Campbell CR6 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Section 8. Operation
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Sending an OS to the CR6.
• Formatting memory drives.
• Deleting data files associated with the previously running program.
When power is connected to the CR6, it searches for powerup.ini and executes
the command(s) prior to compiling a program. Powerup.ini performs three
operations:
1. Copies the program file to a memory drive
2. Optionally sets a file run attribute ( Run Now , Run on Power Up , or Run
Always ) for the program file.
3. Optionally deletes data files stored from the overwritten (just previous)
program.
4. Formats a specified drive.
Execution of
powerup.ini
takes precedence during CR6 power-up. Although
powerup.ini sets file attributes for the uploaded programs, its presence on a drive
does not allow those file attributes to control the power-up process. To avoid
confusion, either remove the external drive on which powerup.ini resides or
delete the file after the power-up operation is complete.
8.8.5.4.1 Creating and Editing Powerup.ini
Powerup.ini is created with a text editor on a PC, then saved on a memory drive
of the CR6. The file is saved to the memory drive, along with the operating
system or user program file, using the datalogger support software
(p. 663)
File
Control | Send
(p. 583)
command.
Note Some text editors (such as MicroSoft
®
WordPad
®
) will attach
header information to the powerup.ini file causing it to abort. Check the
text of a powerup.ini file in the CR6 with the CR1000KD Keyboard/Display
to see what the CR6 actually sees.
Comments can be added to the file by preceding them with a single-quote
character ('). All text after the comment mark on the same line is ignored.
Syntax
Syntax for powerup.ini is:
Command,File,Device