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Chapter 5 Programming
Programming Parameters
- Once a point has been programmed as an External point type, the user is
presented with the following parameters:
Point tag
Section 5.6.5.1
Input scale
Section 5.6.5.2
Output scale
Section 5.6.5.3
Timeout
Section 5.6.5.21
Eng units
Section 5.6.5.9
Alarms
Section 5.6.5.10
Chart scale
Section 5.6.5.11
5.7 Record Setup
The Record Setup menu option allows the user to program several items dealing with the recording of data to either
a floppy disk or CompactFlash™ card. Some of the options include: choosing what to record, how it’s recorded,
and the filename it will be saved to; setting up alarm points to stop or start recording; and setting the full threshold
to alarm the fact that the disk/card is getting full. Disks/cards can be formatted and configuration files can be saved
or loaded from the Record Setup menu.
To program the Record Setup options:
From the Program menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Record
Setup
and then press the
ENTER
button. The Record Setup menu will be displayed
as shown in Figure 5-8. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select the option you
wish to program and then press the
ENTER
button. The options are described in the
following sections.
NOTE:
The Record Setup Menu options
CANNOT
be accessed while the unit is
recording.
Use the Record On/Off option in the FUNCtion Menu to stop
the unit recording prior to attempting to access this menu.
5.7.1 Data on/off
This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of point data to
disk/card.
To enable or disable point data recording:
From the Record Setup menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Data on/off
and press the
ENTER
button. Press the
YES
or
NO
button to select either
record data=YES
(to enable data recording) or
record data=NO
(to disable data recording) and then press the
ENTER
button to return to the Record Setup
menu. If you enable recording data and no points are turned on, you will get an error message.
NOTE: The actual recording is turned on or off in the FUNCtion menu (accessed from the Main
Button Bar) under the Record On/Off menu option. Refer to Section 4.2.3.1.
NOTE:
Floppy Disk models - Use only formatted 1.44 Meg Floppy disks (High Density) and ensure they are not
write protected. The disks can be formatted using the Format Disk menu option (see Section 5.7.8).
Alarm on/off
Record Modes
Points
Points (Trigger)
Record Rate
Disk Full Alarm
Format Disk
Save CFG File
Load CFG File
Data on/off
Figure 5-8
Record Setup Menu
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