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Bump Test, Calibration, and Alarm Check Records
The SDM-6000 saves a record of each alarm check, bump test, and calibration
performed if an SDHC card is installed in the SD card slot. If no SD card is installed,
data is not being saved. The number of records that can be saved solely depends on
the SD card’s available storage capacity. When an SD card’s memory becomes full,
the oldest record is overwritten when a new record is saved.
Available Memory in the SD Card
The SD card logo in the bottom left corner of the Function Tab indicates how much
memory space is available in the installed SD card. The table below describes the
various indications.
Test Record Files
A DAT folder is created on the SD card and all data is saved to that folder. For bump
tests, calibrations, and alarm checks that are done, one .txt file per GX-6000 is saved
to the folder. The file includes results for all tests done while the GX-6000 is installed
in the SDM-6000. The file name will begin with “SDM6000” and the remainder of the
file name will depend on the serial number of the tested GX-6000 and the date of the
most recent testing for that GX-6000 (i.e. SDM6000569010102160318.txt). The date
format is YYMMDD (year, month, day). So multiple GX-6000s tested on the same day
will have separate files because the serial numbers are different. And the same GX-
6000 tested on different days will only have one file because the file name will be
changed after each test to reflect the most recent test date.
Downloaded instrument data logger information is saved to a .dat file. The file
contains interval trend, alarm trend, etc. data that was saved in the instrument and
that was retrieved during an automatic data download. One .dat file is saved per
GX-6000 and the file name is only the instrument serial number (i.e. 569010102.dat).
The files that an SDM-6000 saves to the SD card are structured so that they can be
imported into a database controlled by the PC Controller Software. See “Chapter 5:
Importing Data Into the SDM-PC2 Docking Station PC Controller Program” on
page 110 for instructions to add files to the database.
Table 15: SD Card Logo Indications
SD Card Logo Color
Meaning
Gray
No SD card inserted.
Green
More than 20% of the SD card’s memory is available.
Yellow
Less than 20% but more than 1 MB (approximately
946 tests) of the SD card’s memory is available.
Red
Less than 1 MB (approximately 946 tests) of the SD
card’s memory is available.