Menu options, 1 t — terminal emulator, 2 a — read all data files – Campbell Scientific CSM1 Card Storage Module User Manual

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SMCRead

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2. Menu Options

SMCRead now displays the menu options as follows:

SMCRead options:

T --

Terminal emulator

A --

Read All data files

U --

Read Unread data files

N --

Read Newest data file

L --

Read one data file starting at
a specified Location

P --

Read all Program files

D --

Store a .DLD program file in
the card

E --

Erase, reset and test the card

C --

Clear data area quickly

S --

Show the position and size of
the files in the card

Q --

Quit

Option:

Select an option by typing the character shown at the start of each line.

2.1 T — Terminal Emulator

In this mode, the PC emulates running a terminal connected to a CSM1 Card
Storage Module allowing you to issue telecommunication commands directly
as if sent to a module (see CSM1 manual for further details). You should only
need to use this option when trying to diagnose problems with a corrupted
card.

To obtain a summary of valid commands press

F1

; a second press of

F1

displays a second screen. To leave the terminal emulator, press the

ESC

key.

SMCRead only supports a subset of the telecommunications commands the
CSM1 offers. The commands not supported are 0H, nDP, nSP and N.

2.2 A — Read All Data Files

This option reads all valid data files in the memory card. SMCRead first asks
for a root file name that is used to name computer data files (see below for
details of file name conventions). After a valid name is entered, SMCRead
prompts for the format in which you wish to write the data on disk (see Section
4).

Once a valid format has been entered SMCRead starts at the beginning of the
card memory and scans through, writing each card file containing data to a
new file on the hard disk. For each file the message: ‘

xxxxxx: writing to

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