the data is written anyway, so when ejecting the usb without properly unmounting it gives no errors? Are my modifications / assumptions correct? How do I know it works ? So all the data is always written to the USB and ejecting will never result in a loss of data? Typically for now I advise the user to wait for a long time before ejecting the USB; but this is not really a professional way ... Thanks Wouter

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7/20/2023 9:45 AM	Rate (0)
CornfieldEng Regular Member Joined: 1/20/2011 Last visit: 9/16/2023 Posts: 9 Rating: (0)	Just wondering if you have managed to evaluate your solutions fully yet. We have a similar problem and have implemented the sync solution but still have reliability problems, it seems better than without sync but not 100% reliable.

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7/24/2023 7:20 AM	Rate (0)
WouterKUL Regular Member Joined: 1/16/2015 Last visit: 8/17/2023 Posts: 10 Rating: (0)	Hi, no, for the moment I still advice the users to keep the USB in for a long time. Otherwise sometimes the data is lost. Siemens should really solve this issue. Wouter

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