Chapter 5 Configuring
T H E P M 1 3 0 P L U S
Configuring
R E C O R D E R S
PM130 PLUS Powermeter Series
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5.5
Configuring Recorders
The PM130E/EH PLUS has a 58-KByte onboard non-volatile memory for
data and event recording. The memory is fully configurable and can be
freely partitioned between log files.
The meter provides memory for a total of 3 log files:
o
Event log
o
Two data logs
The two data log files are pre-configured at the factory for recording a 15-
minute energy and demand profile and for the daily billing energy data
profile. If you wish to change the factory settings, follow the guidelines in
the next section.
Configuring Meter Memory
To view the present memory settings, select
Memory/Log
from the
Meter Setup
menu, and then click on the
Log Memory
tab.
Figure
5-18: Log Setup Dialog Box – Log Memory Tab
The following table describes file options.
Option
Range
Description
Type
Wrap-around
Non-wrap
Wrap-around: recording continues over the oldest records.
Non-wrap: recording is stopped until the file is cleared.
Size
The size of memory allocated to the file.
Sections/Channels
0-8
The numbers of sections in a multi-section profile data log file
Num. of Records
0-65535
Allocates the file memory for predefined number of records
Record size
The size of the file record for a single channel or a single
section. It is set automatically depending on the file and on the
number of parameters in the data records
Parameters
0-9
The number of parameters in a single data log record
