Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 97)

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Chapter 5 Programming
5.6.14 External Point Types
External Point Types use data sent via the Com port to the Recorder for trending or other uses. The Point
Setup menu for External Points will be displayed and may require programming 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 5.6.5.20
Engineering Units Section 5.6.5.9
Alarm Setpoint Section 5.6.5.10
Chart Scale Section 5.6.5.11
5.7 Record Setup
This section deals with setting up the recording of data to the disk, either floppy disk , PCMCIA memory card or Zip
Disk. The Programming menu for Record Setup is shown in Figure 5-7. The user can choose whether to record only
data (Data on/off) and which points to record (Points), or to record only Alarm/Event information (Alarm on/off), or
record both data and alarm/event information. Points (Trigger) enables the user to set up which alarm points will
stop or start recording. The Record Mode sets up whether data is recorded to fill the disk and stop, or to cycle
around continuously, replacing the oldest data with the newest, as well as setting the average or instantaneous
sample storage method. The Disk Full Alarm option allows the user to set the full threshold to alarm the fact that
the disk is getting full, while the Filename option allows the user to enter a unique file name for each recording
session. The exact details of each menu option is given below.
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.
Use the UP (
↑) or DOWN (↓) Arrow Keys to highlight this menu choice and press
ENTER. A window will pop up and show the current recording status, “record data
=NO*” if the unit will not record data, or “record data =YES*” if the unit is to record
data. Enable Data to be recorded by pressing YES or prevent it from being recorded
by pressing NO then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Setup program
Menu. If you enable Data and no points are turned on, you will get an error message.
NOTE: The actual record mode is initiated in the “FUNCtion” menu (accessed
from the main button bar) using the “Record on” menu option. Refer
to 4.2.3.
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 menu option.
5.7.2 Alarm on/off
This option enables the user to enable or disable the recording of Alarm and Event information to Disk. Use the
Up (
↑) or DOWN (↓) Arrow Keys to highlight this menu choice and press ENTER. A window will pop up and
show the current recording status “Alarm data =NO*” if the unit will not record Alarm data, or “Alarm data
=YES*” if the unit is to record Alarm data. Enable Alarm Information to be recorded by pressing YES or prevent
it from being recorded by pressing NO then press ENTER to activate and return to the Record Setup program
Menu. No data will actually be stored until the Record mode is turned on in the FUNCtion Menu.
Alarm on/off
Rcord Mode
Points
Points (Trigger)
Record Rate
Disk Full Alarm
Format Disk
Save CFG File
Load CFG File
Filename
Data on/off
Figure 5-7
Record Setup Menu