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5.18 Options
This allows the user to set various options. These are mostly to do with writing data to disk.
Selecting “Output Field Separator” allows the user to select what separator will be used in ASCII
mode downloads. The choices are Comma, Space, Tab or Semi-Colon. If the download format is set
to Binary than this option has no effect.
Selecting “Output Line Terminator” allows the user to select what terminator will be used at the end
of lines in ASCII mode downloads. The choices are carriage return (CR) or carriage return and line-
feed (CR/LF). If the download format is set to Binary than this option has no effect.
Selecting the "Download format" allows the user to choose whether to store data in ASCII or Binary.
ASCII files are suitable for reading into a text editor or spreadsheet directly.
They take longer to write and may require more disk space than binary files. Binary data needs to be
converted to ASCII by a separate program before reading into a text editor or spreadsheet. The
conversion program "Convert 3" is supplied with the anemometer for this purpose. Instructions for
Convert 3 are provided in Section 5.21. The binary file format
is specified in Appendix E.
“Output Field Separator”, “Output Line Terminator” and “Download format” affect downloads from
the trend display, the micro-met parameter display and the tabular display.
Selecting “Display Maxima and Minima” toggles the display of maximum and minimum values in
tabular display on or off.
Selecting "Output Period" allows the user to enter an averaging period (1 to 60 mins) for use when
displaying and logging data in trend and tabular display mode. A time of 0 gives no averaging.
Averaging period selected is displayed after the status code.
Selecting Return to Main Menu or pressing the “Esc” key exits this menu and returns to the main
menu.
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1. Output Field Separator COMMA
2. Output Line Terminator CR/LF
3. Download Format ASCII
4. Display Maxima and Minima On
5. Output Period O
6. Return to Main Menu
5.19 Storage of settings
All menu selections that set a parameter are stored in a data file on the hard disk in a file named
“\RCOM\MICROMET.SET”. This prevents the users from having to re-enter settings each time the
program is run. If this file cannot be found then default values will be used and the file created.
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