System log

System logs are a generic mechanism for exposing messages from FactoryTalk Optix Studio to monitor software execution flow and diagnose problems. The logs are issued both by FactoryTalk Optix Applications and FactoryTalk Optix Studio.

The location of FactoryTalk Optix Runtime logs depends on the client device operating system:

  • Linux devices: /persistent/log/Rockwell_Automation/FactoryTalk_Optix

  • Windows devices: %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Application\Log

During the FactoryTalk Optix Studio design phase, any log messages that occur appear in the bottom bar of FactoryTalk Optix Studio and are saved.

When you run the source project by starting your FactoryTalk Optix Application, you can monitor log events from both the local development computer and the client device on which the  FactoryTalk Optix Runtime application is deployed. The FactoryTalk Optix Runtime log events are displayed in the FactoryTalk Optix Studio user interface on a separate status tab with the name of the client device. These logs are also saved on the file system at these locations:

  • For projects started in a local emulation: %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Emulator\Log\<Project name>

  • For projects started on a client device: %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Studio\LogDevice\<Devicename>