Technical Support Petroleum Software

Logdigi Installation Notes

1. Run the LogdigiInstall program, if prompted for a security password, input ______. The program should be installed in the C:\TLG\LOGDIGI folder.
2. To start the program in windows, click Start, My Computer, Local Disk C:, TLG folder, LOGDIGI folder. Double click Logdigi2 to start.
3. The program is written in Turbo Pascal and does not support changing folders. All digitizing files should be created in the c:\TLG\LOGDIGI folder.
4. See the Logdigi manual for information on using the software

Windows Vista

To run under Windows, the program must be run using the DOSBOX emulator. Download the emulator from:

http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
It is the Windows 0.72 windows win32 installer.

DOSBOX installs easy enough - I put it directly under the c drive (C:\DOSBox). Start it and then it comes up with a z: prompt. Now mount the directory containing Logdigi, which for me was: Z:> mount C "C:\" -- just put whatever your path to it is. Next go: Z:> CD C:, then cd tlg\logdigi. Type Logdigi2 to start the program.

Serial vs USB Ports

1. The digitizing tablet can be connected to the serial port or the USB port however the Logdigi software is expecting the tablet to be connected using the serial port. A special cable and driver is required if using the usb port. You cannot use the usb cable that comes with the newer digitizing tablets (rollup 3, drawingboard 6, super l6)

Serial Port

1. If using the serial port, make sure the cable is connected to either serial com port 1 or serial com port 2 on the computer. To change the serial port in the Logdigi software, start the program and choose setup.
2. If you have trouble using the serial port, try using a usb port with the serial to usb adapter as described below.

USB Port

1. If using the usb port, a serial to usb adapter must be used along with the serial to usb driver. We recommend the Radio Shack serial to usb adapter. Some people have used the Belkin with success. The key to success is to install the adapter driver that comes with the adapter that turns the usb port into a serial port.
2. Connect the serial to usb adapter to the usb port of the computer. Do not connect the serial cable of the digitizer to the adapter until after installing the driver.
3. Install the serial to usb driver that came with the serial to usb adapter. If using the radia shack adapter the cd is well hidden in the back packaging of the box.
4. After installing make sure the com port is set between com1 to com 2. To check or change the com port settings, click Start, Control Panel, System (If System icon not shown, click Switch to Classic View), Hardware tab, Device Manager Button, double click Ports, double click Radio Shack USB to Serial, Port Settings tab, Advanced, change the com port. If it says the com port is already is ude, go ahead and choose it.
5. Occassionally when rebooting windows it will change the serial port. If you loose communication, check the serial port using the above step.

Digitizing Tablets

Logdigi communicates directly to the digitizing tablet through the serial port (or usb port using the adapter) and does not use any wintab or tabletworks driver. If you have a new digitizer do not install the wintab or tabletworks driver. If the driver is already installed either temporarily disable the driver while using Logdigi or uninstall the driver. If you have troubles digitizing download and install the following test program:
http://www.logicgroup.com/bhlpiy/XYPointInstall.exe
To start the test program, click start, programs, the logic group, xy point

Summagraphics Summasketch

1. Logdigi is ready to digitize with the summasketch digitizer. No changes need to be made. Start the program, create a new file, choose a log, set your scale, digitize.
2. If you have troubles digitizing, start the test program (XY Point Digi), click digitize new, click setup tablet setup, change driver from wintab to summagraphics summasketch, click test binary, digitize a point on the tablet, you should be several 2 and 3 digit numbers on the screen. Click test xy, digitize a point.

Calcomp Drawingboard 2,3,4,5,6

1. Logdigi uses the Summasketch settings on the Calcomp digitizer. To change to the summasketch settings on the digitizer, click config/exit, click restore 2, click config/exit.

2. The switch settings for restore 2 are:

A 1,6,9,12,13,14,15,17,18 ON, all others off

B 3,18 ON, all others off.

3. The switch settings on the digitizer must be checked to make sure they are the correct settings. To go into the configuration mode place the pen/cursor over the config/exit box on the digitizer and push a pen/cursor button. The digitizer should beep and the configuration light come on. The config/exit button is on the upper left corner of small digitizers and lower right corner on larger digitizers. The switch settings are the boxes 1 thru 18. The power light will be on if the switch is on and the power light is off if the setting is off. To check the setting place the pen/cursor over the box number without pushing a button on the pen/cursor. To change the setting, push a button on the pen/cursor. There are also 2 or 3 banks of settings, Bank A, Bank B, and on some Calcomp Drawingboard 3's a Bank C.

4. Test the digitizer using the test program. Start the test program (XY Point Digi), click digitize new, click setup tablet setup, change driver from wintab to summagraphics summasketch, click test binary, digitize a point on the tablet, you should be several 2 and 3 digit numbers on the screen. Click test xy, digitize a point.
5. Logdigi is ready to digitize with the Calcomp digitizer. No changes need to be made. Start the program, create a new file, choose a log, set your scale, digitize.

GTCO Rollup 1,2,3
GTCO Super L2,3,4,6
GTCO Accutab 1,2,3

1. Logdigi uses the S12 configuration on the digitizing tablet. On the tablet digitize the S button (On the accutab it is the A button) the 1 button and the 2 button.
2. You will need the Custom Configuration Menu card that was included with the digitizer. If you do not have one, call our office and we can fax you one. Place the Custom Configuration Menu on the tablet. Digitize the P button on the tablet, then Point 1 on the custom configuration mneu and then point 2 on the menu, Then click the "Line Inc" button under the mode options. Click Max for the Data Rate.
3. To save this configuration, on the tablet digitize the S button, the 9 button, and the 0 button. The next time you use the software digitize the S90 and you will not need to use the custom configration menu.
4. Start the test software (XY Point), click Digitize New, at the top menu, click Setup, Tablet Setup. Change the default tablet driver from “Wintab Any Manufacturer” to “Generic Tablet Driver”, check the size and com port. Click Install. Click Show Driver. Change the baud rate to 9600, the parity to none, data bits 8, stop bits 1, all commands should be blank, use any button to digitize, 14 bytes, 1000 resolution, ASCII output, x start 2, x length 5, y start 8, y length 5, last byte LF.
5. Click Done, click test ascii, digitize a point on the tablet, you should get a serial of numbers, click test xy, you should get a point.
6. Start Logdigi, click setup, change tablet to "other" check serial port, click F10, chnage baud rate to 9600, parity to N, data bits to 8, stop bits to 0, all commands blank (use space bar to delete), output to ascii, x size and y size, click F10, x start 2, x length 5, y start 8, y length 5, last byte .01 (dot zero one)
7. Logdigi is ready to digitize a log. Start the program, create a new file, choose a log, set your scale, digitize.