The CIP Protocol Conformance Test Suite software uses a default data store folder located in Public Documents for storing data and log files. This article describes how to configure the software to use a custom location for configuration files and output log files.
Audience: Protocol Conformance Test Software Subscribers
The default location for storing device information .SOC files and output log files is in the Windows Public Documents folder: C:\Users\Public\Documents\ODVA\CT18_
To change the default location, you will need to edit the CT system configuration file. This file is in: C:\ProgramData\ODVA\ProtocolConformanceTest\CT18.config
Note that the ProgramData folder is often a hidden folder so you may need to show hidden folders to see it. You can edit this file with any text editor.
Find the DUTManager section and edit the DefaultPath and DeviceListFile entries:
<DUTManager>
<Settings>
<clear />
<add name=”DeviceListFile” value=”C:\Temp\CT18-EN\DeviceList.xml” />
<add name=”DefaultPath” value=”C:\Temp\CT18-EN\” />
</Settings>
</DUTManager>
Change the values for each entry to the desired folder location, then save it and restart the CT software. DeviceListFile should be a fully qualified path with file name DeviceList.xml.
The next time the CT software is run you will be given the option of importing a device list. This is useful if you already had soc files in the default location. Browse to the original location and select the DeviceList.xml to import. The import function will automatically copy all soc files to the new location.
In this article: CT Configuration, File Locations