
GFS2102™ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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<Data file name Format>
selection. Realize that this is a default file name and that all
complete Data Files can be renamed using the
[Re-Name]
option on the Test Complete
dialog at the end of a test.
All file names are composed of 3 sections followed by a "*.dat" file extension. The first 2
sections are user selectable fields that are based on the date or a specific piece of DUT
information. The third field is always a run counter that increments to prevent files run on the
same day from having the same file name. The increment is 4 characters by default and is
set to 2 characters when long file names are disabled.
The complete directory and name structure is:
Data Root\DUT Major\DUT Minor\[Data Field1][Data Field2][Run Number].dat
Table 37.
Data File Data Field Optional Selections
Selection
DESCRIPTION
None
No date or DUT information included in the data file field.
Serial Number
The active DUT serial number is added to the data file field. If long file name support is
disabled, the field is limited to 8 characters.
molbloc Serial
Number
The serial number of a molbloc that is connected to a molbox.
Identification
The active DUT serial number is added to the data file field. If long file name support is
disabled, the field is limited to 8 characters.
Customer Number
The active DUT customer number is added to the data file field. If long file name
support is disabled, the field is limited to 8 characters.
Julian Day
This field has the format of
YYDDD
where
YY
represents a 2 digit year and
DDD
Is the
three digit day of the year (Julian date). e.g., 001 for January 1 and 365 for December
31 (non leap year).
Long Date
Long year format
(YYYYMMDD)
that includes a 4 digit year, 2 digit month (01 to 12)
and a 2 digit day field (01 to 31).
Short Date
Short year format
(YYMMDD)
that includes a 2 digit year, 2 digit month (01 to 12) and a
2 digit day field (01 to 31).
Calibration Gas
The defined gas symbol is used in the data file,
"
N2
"
for example not "
Nitrogen
".
The use of date based file names is intended to maintain sequential file order in a given
directory
The automatic naming convention for Data Files makes it possible for two *.dat files to
have the same name. However, the two files will always be stored in different directories since
they would have to be for DUTs with different identifications. To avoid conflicts or accidental
overwrites when moving Data Files to new locations, the user should keep in mind that different
Data Files might have the same name.
5.4.4
DATA FILE STRUCTURE
Unlike Compass for Flow, the information logged in the Data File is not user selectable, all data
related to the test is logged for every test. Data Files have 6 distinct sections: General Header,