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7. Memory Card Squirrels (1000 series only)
Memory Card Squirrels have a slot in the front for a low power PCMCIA
SRAM card of between 128Kb and 4Mb in size. The Squirrel can log
directly onto the card, or copy runs onto it from its internal memory. A
Windows file system allows direct access to Squirrel data from a PC.
7.1 Types Of Card
Not all types of SRAM card are compatible with the Squirrel. Cards made
by Panasonic are the only cards that have been tested by Eltek and are
recommended for use with Squirrels. Other cards may be compatible but
could result in excessive current consumption.
7.2 Preparing the Card
Before the Squirrel can use the card, it must be formatted and then
prepared with Darca
’s ‘Memory Card Utils’ feature.
Note: If your SRAM card does not appear as a Removable Drive in
Windows Explorer, you must configure Windows to read SRAM cards with
your card holder. Search for
‘SRAM’ in Windows Help for information on
how to do this.
7.2.1 Formatting the card
Open Darca
’s ‘Memory Card Utils’ feature (it is accessed from the File
menu). Your SRAM card will appear under the list of
‘Removable Drives’,
with corresponding status information in the three boxes to the right. Click
the
‘Format Drive’ button to open Windows’ Format utility. Use the ‘Start’
button to format the card as you would a floppy disk (do not worry that the
type of format is set to
‘Quick’).
7.2.2 Preparing the card
Before the Squirrel can store data on the Memory Card, the card must be
‘prepared’ by creating a file on it to hold the data. Use the ‘Prepare’ button
to create this file (it will be named
‘Squirrel.tad’). Check that the size of
this file corresponds to the size of the Memory Card.
7.3 Squirrel Settings
An additional function has been added to the Squirrel. This controls the
use of the memory card, and is the only place where a card should be
inserted or removed. The function consists of three sub-pages.
7.3.1 Card size
Before inserting a memory card, the display will show the following:
